Revolutionizing Health Care for Underserved Communities

Working Together

We connect you with the expertise to accelerate innovations for healthy people and healthy communities. More About Us ›

Spreading Solutions

We offer practical resources, tools, and coaching to implement solutions that work in the safety net.

Testing Ideas

We help you build skills and explore new approaches to adapt to the changing health care environment.

Building Community

We create a rich learning community for you to exchange insights and tackle common challenges.

Our Focus

We work relentlessly to bring practical innovations to your organization.

We believe the challenges facing the safety net are tremendous opportunities for evolving health and health care. Explore how you can revolutionize treatments and care delivery for underserved communities.

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Innovators In Our Network

Featured Resources

What we’ve learned from our programs that we think would help yours. View all resources ›

Community-Centered Care

Innovation Spotlight: A Social Enterprise Making Our World a Cleaner Place

Feb 9, 2018 • Kendra Chaikind

Roots Community Health Center is giving formerly incarcerated Californians a fresh start — at home, in the workplace, and for their health.

Community-Centered Care

How Do We Eliminate Health Inequities for Black Mothers?

Feb 12, 2018 • Alexis Wielunski

People are still grieving the death of Erica Garner. She died last December at the young age of 27. Why did she die? And what is our role in preventing this type of premature death? Her death is tragic proof of how our healthcare system is failing Black mothers.

Population Health

Building Community Partnerships: Bridging the Gap Between Emergency Medicine and Primary Care in Treating Opioid Use Disorders

Jan 29, 2018 • Center for Care Innovations

This webinar explores ways in which primary care health centers can work with emergency departments in using medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for patients with opioid use disorder.

Innovation & Design Thinking

Case Study: Enhancing the Prenatal Care Experience

Mar 8, 2018 • Center for Care Innovations

Venice Family Clinic piloted a discharge callback system for prenatal patients to solve issues with discharge wait time and confusion.

Technology Solutions

Case Study: Care Neighborhood

Feb 22, 2018 • Center for Care Innovations

From claims data, Community Health Center Network (CHCN) realized a small percentage of its members were racking up immense costs and utilization rates, especially hospitalizations and emergency room visits. This information was paired with a series of ethnographic interviews to better understand the variety of obstacles facing patients and how they contribute to the high price of medical care.

Delivery System Reform

Turning Up the Heat

Mar 12, 2018 • Juliane Tomlin

“Your inspiration taps hidden reserves of promise that sustain people through times that induce despair. You enable people to envision a future that sustains the best from their past while also hold...

Resilient Beginnings Collaborative

Exposure to adversity can put a child on a poor health and developmental trajectory, contributing to health disparities and increasing the achievement gap. However, emerging evidence shows that this trajectory can be altered. Early detection, intervention, and the promotion of resilience and protective factors can begin to reverse the detrimental effects of childhood adversity and trauma.

In partnership with Genentech Charitable Giving, we’re launching a learning program dedicated to addressing childhood adversity in pediatric safety net care settings.

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