Strengthening the Health of Underserved Communities

Strengthening the Health and Health Care of Underserved Communities

We cultivate innovation within organizations impacting care and services for low-income and disadvantaged populations. How? Through our programs you will …

Learn

We offer resources, tools, and coaching to build the skills you need to succeed.

Innovate

We help you test new approaches, then spread the solutions that work.

Collaborate

We connect you with a network of people committed to creating lasting change.

Our Focus

We work relentlessly to bring practical innovations to your organization.

We believe the challenges we face are actually tremendous opportunities to accelerate innovations for healthy people and healthy places. Explore our areas of work:

1,755

Organizations We’ve Worked With

153

Programs

9,000+

Innovators In Our Network

Upcoming CCI Webinars

Free online learning for all.

Delivering Better Patient Care with Virtual Reality: February 22 at noon PT. At San Mateo Medical Center, virtual reality is being tested in its pain management clinic, emergency department, and integrated behavioral health clinic. Doctors can now order VR goggles as easily as they can order medication. Read our case study and come with questions!

Leading Profound Change: Empathy and Journey Maps: March 12 at noon PT. Learn some concrete ways to help build it for our patients and our own staff through the use of two tools you can use immediately in your work life… or your personal life! This is the second in a six-webinar series, following up on our workshops on leading change in ways that are impactful and more joyful.

The Many Ways Community Health Centers Finance Social Care Programs: March 22 at 1pm PT. The Social Interventions Research & Evaluation Network (SIREN) at UCSF will discuss strategies community health centers use to finance social needs initiatives. Speakers include Dr. Michael Tang, clinical director of behavioral health integration at The Dimock Center and Dr. Noha Aboelata, CEO of Roots Community Health Center.

Featured Resources

What we’ve learned from our programs may help yours. View all resources ›

Innovation & Design Thinking

Case Study: All Hands on Deck for MyWellness Patient Portal

Jan 3, 2019

Staff at LAC + USC Primary Care Adult West Clinic had a problem.

Technology Solutions

Bobbi’s Story: Telehealth is a ‘Blessing’ for Grandson with Cerebral Palsy

Jan 8, 2019

Bobbi Hooks’ grandson Maurice has cerebral palsy and needs to see a neurologist regularly to control his seizures.

Technology Solutions

Case Study: Delivering Better Patient Care with Virtual Reality

Jan 11, 2019

With the support of our Technology Hub, virtual reality is being tested in the pain management clinic, emergency department, and med-psych clinic at San Mateo Medical Center.

Population Management

Treating Addiction in Primary Care: Marin City Health and Wellness Center

Nov 7, 2018 • Center for Care Innovations

We launched an initiative to help California health centers treat opioid addiction as part of their primary care services. One of the clinics was Marin City Health and Wellness Center, where today 100 patients have received treatment — and hope.

Population Management

Reflections on Eating as a Health Professional: Lessons Learned from My Care in an Eating Disorder Clinic

Oct 25, 2018 • Alexis Wielunski

I’ve always been overweight or obese by the body mass index measure. So much in my life tells me that I should focus on losing weight. Working in the health field, I feel so much shame in being over...

Innovation & Design Thinking

Case Study: Caring for the Caregivers

Jan 17, 2019

WEAVE, a Sacramento-based nonprofit organization, is the primary provider of crisis-intervention services for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Sacramento County, and the county's o...