This podcast is about strengthening the health and wellbeing of historically underinvested communities. Every episode offers new ideas and practical advice that you can apply today.
We’re in this together. With your help, we’ve been crowdsourcing the best resources — toolkits, webinars, case studies, playbooks, and more — to support you and your organizations during this pan…
It’s a conundrum: Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) have a mission to serve the underserved, but how do you reach these vulnerable people in the first place? Take STRIDE Community Health Ce…
A pilot program from the Jefferson Center for Mental Health in Denver, Colorado, for treating depression yielded a recovery rate is two to four times greater than national averages.
Texts are far more likely to be read than emails or patient portal messages, so these Colorado providers made them central to their telehealth strategy.
Four health care safety net organizations have spent the past 18 months testing, refining, and implementing innovations to help combat transportation insecurity in their communities. Despite embarking…
Six health care safety net organizations have spent the past 18 months testing, refining, and implementing innovations to help combat food insecurity in their communities. Despite embarking on this wo…
During their transition to offering telemedicine visits at the start of the pandemic, San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC) recognized that handoffs between team members were causing confusion, and patients…
With a large pediatric patient population, clinic leadership and frontline providers were aligned early-on regarding the importance of investing in video visit infrastructure. White Memorial Community…
Kevin Shoop had never had health problems until he had a heart attack on the day of his second son passed away. After his heart surgery, he was unable to pay rent after he left the hospital and…
For the past 3 years, CCI has been working with healthcare organizations to deepen and strengthen their capacity to deliver trauma and resilience-informed care with pediatric patients and their caregi…
Diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension are among the biggest scourges of low-income communities. Left uncontrolled, these diseases can cripple and kill people long before their time.
Fifteen years…
What is the best way to convince people in our country to get vaccinated?
One sure-fire way NOT to do so: Argue with a COVID vaccine skeptic until you are both worn out. Instead, tailor the solution…
In this clip from a California ACEs Learning Quality Improvement Collaborative (CALQIC) webinar, Dr. Alicia Lieberman describes how the Trauma & Resilience-informed Inquiry for Adversity, Distress…
We’re talking about the 4 R’s framework which covers the different phases of the pandemic: readiness, response, recovery, and renewal.
Our hope is that this scaffolding can help health centers and…
“We had no idea what was in store for us during the pandemic,” said CCI program director Megan O’Brien of the statewide learning collaborative on ACEs we launched with UCSF. Find out what we learne…
We interviewed CCI colleague, Wes Gabrillo about what brings him joy, his background as a teaching artist, and how his experience translates to the work he does supporting the safety net.
When Solvista Health’s new CEO Brian Turner came on board in June 2018, one of the first things he did was try to access the Colorado healthcare provider’s intake and enrollment process, as any pr…
Data collection and engagement are pivotal parts of any organization’s efforts toward health equity.
Dr. Geoffrey Leung, Riverside University Health System Ambulatory Medical Director, delves into…
