Strategies, Initiatives & Partners

Strategy: Create quality health care for residents in Making Connections neighborhoods by

Increasing enrollmment in S-CHIP, Medicaid, and other insurance programs for elibible children.
Reducing barriers to prenatal care and health services through neighborhood-based health navigation and outreach systems.
Reducing barriers to care and enrollment in supportive programs through the use of a community-wide safety net MIS (medical information system), which would use health data collected on uninsured residents to link hospital emergency rooms with free and subsidized clinics.
Enhancing resident health and provide capacity to build personal and community health through the use of the 3 Principles Network (formerly Health Realization) approach.
Reducing the amount of personal medical debt through improved access to institutional financial aid at local hospitals.
Expanding neighborhood-based pharmaceutical services for uninsured families.