The document discusses collaborating for health equity in Chicago through community partnerships. It describes how over 20 hospitals, 7 local health departments, and nearly 100 community partners have come together in a collaborative focused on addressing social determinants of health like food access, violence prevention, housing, and workforce development. The collaborative aims to engage communities, advance policy changes, and measure outcomes through partnership. Examples of initiatives discussed include a West Side collaborative to improve neighborhood health through cross-sector strategies and a health and housing partnership in Chicago.
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Collaborating for Health Equity in Chicago: Health Care and Public Partnering with Communities
1. June 1, 2017
Collaborating for Health Equity in Chicago:
health care and public health partnering with communities
Darlene O. Hightower, Rush University Medical Center
Jameika A. Sampson, Mercy Hospital and Medical Center
Jess Lynch, Illinois Public Health Institute
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Learn best practices to engage community residents and
community based organizations in a large multi-sector, multi-
partner community health initiative.
2. Review how collaboratives and community partnerships can
help advance policy and system changes to address the social
determinants of health, including food access, violence
prevention, housing, community-based workforce development,
and behavioral health.
3. Discuss lessons learned from engaging 20+ hospitals, multiple
health departments, and nearly 100 community partners in
building a collaborative focused on health equity.
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Collaborative Partners
20+ hospitals
7 local health departments
over 100 community stakeholders
IPHI as backbone organization
Hospital and health department
partners include:
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• Started with Three Regional CHNAs
• Each assessment region (March 2015-June
2016)
Regional Leadership Teams with hospital &
health department representatives
Stakeholder Advisory Teams
• As we move into implementation, overarching
structure shifting to a topical focus
• Steering Committee has been crucial in designing
and leading the Collaborative
Collaborative Structure
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Together, we developed 7 values to guide our
work
1. We believe the highest level of health for all people can only be achieved
through the pursuit of social justice and elimination of health disparities
and inequities.
2. We value having a shared vision and goals with alignment of strategies to
achieve greater collective impact while addressing the unique needs of
our individual communities.
3. Honoring the diversity of our communities, we value and will strive to
include all voices through meaningful community engagement and
participatory action.
4. We are committed to emphasizing assets and strengths and ensuring a
process that identifies and builds on existing community capacity and
resources.
5. We are committed to data-driven decision making through
implementation of evidence-based practices, measurement and evaluation,
and using findings to inform resource allocation and quality improvement.
6. We are committed to building trust and transparency through fostering
an atmosphere of open dialogue, compromise, and decision making.
7. We are committed to high quality work to achieve the greatest impact
possible.
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Our Model & Approach… evolving as we build this
plane!
Collaborative
Infrastructure
Strong
Partnerships &
Community
Engagement
Capacity
Building &
Shared Learning
Implementation
Measurement
and Improvement
Communications
Collaborative Action
Mission, Vision, Values
Model as of 12/2016, adapted
from the Collective Impact model
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Community Input is Core to
the Collaborative’s
Approach
Community Input
• 5,000+ Community Residents Surveys
• 23 Focus Groups
• Stakeholder Advisory Teams
• Hospital’s Community Advisory
Groups
• Action Teams
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5-component
framework for
health equity
“Triple Aim for Health Equity”, ASTHO
&
Minnesota Department of Public
Health
Social
Cohesion
Human
Resources
Investment/
Treasury
Government
Relations
Research
Health Care
ServicesProcurement
& Supply
Community
Benefit
Environmental
Stewardship
Labor Mgmt
Partnership
Facilities
Communications
Technology
Total
Health
Impact
Health Equity as a guiding principle
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Focus Areas and Key Community Health Needs
Improving social, economic, and structural determinants of health while reducing social and
economic inequities.
Economic inequities and poverty
Education inequities
Healthy environment
Housing and transportation
Safety and violence
Structural racism
Improving mental health &
reducing substance use
disorders.
Preventing and reducing
chronic disease.
Increasing access to care &
community resources.
Overall access to services
and funding
Integrative care
Mental Health First Aid and
addressing stigma
Violence and trauma, and
ties to mental health
Focus on risk factors -
nutrition, physical activity,
and tobacco
Healthy environment
Cultural & linguistic
competency/ humility
Health literacy
Access and navigation,
particularly for uninsured and
underinsured
Community-clinical linkages for
prevention
Note: Policy and data strategies are cross-cutting across all four focus areas.
Focus Areas for Implementation
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SDOH Strategy Areas
Screening/
Referrals
for SDOH &
Data
Food
Access &
Security
Community
Safety
Hospitals
as Partners
in Housing
& Transport
(via HCHC)
Policy &
Advocacy
Capacity
Building &
Shared
Learning
Structural
Discriminati
on & Racism
Hospitals as
Partners in
Workforce
and
Economic
Dev.
SDOH Strategy
Areas
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Capacity Building for Social Determinants of Health
(SDOH)
Capacity
Building for
SDOH and
Health
Equity
Asset-
Based
Approache
s
Partnership
and
Inclusive
Decision-
Making
Culture
and
Attitudes
Knowledg
e and
Skill-
Building
Organization
al/
Institutional
Capacity
Measuring
What
Works
Leadership
Developmen
t
“Capacity Building generally
refers to a process to increase
the skills, infrastructure, and
resources of individuals,
organizations and
communities.”
https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/progr
amresources/capacitybuilding/
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Capacity Building for Social Determinants of Health
(SDOH)
• Aspen Institute, Measuring Community Capacity Building http://www.iaced.org/wp-
content/uploads/2016/05/Measuring_Community_Capactiy_Building.pdf
• California Endowment “Drivers of Change” http://www.calendow.org/building-healthy-
communities/
• Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity
http://nationalacademies.org/hmd/reports/2017/communities-in-action-pathways-to-
health-equity.aspx
• Community Toolbox http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/overview/model-for-
community-change-and-improvement/building-capacity/main
• European Union, Building Capacity for Health Equity
http://eurohealthnet.eu/sites/eurohealthnet.eu/files/publications/Working-Document-5-
Capacity-Building.pdf
• Stakeholder Health “Transformative Partnership” https://stakeholderhealth.org/the-
movement/transformative-partnership/
• ASTHO Triple Aim for Health Equity http://www.astho.org/Health-Equity/2016-
Challenge/Ehlinger-Commentary-Article/
• 100 Million Healthier Lives “Equity, the price of admission”
http://www.100mlives.org/approach-priorities/#healthequityandprosperity
15. Coming Together to Build Health and
Economic Wellness on Chicago’s West Side
Darlene O. Hightower
Associate Vice President, Community Engagement and Practice
June 1, 2017
16. The West Side is Rich with Health Institutions and Clinics
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18. Our West Side Community Areas Experience High Hardship
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19. An Intentional, Collaborative Place-Based Approach Is Needed
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Education
Neighborhood and
Physical Environment
Health and
Healthcare
Economic
Vitality
Holistically address the
social and structural
determinants of health
Have a unified “West Side
Voice” to outside
audiences
Create opportunities to
scale programs that work
to the community level
Identify and create new
high-value connections
between organizations
Create common
measures of success
Increase the visibility of
existing efforts
20. Proposed West Side Total Health Collaborative Approach
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Mission
To build community health and economic wellness on
Chicago’s West Side and build healthy, vibrant neighborhoods
Vision
To improve neighborhood health by addressing inequities in
healthcare, education, economic vitality and the physical
environment using a cross-sector, place-based strategy.
Partners will include other healthcare providers, education
providers, the faith community, business, government and others
that work together to coordinate investments and share
outcomes.
22. By working together, we can magnify the impact of existing initiatives,
develop new programs and provide coordinated resources
to existing collaboratives
Work together to hire
local, buy local, invest
local and engage in
the community
Business Units
Help advocate for
systems change
Community Engagement
Examples of Potential Collaborations on the West Side
Collaborate on
meeting community
health needs
Patient Care
Support
neighborhood
collaboratives
Lend expert advice
and training to
community based
organizations
23. Example of Business Unit Activities
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Hire locally and
develop talent
• Employment
preference
initiative
• Career ladder
development
• Skills training
• Mentoring and
coaching
Buy and source
locally
Invest locally
Volunteer and
support
community
building
• Local purchasing
program
• Local labor for
capital projects
• Apprenticeship
• Diversity hiring
and contracts
• Impact investing
in local
communities
• Local business
incubation to
fulfill sourcing
needs
• Employee
engagement in
local
communities
• Leveraging
employee
expertise (e.g.,
teaching skills
class)
DRAFT
24. What We’ve Done To Date
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• January 2017 Kick-off Meeting and Follow Up Survey
• March 2017 Issued a “What We Heard Report”
• March – April 2017 Conducted 21 Community Conversations Across the West Side
• Engaged more than 300 community members and others
• Developed a Planning Committee Structure
• Launched internal and external Anchor Mission Strategies
25. What We’ve Learned
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• Base Hits before Homeruns
We need to win the crowd (institutions, collaboratives and community)
We need to manage expectations around timing and funding
The community doesn’t want saviors, they want authentic partners
Base-hits can be as important as homeruns
26. What We’ve Learned – People Want
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Employment and Support for Community Businesses
Effective Youth Programs and Engaged Schools
Resources for Mental Health Needs
Long-term Commitments, Follow Up, Transparency, POWER
27. NEXT STEPS: The Planning Committee will be responsible for
building the infrastructure of the Collaborative
What it does
How its
members take
responsibility
How it
measures
impact
How it
operates
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What will we do?
How do we decide
which initiatives to
undertake?
How will we be
accountable to
each other and to
the community?
How will we make
key decisions?
How will we fund this
work?
What backbone staff
will be required to
support this work?
What data will
we share?
How will we
store and
analyze that
data?
28. The Planning Committee will include 14 community-nominated
members, representing a diverse set of communities across
the West Side
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Proposed structure
Rush
UIC
CCHHS
Presence Health
sponsors
Chair
29. Immediate Next Steps
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• Issue Report Summarizing Community Conversations in June
• Planning Committee Members announced by late June
• Planning Committee will meet for 6 months
– Key programmatic initiatives and metrics will be selected
– More permanent Governing Committee will be defined
– Decisions on operational model and funding model will be made
– Communications strategy will be developed
30. Thank You
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If you have any questions or comments,
please contact:
Darlene_Hightower@rush.edu
31. Partnering to Transform Communities
Practical Playbook National Meeting
June 1, 2017
Jameika A Sampson, MPH, MBA
Director of Community Benefits
Mercy Hospital and Medical
Center
33. Building a “People-Centered Health System” Together
Better Health • Better Care • Lower Costs
Efficient & effective care
management initiatives
Efficient & effective
episode delivery
initiatives
Serving those who are
poor, other populations,
and impacting the social
determinants of health
People-Centered Health System
Community Health
& Well-being
Population Health
Management
Episodic Health Care
Management for
Individuals
38. Health and Housing
• Mercy Medical Group at Oakwood Shores
• Primary Care Office
• 9,700 unique patients served CY16
• 24,687 patient encounters CY16
• The Community Builders @Oakwood Shores
• Nonprofit real estate developer
• Mixed-income community
• 5,200 residents
• 50% Children
39. Oakwood Shores
• Community Life @TCB
• Utilize a place-based model that uses stable housing as a
platform for residents and neighborhoods to achieve success
• Youth development
• Education
• Workforce development
• Asset building
• 80% of residents manage their own health with home
and community-based practices
40. Planned Activities
• Senior Health
• Community –based CDC Diabetes Prevention Program
• Youth Development
• Violence Prevention
- Mental Health First Aids
- Youth Mentoring
• Tobacco Prevention
- Engaging youth in policy advocacy
• Community Health
• Supporting Smoke-Free Housing
41. Expected Outcomes
Efforts to Outcomes Software and Community Life
Questionnaire
• 20% reduction in the number of youth observing
or/and experiencing violence
• 50% of youth are enrolled in afterschool programming
• 75% of families at risk of losing housing for smoking
stay housed
43. Discussion
Building effective partnerships for health equity
Engaging community residents in multi-sector
community health initiatives
Building bridges between healthcare institutions
for population health
Building capacity together to address social
determinants of health
Population: 5.24 million residents
City of Chicago: 77 community areas
Cook County Suburbs: 130 municipalities
6 certified local health departments, each completing individual CHA/CHIP
~50 non-profit hospitals
This work began before March 2015 with Advocate, Presence Health, CDPH, Cook County Dept of Public Health and IPHI looking for better ways to complete similar priorities. Representatives from those organizations identified hospitals and health depts. in Cook Cty and invited them to a meeting to consider a collaborative CHNA process. We identified and engaged diverse stakeholders, developed shared mission, vision and values and over the course of several months conducted the assessment. We analyzed and discussed the data identifying 4 focus areas and priority populations based on community input and other data.
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The Health Impact Collabroative has used a number of models and frameworks to guide our work. 3 foundational frameworks are the Triple Aim for Health Equity, the IHI 5-component framework for health equity, and the Total Health model for how hospitals can engage with communities.
The assessment phase yielded four priority areas of need that cut across all three regions:
Social and Structural Determinants of Health
Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
Chronic disease prevention
Access to care and community resources
Through a scan of collaborative initiatives already underway and an analysis of collaborative gaps, the partners determined it makes sense to focus collaborative-wide initiatives on (1) social and structural determinants and (2) mental health and substance use disorders.
Despite investments, the sobering fact remains: people living in close proximity to one another in Rush’s service area experience differences of up to 16 years in life expectancy. In Chicago’s Loop business district, it reaches 85 years. Just five stops west on public transportation, in the blocks surrounding the Medical Center, it falls to 72; in another three stops, residents have a life expectancy of just under 69 years.
Disparities in mortality from chronic cardiopulmonary conditions, cancer and other illnesses contribute to the life expectancy discrepancy, but Rush broadened its lens to also examine the social and structural determinants of health outcomes. The “hardship index,” which accounts for housing, income, employment and high school graduation rates, ranks each of Rush’s eight priority neighborhoods in the bottom quartile.
Moreover, input from community members, as well as Rush faculty research, reveal widespread psychological trauma, which can impede day-to-day function (in school, on the job market), not to mention the ability to comply with physician recommendations for diet and exercise.
Rush’s CHNA revealed the following inter-related themes that characterize the needs of Chicago’s west side communities:
Improve social, economic, and structural determinants of health
Improve access to care and community resources
Improve mental and behavioral health
Prevent and reduce chronic disease
Projected slide
This is how we will accomplish our vision.
Payer mix has improved… Shifting from bucket on the left to the right.