Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation: Accountable Health Communities Model

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) have announced the availability of funding for a new model for improving Continue reading →

PolicyLink: Opening Video from 2015 Equity Summit featuring Mayda del Valle

Here is the amazing opening video from the 2015 PolicyLink Equity Summit, featuring Mayda del Valle:

PolicyLink: Equity -The Soul of Collective Impact

This discussion paper from PolicyLink integrates the concepts of collective impact and equity, making the case that without equity, any Continue reading →

PolicyLink: Achieving Health Equity in Promise Neighborhoods – A Resource and Implementation Guide

This resource guide from PolicyLink highlights how health equity goals can be incorporated into the federally-funded Promise Neighborhoods program.  The Promise Continue reading →

PolicyLink: Health Equity – Moving Beyond Health Disparities

This paper from PolicyLink outlines principles for achieving health equity that move beyond identifying health disparities. The term “health equity” Continue reading →

PolicyLink: Why Place and Race Matter

This comprehensive policy report from PolicyLink details why both place and race are important factors in the health and well-being Continue reading →

PolicyLink: Why Place Matters – Building a Movement for Healthy Communities

This policy report from PolicyLink highlights the importance of a place-based perspective in building healthy communities.  The framework described in Continue reading →

American Public Health Association: Integrating Public Health into State Innovation Models

These issue briefs from the American Public Health Association describe how state health departments and public health professionals can participate Continue reading →