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Michael O'Neill
Healthy Living Collaborative
Problem:
Fragmented systems of service delivery that are intended to deliver health, social wellbeing, and safety are in need of course correction to address severe disparities in health and welbeing that exist. The mandate of health care reform from the Affordable Care Act is to improve care, improve population health outcomes, and lower costs. In Washington State the timeline to accomplish this is five years.
How can organizations that have traditionally delivered units of care shift towards providing access to wellness for a population which creates health equity, increases local capacity, and transforms payment and delivery systems?
Solution:
Community Health Workers are an emerging solution to this problem as shown by a case study of the Healthy Living Collaborative project in Southwest Washington and other similar projects which it is modeled after. Community Health Workers (CHWs) are trusted community members among the people they serve who can fill a variety of culturally appropriate roles. These roles increase access for the CHWs friends, family, neighbors, and peers to resources, knowledge, and skills that promote wellness. CHWs are a credible voice for the lived experience of local needs and play a critical role in translating this information across cultural, social, and organizational boundaries.
Verbiage for pattern card:
Community Health Workers are an emerging solution to this problem as shown by a case study of the Healthy Living Collaborative project in Southwest Washington and other similar projects which it is modeled after. Community Health Workers (CHWs) are trusted community members among the people they serve who can fill a variety of culturally appropriate roles. These roles increase access for the CHWs friends, family, neighbors, and peers to resources, knowledge, and skills that promote wellness. CHWs are a credible voice for the lived experience of local needs and play a critical role in translating this information across cultural, social, and organizational boundaries.
Pattern status:
Draft