Improving Health Equity: Short- and Long-Term Solutions Panel Session – Friday November 3, 2017 Deborah Paone (Facilitator) cara james, amy helwig, ana fuentevilla Through our panel presentations and interactive discussion with all present, we will focus on key issues in improving health equity for vulnerable populations, including: SDOH data availability and completeness for identification, stratification, reporting Differences between urban and rural populations and areas – impacting strategies Working with community partners and other stakeholders Resource issues and other challenges and how to move ahead effectively

Key questions & facilitated discussion Stakeholders/Partners & Collaborators In your work, have you found that there key partners or stakeholders needed to address health equity issues?

Key questions & facilitated discussion Metrics to Address Health Equity and Track Progress Are you finding that there are key success strategies or effective community collaborative approaches emerging—based on qualitative or quantitative evaluation of progress? What metrics and methods have you or your partner/collaborator organizations put forth to evaluate progress around these collaborative efforts in addressing health equity issues?

Key questions & facilitated discussion Definition/Identification and Outreach What risk factors do you find have the greatest impact on quality/health outcomes? How would you advise organizations that want to move ahead with efforts to identify/ define vulnerable populations groups with high social determinant of health needs? What would be most helpful to you/your organization(s) regarding better identification and outreach?

Key questions & facilitated discussion Best Approaches & Vision of Where We Want to Go What are the best approaches and options for helping us get to where we want to go? What is the vision for the future that you have regarding special needs populations and achieving health equity goals?

More Information & Discussion: SNP alliance member plans: Participate in monthly performance evaluation conference calls – 2nd Wednesday of every month Collaborators & colleagues: Contact Deborah Paone or Cheryl phillips of the snp alliance www.snpalliance.org