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Care Share Health Alliance Care Share is an independent, statewide resource that brings people together to improve the health of low- income, uninsured persons. We meet communities where they are, build on their strengths and resources, and support communities in coordinating healthcare resources to serve low-income, uninsured North Carolinians.

Technical Assistance Services Capacity Building: organizational development, financial management, leadership building, Information Technology expertise, programs/systems design Identifying new resources for communities Referrals to other agencies to leverage resources Advisory/coaching with leadership Conflict Resolution Community wide planning

Collaboration “Everyone brings all of their blocks to the party, puts them on the table, and then takes their hands away.”

Successful Collaboration Broad stakeholder participation – everyone comes together around an intersecting issue (caring for the uninsured) Effective & Passionate Leadership (Sparkplugs) Group staying focused on what is best for the health of the individual/patient Shared vision and goals Creating something new together (shared ownership & responsibility) Honesty Trusting and being worthy of trust Celebrating success and having fun together!

Continuum of Collaboration Informal, episodic collaboration, letters of support No collaboration, silos, lack of trust Integrated system – common systems, coordination of care across partners, i.e. Project Access Continuum of Collaboration Partners meet on a regular basis, planning to implement a project/system together All safety net providers at the table, coordinated for all the uninsured, prioritized needs, funding – Collaborative Networks

Collaborative Network Are formal structures created within NC’s counties or regions Consist of individual agencies and networks who provide low-income, uninsured individuals Achieve more working together than separately. Have a clear purpose to work towards shared mission, vision, and outcomes Work to provide a full continuum of care for low-income, uninsured individuals

Patient Primary & Preventable Care Medical Home Dental Chronic Disease Management Specialty Care Wellness & Health Education Ancillary Services Medications Hospital DSS Mental/ Behavioral Health

Community-Wide Planning Process Goal is to develop a three-year, community-wide plan to care for the uninsured Builds on existing community health assessments and plans Opportunity to develop: A new or updated Strategic Plan A Finance Plan Evaluation Plan Sustainability Plan to enhance their long-term financial viability

Community-Wide Planning Process Community readiness and ability to participate are key. Goal is to complete plan within 6 – 8 months. At this point if Plan is not completed, Care Share and community will assess progress. Will require at least 3-5 full day working meetings and committee work in between.

Benefits of Community-Wide Planning Alignment of individual initiatives around issue of healthcare for uninsured Streamlined planning process Leveraging of all community resources Creation of an efficient comprehensive system of care

Request for Community-Wide Planning Technical Assistance Application Three parts of application: Informational questions about your local collaborative Completed Composite Stakeholder Mapping Tool with signatures of each agency representative Collaborative Network Agreement Technical Assistance is available for completing application Guidance and application documents are available at For application to be reviewed, informational questions and Stakeholder Mapping Tool must be completed.

Request for Community-Wide Planning Technical Assistance Application Due date – Friday, November 20 th at 5pm Applications can be submitted via , fax or mail Fax: Mail: Care Share Health Alliance 222 North Person Street Raleigh, NC 27601

Prioritization and Selection Process We are looking to work with a balance of communities: At various levels of readiness and points on the continuum of collaboration Past collaborative efforts Urban and rural Geographic diversity: east, west, and central Number of uninsured Percentage of uninsured

Prioritization and Selection Process Prioritization and selection of communities during the first part of December Notification letters to be sent before the Winter Holiday break Begin working with communities who accept invitation in January 2010

Technical Assistance Staff West – Rachel Rosner (828) Central – Linda Kinney (919) East – Shelisa Howard-Martinez (919)

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