1. Caledonia & s. Essex Accountable Health Community (CAHC)
Laural Ruggles, MPH, MBA
July 27, 2016

2. Service Area Caledonia and southern Essex Counties 30,000 + people
Medicare 41%
Medicaid 23%

3. Activities and Measures
CAHC CC
Decision Makers
Blueprint
Mental Health
Housing
Food Security
ACO
Poverty
Activities and Measures
SASH
Hub & Spoke
Medical Homes
CHT

4. The charter members of the Caledonia-Essex Accountable Health Community:
Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital
Northern Counties Health Care (FQHC, Home Health)
Northeast Kingdom Community Action
Northeast Kingdom Council on Aging
Northeast Kingdom Human Services (Mental Health)
Rural Edge (Housing)
Vermont Foodbank
Other team members:
Vermont Department of Health
Green Mountain United Way
AHS and Economic Services
ACO’s
Umbrella, Inc.
Focused meeting attendees: Schools/VSAC; Economic Development and Regional Planning

5. MOU Commitments of Charter Members
Regularly attend and fully participate in leadership table meetings
Provide support and resources to implement the collective impact model
Assist in the development of a community needs assessment
Adopt the CAHC shared outcomes, indicators and performance measures and collect data as needed
Share data as related to the shared outcomes, indicators, and performance measures
Explore and implement opportunities for integration of services in order to achieve outcomes
Promote open and continuous communication among members of CAHC
Support the efforts of the Project Manager and Project Coordinator

6. Shared Vision Statement:
Our Accountable Health Community is committed to our shared goal to improve the health and well-being of the people in Caledonia and southern Essex Counties by integrating our efforts and services, with an emphasis on reducing poverty in our region.

7. Priorities/Outcomes:
We want our population to be:
Financially secure
Physically healthy
Mentally healthy
Well-nourished
Well-housed

8. Governance and Staffing
Collective Impact Model
Backbone organization (s)
Vermont Foodbank
Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital
Dedicated staff
Project Consultant: David Reynolds
Project Coordinator: Susan Olidahl
Decision Making
Consensus or qualified consensus
When not more than two members are totally opposed to the decision and those opposed agree not to hinder the majority from proceeding

9. Funding John and Laura Arnold Foundation Grant
Matching funds provided by 7 lead organizations

10. Measures and Indicators

11. Timeline and Key Dates Leadership Team meets monthly and adds members
Functions as UCC
November 2015
Leadership Team Retreat
Winter 2016
Client/Patient Focus Groups
June 2016
VHCIP
Peer Learning Lab
Jan 2016
MOU signed
FEED Fellowship
Finalize Measures
Finalize
Workgroups
December 2015
Team to Boston
CDFI
Winter 2016
Leadership Team
Interviews
Spring 2016
Hire Coordinator
July 2015
Arnold Foundation Grant
TODAY!
2014 NVRH CEO
Convenes first leadership meeting
2017 Combine with Newport Area AHC