142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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Designing and planning strategies to address community health needs: Lessons learned from Kaiser Permanente

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 : 8:50 AM - 9:10 AM

Jean Nudelman, MPH , Community Benefit Programs, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA
Mehrnaz Davoudi, MPH , Kaiser Permanente, Southern California, Kaiser Permanente Community Benefit, Southern California Region, Pasadena, CA
Non-profit hospitals have historically played an important role in the assessment, design and implementation of health promotion, training, and access to care programs to address both the medical and non-medical needs of the broader community.  The planning processes hospitals undertake directly influence how hospitals decide to invest millions of dollars annually in the communities they serve.   With the advent of the ACA and the requirements of the CHNA and Implementation Strategies, hospitals were uniquely positioned to re-evaluate their planning processes and investment opportunities.   This presentation provides an overview of the strategic processes, tools, and frameworks used by one health system to guide its 35 hospitals in the strategic planning process.  Many of the hospitals worked in collaboration with local health departments and other key community stakeholders, and used a set of tools including evidence based snapshots, to develop high impact strategies. The lessons learned and future challenges and opportunities for engagement of hospitals in the population health discourse will be discussed. 

Learning Areas:

Program planning
Public health or related laws, regulations, standards, or guidelines
Public health or related organizational policy, standards, or other guidelines

Learning Objectives:
Describe the strategic processes, tools, and frameworks used by Kaiser Permanente to guide its hospitals in the strategic planning process and identify opportunities for dissemination and adoption of these tools by community and public health stakeholders. Review and assess the use of the evidence base snapshots developed from the public health literature for use by Kaiser Permanente and partner health care providers in developing evidence-informed Implementation Strategies. Identify lessons learned and future challenges and opportunities for engagement of hospitals in making improvements to community level population health in collaboration with public health departments.

Keyword(s): Community Health Planning, Affordable Care Act

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am accountable for managing the CHNA and IS process for Kaiser Permanente, Southern California Community Benefit. I am also accountable for developing and managing evaluation of regional Community Benefit investments.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.