Come and learn about innovative strategies to finance and coordinate community health initiatives. Register for Communities Joined in Action’s (CJA) annual conference Unleashing the Power of Communities to Improve Health: Accelerating Collaboration & Innovation (Washington, DC; Sept. 30-Oct. 2).
Community health stakeholders will learn about emerging lessons and innovations from national leaders and can share with peers from across the country how they are taking action to build financially stable health organizations and expand access to care in their local communities.
The conference will include a mix of informative plenary presentations by national leaders, engaging large and small group discussions of current challenges and opportunities, and focused workshops to share and discuss local innovations. The conference will help community leaders better understand the opportunities generated by implementation of the Affordable Care Act and discover from early experiences on a state-by-state basis.
- Learn from national experts how to build community capacity through cross-sector collaboratives. Adapt emerging national trends and innovations to construct your own local framework based upon your community-specific strengths and needs.
- Engage peers to share evidence-informed and evidence-based practices to support communities in accelerating and spreading innovative strategies.
- Bring home the tools to take action. Small and large groups will work to develop ideas and plans to promote better health throughout your own community.
“The CJA conference always brings together timely and innovative work from those who understand the importance of health coalitions, collaborations, and interdisciplinary work,” says Judith Warren, Chief Executive Officer of Health Care Access Now and chair of the CJA board of directors.
“Attendees can bring back learning to their communities on how to connect with other people and organizations working in the field to improve community health. CJA also provides a strong, national peer network,” says Warren.
The program is designed to expand attendee’s knowledge of innovative strategies in partnering, financing, and assessing impact of efforts to improve the health of millions in our communities. Some not-to-miss sessions include:
- “Speed dating” to meet partners for community innovation
“Community Initiatives Scavenger Hunt: Accelerating Action toward Health & Equity” You will meet them all! Learn about innovative initiatives, including representatives from Alignment for Health Equity & Development (AHEAD); Bridging for Health; Community Centered Health Homes, Way to Wellville, ReThink Health, Spreading Community Accelerators through Learning and Evaluation (SCALE) and others.
- Federal initiatives to address the broad determinants of health in our communities
“Our Federal Government Friends: Partners in Promoting Community Health & Equity”
Join Regan Crump, Dr.P.H., director of strategic planning and analysis at the VA, and Ahmed Calvo, M.D., chief medical officer and senior advisor at the Office of Health IT and Quality, Health Resources and Services Administration, and Jennifer Ho, a senior advisor on housing and services at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to hear how federal initiative can help accelerate collaboration, innovation, and financing to improve health
- How communities can finance local reform efforts
“Leveraging & Aligning Dollars to Promote Health”
Join Connie Brooks, R.N., senior director from Ascension Health, Ian Galloway, senior research associate for community development at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, and Darshak Sanghavi, M.D., director of Preventive and Population Health Care Models Group at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, to explore what opportunities are out there and what financing strategies can transform the health of communities by 2020.
Communities Joined in Action is a proud partner of the 100 Million Healthier Lives initiative. In addition to two days of CJA conference programming, CJA conference members have access to attend the first year celebration of the 100 Million Healthier Lives on Sept. 29. As part of an engaging week of programming in the nation’s capital, CJA members will be able to become part of Pathway to Pacesetters, the next stage of community engagement in the 100 Million Healthier Lives initiative and will be able to learn about lessons learned from across the first year of the movement.
The week’s programs include:
- September 29: 100 Million Healthier Lives 1st Year Celebration
Please note this occurs at the Gaylord National, approx. 10 miles from the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill CJA conference site.
- September 30th: Pathway to Pacesetter Launch
Please note this is one of the CJA pre-conference intensives located at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill.
- October 1-2: CJA annual conference Unleashing the Power of Communities to Improve Health: Accelerating Collaboration & Innovation
The conference is located at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill.