North Carolina Center for Health and Wellness
Key Policy and Advocacy Activities - Cumulative
Current Value
60
Definition
One of NCCHW's key strategies is to impact policies through advocacy activities and engagement. Key activities are tracked across our initiatives.
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Data Description
The NCCHW engages in advocacy work to further health equity across the state and strengthen the provision of evidence-based programs and community-driven solutions.
Examples of our advocacy and policy work include the following:
- Contributing to white papers on Medicaid reform and social determinants of health screening tools released by NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS);
- Supporting NCDHHS in incorporating Results-based Accountability (RBA) into Community Health Assessment and Improvement Plans and State of the County Health Reports through recognizing RBA as an evidence-based intervention for prioritizing strategies and the Clear Impact Scorecard an effective program management and evaluation tool;
- Serving on the NC Institute of Medicine Accountable Care Communities Taskforce and contributing to "Partnering to Improve Health: Developing Accountable Care Communities in North Carolina";
- Leading the evaluation of the Mothering Asheville Movement and supporting the integration of doula services into value-based care proposed by Healthy Blue (Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina);
- Submitting comments to the NC Early Childhood Action Plan and Healthy People 2030 indicators selection process;
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