Join. Engage. Transform.

Through the advocacy of a small group of CBOs, the New York State Department of Health awarded three one-year grants to conduct community strategic planning statewide in three regions of the state to support CBO participation in DSRIP and beyond. This led to the formation of Hudson Valley Collective for Community Wellness, Communities Together for Health Equity (CTHE), Health Equity Alliance of Long Island, and the Rest of State CBO Planning Grant awarded to Healthy Community Alliance. Each Consortium is comprised of locally rooted, diverse CBOs poised to fill the divide between clinical systems and community needs. The Hudson Valley Collective for Community Wellness (HVCCW) is a diverse group of community based organizations united to address the social determinants of health through capacity building and collective action. With more than thirty member organizations serving seven Hudson Valley counties (Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Westchester, and Ulster) we embrace a Collective Impact Framework that aligns efforts and supports using a common agenda to solve specific social challenges.

Our governance structure encompasses a Steering Committee, four workgroups (Advocacy, Capacity Building, Data and Evaluation and Information Technology and Communications), and the general membership.

The steering committee is a small subset of cross sector community partners providing strategic direction and providing active support to put the vision and mission of the Collective into action. Two backbone organizations, the Hudson Valley HUB, manage the Collective’s day-to-day operations. Maternal Infant Services Network, Mid-Hudson HUB Co-leader and Lower Hudson Valley Perinatal Network, Lower-Hudson Co-leader.

Our four working groups use their individual and collective expertise to focus on domain-specific goals to advance the Collective’s mission.

Advocacy Workgroup: identifies how to be stronger and more visible together as an advocacy platform.

Capacity Buildin‌g Workgroup: focuses on what is necessary to put models, best practices, and tools in place and advocates for more members based on gaps in the Collective and addressing the SDH.

Data and Evaluation Workgroup: uses data to establish and measure the success of the Collective and make the work concrete.

Information Technology and Communications Workgroup: identifies ways to drive portal utilization and communication between members internally and with the public.

A Healthcare Transformation movement in NYS and across US

• Targeting more intensive services and supports to those who need the most help to get and stay wel
• Reducing disparities
• Paying for quality (VALUE), not quantity
• Improving care with Care coordination, Wellness and prevention, More efficient and effective healthcare, Improving data usage and promoting electronic health records
• Recognition of need to address social determinants of health

$2.5 million Funding from NYS to:

• Facilitate collective action among CBOs to demonstrate their value to the healthcare delivery system
• Build awareness about the role of Tier 1 CBOs in population health
• Connect with each other and with the healthcare delivery systems serving their communities
• Develop capacity to leverage new funding opportunities that can deepen, expand or create new opportunities to support the health of the region’s population

Member Statewide Community Based Organization (CB0) Consortia

• CBO Consortia offer a gateway to identify and negotiate with clusters of small non-profit  organizations (<$5 million) to address specific social determinants of Health to achieve health equity
• Organized to have a voice in the implementation of the DSRIP Program
• Improve responsiveness to community needs by bringing CBOs together to prepare and strategically plan for their full and robust involvement in health planning and true system transformation

Investing in CBOs = Community Wellness

The Statewide Community Based Organization (CBO) Consortia contributes to achieving the goal of individual and community wellness. Through the advocacy of a small group of CBOs, the New York State Department of Health awarded three one-year grants to do community strategic planning statewide in three regions of the state to support CBO participation in DSRIP and beyond. This led to the formation of Communities Together for Health Equity (CTHE), Health Equity Alliance of Long Island, Hudson Valley Collective for Community Wellness, and the Rest of State CBO Planning Grant awarded to Healthy Community Alliance. Each Consortium is comprised of locally-rooted, diverse CBOs poised to fill the divide between clinical systems and community needs.

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