The Social Care Network (SCN) lead entity will focus on better
enabling health-related social needs screenings and the delivery of
services like housing, food security, transportation, and more.
UPSTATE, N.Y., Aug. 9, 2024
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- New York
State Department of Health (NYSDOH) announced recently that
Healthy Alliance Foundation, Inc. (Healthy Alliance), a diverse,
integrated network of human service, behavioral, and clinical
providers across 25 counties in New
York that connects thousands of community members to
health-related social need (HRSN) services before they turn into
serious and costly medical issues, has been awarded the Capital
Region's, Central New York's, and
North Country's Social Care Network (SCN) lead entity — a
fundamental part of the New York Health Equity Reform (NYHER) 1115
Waiver Amendment.
"Being the SCN lead entity in our regions
furthers the work we've done in shifting focus from singular
medical interventions to a more proactive approach that addresses
the whole needs of a person on a much larger scale — something that
can't be done alone."
The NYHER 1115 Waiver Amendment — with an expected contract
period through March 31, 2027 — will
advance health equity, reduce health disparities, support the
delivery of HRSN services, promote workforce development and
substance use disorder demonstration authority, and strengthen
access to high-quality care for all those with Medicaid coverage.
As of March 2024, Medicaid members
per region totals 258,440 in the Capital Region, 286,097 in
Central New York, and 162,986 in
the North Country.
The SCN lead entity's role is to build and maintain a reliable
network of contracted community-based organizations to better
enable HRSN screenings and the delivery of housing, utilities, food
security, transportation, employment, education, and interpersonal
safety services across and within communities — what Healthy
Alliance has been doing since 2018.
To date, Healthy Alliance's network has completed more than
47,800 HRSN screenings and made more than 95,000 service
connections, helping over 275,000 community members across its
footprint.
"Our collective impact so far is because of our network partners
and their unwavering commitment to those we serve," said
Erica Coletti, Healthy Alliance's
CEO. "Being the SCN lead entity in our regions furthers the work
we've done in shifting focus from singular medical interventions to
a more proactive approach that addresses the whole needs of a
person on a much larger scale — something that can't be done alone.
Together, our network will continue its momentum toward giving
everyone the same opportunity to be healthy."
To create lasting change, the NYSDOH designation comes with a
monetary award to focus on infrastructure, community-based
organization support, and capacity building.
"Capacity building is one of the core responsibilities of the
SCN lead entity, which will include activities to further enhance
the network's ability to improve access to HRSN services," said
Scott Emery, Healthy Alliance's
Chief Strategy Officer. "We'll need to assess community-based
organization capabilities and provide training, technical
assistance, data sharing, and more in a manner that enhances their
participation in the network. And all of this is for the sake of
meeting community members' needs — our collective goal."
Head to www.HealthyAlliance.org to learn more about how Healthy
Alliance is cultivating the type of change that improves health and
empowers the underserved. To learn more about the NYHER 1115 Waiver
Amendment and SCN lead entities, read NYSDOH's award
announcement.
About Healthy Alliance Foundation, Inc. (Healthy Alliance)
Healthy Alliance Foundation, Inc. (Healthy Alliance) connects
the underserved to a growing network of organizations – big and
small – that provide services that are essential for a healthy
life. Recognizing that health begins in our communities, Healthy
Alliance's referral network and independent practice association
(IPA) convene and collaborate with community partners — from
regional hospitals and community health centers to local food
providers and everyone in between — to address health-related
social needs like food insecurity, housing assistance,
transportation needs, benefits navigation, and much more before
they evolve into serious and costly medical problems. With 1,300
partner locations spanning 25 counties in New York State, Healthy Alliance works to
provide all communities with consistent access to the resources
they need to ensure every New Yorker has the same opportunity to be
healthy. Healthy Alliance is an Albany Business Review 2019 – 2023
Best Places to Work and a Modern Healthcare 2021 – 2024 Best Places
to Work in Health Care. Follow Healthy Alliance on Facebook,
LinkedIn, and X.
Media Contact
Kayla Coonrad, Healthy Alliance,
1 518-701-2200, kayla.coonrad@healthyalliance.org,
www.healthyalliance.org
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