Did you know that July was #DisabilityPrideMonth? We are committed to understanding and addressing the unique health needs of individuals with disabilities in our community. To do this effectively, we need your help! 🌟 Your Voice Matters: Community Health Needs Assessment for People with Disabilities in Philadelphia, PA 🌟 If you are a person with a disability living in Philadelphia, PA, we invite you to participate in our community health needs assessment survey. Your insights and experiences are invaluable in helping us identify the specific challenges and opportunities within our community. This survey will guide hospitals in the Southeastern Pennsylvania region in understanding what people with disabilities need and working to make services better for you. 📝 Take the Survey: https://lnkd.in/e7RfhVjD #CommunityHealth #DisabilityAwareness #InclusiveHealth #Philadelphia #HealthEquity #YourVoiceMatters
Health Care Improvement Foundation
Hospitals and Health Care
Philadelphia, PA 1,406 followers
Building Partnerships for Better Health Care
About us
The Health Care Improvement Foundation (HCIF) is an independent, nonprofit organization that drives high-value health care through stakeholder collaboration and targeted quality improvement initiatives. HCIF supports the vision of a responsive, coordinated health care delivery system that fulfills the needs of patients and consumers, and achieves better health. Based in Philadelphia, HCIF was founded in 1980. Since its inception, HCIF has been recognized as an outstanding example of how advances in quality care can be achieved through large-scale collaboration. HCIF’s approach to quality improvement is based on the core value that collaboration at the local level is the key to effective and sustained quality improvement. Our experience provides evidence that by working together with peers, participating organizations and clinicians will accelerate their improvement strategies farther and faster than by working on their own. HCIF maintains a staff of ten professionals with a wide range of strengths and experiences including project management, team facilitation, strategy development, measurement and analytics, and program evaluation. Program participants have described HCIF staff as trusted partners, skilled at building relationships and recognizing and leveraging the contributions of collaborative members.
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http://hcifonline.org
External link for Health Care Improvement Foundation
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- Hospitals and Health Care
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Philadelphia, PA
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- Nonprofit
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- 1980
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1801 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103, US
Employees at Health Care Improvement Foundation
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Kelly Rand
Health equity advocate and DrPH student in Health Equity and Social Justice
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Sehrish Rashid
Public Health Project Manager | MPH, MA
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Daniel Wolfson
Former EVP & COO at ABIM Foundation
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Matthew Hurford, M.D.
President & CEO, Community Care Behavioral Health | Vice President of Behavioral Health UPMC Insurance Services
Updates
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July is UV Safety Awareness Month! Visit American Academy of Dermatology's spotskincancer.org for tips, best practices, and resources for patients on sun protection. When it comes to spotting skin cancer, make sure to look up examples of how melanoma can present on your skin tone!
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Our COACH Food Security Workgroup met last week for yet another engaging discussion! 🤝 A special thank you to Danielle Cullen, MD,MPH,MSHP for sharing findings from the study titled "Socially Equitable Care by Understanding Resource Engagement (SECURE): Leveraging Research to Ensure Equity". Among other collaborative discussion, the Workgroup also discussed our latest food insecurity assessment aggregate metrics report prepared and presented by HCIF Project Coordinator, Lauren Eckel. Collaborative Opportunities to Advance Community Health (COACH) is an initiative that brings together hospital/health system, public health, and community partners to address community health needs in southeastern Pennsylvania. COACH is sponsored by HAP and facilitated by HCIF. Click here to learn more: https://lnkd.in/errSUAx6
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HCIF was recognized for its statewide health literacy efforts at the Healthy People 2030 Champion℠ Learning Collaborative last week! ✨ Led by the HHS OASH Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP), Healthy People 2030 Champion℠ Program represents a diverse array of public and private organizations that impact health outcomes at the state, tribal, and local level. These organizations are committed to working toward Healthy People's overarching goals and objectives in their communities or service areas. The topic for July’s Learning Collaborative event was “Promoting Health Literacy to Achieve Our Nation’s Health Goals”. As a Healthy People 2030 Champion℠, HCIF was spotlighted for its longstanding work in health literacy as a lead organization for the Pennsylvania Health Literacy Coalition (PAHLC). HCIF is honored to be a part of this Champion Program and representing PAHLC in this event! Learn more about PAHLC: https://lnkd.in/evJxDUdv
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Stronger connections with and genuine feedback from community members means improved care and outcomes for healthcare orgs. Check out the new roadmap from #INSPIREngagment on effective #CommunityEngagement: https://lnkd.in/eEF4sk7S I am honored to have been a final reviewer on this report.
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It's officially our 5th month of leading the 2025 Southeastern Pennsylvania Regional Community Health Needs Assessment (rCHNA) and we are transitioning to getting out into local communities and hearing what community members and organizations have to say about their health 🗣 ! Maybe you'll spot us out and about in your neighborhood 🔎! 🌟 One of our key project values is that we trust community members and partners to identify strengths and solutions, which are then reflected throughout the final assessment. It's not just about meeting federal requirements! Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eNV3ksCr
Regional Community Health Needs Assessment (rCHNA) | Health Care Improvement Foundation
https://hcifonline.org
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July is UV Safety Awareness Month! Visit American Academy of Dermatology's spotskincancer.org for tips, best practices, and resources for patients on sun protection.
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Shout out to Lauren Eckel for representing HCIF at this meaningful event yesterday! Learn more about our community health programming here: https://lnkd.in/ekSiGhUA
SELF Inc. and our CEO Shirlana Dash, PhD would like to thank everyone who joined us today at our SELF Care Café at Rhema Deliverance Cathedral! Thanks to Rhema Deliverance, its wonderful staff and Senior Pastor Apostle Vance Dash for hosting us. Together, we explored the crucial intersection of health care equity and housing insecurity. Thanks to the awesome, intelligent and lively panelists: Civil rights activist and attorney/columnist/broadcaster Michael Coard, Dr. Deborah D Roebuck, Menopause Whisperer, Bebashi - Transition to Hope President/CEO Sebrina Tate and Hey Auntie! Founder Nicole Kenney. Check out some of our photos capturing the spirit of our event and the important conversations that took place. Thanks to all of our partners: -Philadelphia Federal Credit Union -Philadelphia Corporation for Aging -Committee of Seventy -Highmark Wholecare -Health Care Improvement Foundation -Bebashi - Transition to Hope -Always Best Care Seniors Services of Philadelphia PA -JEVS Human Services/ JEVS Care at Home -Councilmember At-large Nina Ahmad’s office -Councilmember (5th District) Jeffery Young, Jr., Esq. office #SELFcare #CommunityEngagement #HealthEquity #HousingInsecurity #MakingADifference
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Did you know HCIF staff has a wide array of backgrounds and areas of expertise, including public health, nursing, social work, public policy, and international relations? Get to know us here: https://lnkd.in/eQ-Y4nx4
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ICYMI 🔔 : Last month, our PENNJ-SOS team released a new episode of the podcast series 🎤 "Opioid Conversations with Surgeons" - In this episode, surgeon Matthew Philp, MD, of Temple Health and Emily Cicali, PharmD of the University of Florida explore medication safety considerations for patients who take opioids with antidepressants or benzodiazepines. 🎙 Listen here: https://lnkd.in/emKZ44eJ
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