If we want healthier communities that spend less on medical care, we need more effective community-based management and intervention, and better communication between the social services and medical communities.
Read MoreCurand and ACT.md have partnered with the Fostering Hope Initiative (FHI) to improve care for at-risk families in Oregon’s Marion and Polk Counties. The partnership will improve the collective impact initiative’s network collaboration, facilitate performance-based pay.
Read MoreIf healthy, strong communities are what we want to see, we’ve been going about it all wrong. Learn about an Oregon group’s network approach to community health.
Read MoreDriven by increasing needs and tighter funding, nonprofit agencies are formalizing their collaborator networks into collective impact initiatives to improve lives, strengthen communities and reduce the cost of care. This is the first of three articles exploring how one Marion County, Ore., group is approaching community health – and what the healthcare industry can learn from it.
Read MoreDr. Mike Rohwer, Executive Director of Curandi, will be at this important Oregon Health Forum event on November 15th. At this event, we will be discussing the current issues surrounding addiction in Oregon, its relevance to all Oregonians, and what we can do to begin to restore health to all of our communities.
Read MoreAll of us have a personal narrative grown from firsthand experience that filters and shapes our understanding and perspective. It can also blind us to growing problems and innovative solutions. Being able to see the whole is job one for understanding how our healthcare system works and for being able to make it work better.
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