BENTON FRANKLIN COMMUNITY HEALTH ALLIANCE

Programs

1. The alliance led the community-wide initiative to produce a new comprehensive community health needs assessment, including listening sessions in spanish and outreach to the lgbtq+ community. For the first time, the social determinants of health (transportation, food insecurity, employment, addiction, domestic violence, etc.) were called out in the final report in addition to behavioral/mental health, and access to all types of care.the health access team has reached out to the regional chamber of commerce and visit tri-cities to learn more about their efforts to recruit and retain skilled residents to the area. Further outreach to the national laboratory and other major employers is planned. This information will inform further actions of the alliance and its subcommittees and partners. In adddition, health access has updated and made available a rack card with information about accessing services in english and spanish.

   $6,071 spent
   46% of program spending

2. The Oral Health Coalition (OHC) is committed to educating medical and dental professionals on the importance of integrating dental and physical health care. The Oral Health Coalition produces the annual Eastern Washington Medical-Dental Summit, for clinicians of both disciplines. The summit features practical clinical applications informed by the latest research to enable physicians and dentists to improve patient care and community health. The Committee is also working to increase the number of dentists practicing within Federally Qualified Health Centers. This need is an ongoing priority.THE ORAL HEALTH COALITION RECOMMENDEDAND THE ALLIANCE ACCEPTEDINTEGRATION OF ORAL HEALTH WITH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH CARE. THE ORAL HEALTH COALITION PRODUCED THE SEVENTH OF ITS SUCCESSFUL MEDICAL-DENTAL SUMMITS. THIS ONE FOCUSED ON MANAGING CANCER AND OTHER DISEASES FROM AN ORAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVE. 7 CE HOURS WERE OFFERED THROUGH THIS EVENT.

3. The behavioral health committee has successfully prepared and deployed for local printing a mental wellness brochure with self-help tips, in english and spanish. The committee has funded 1,000 encouragement signs that are posted throughout the two counties offering messages such as youre not alone in english and spanish. The committee supports and encourages the tri-cities recovery coalition in its effort to bring inpatient mental health and addiction services to the area.

4. The tri-cities patient safety coalition has completed a failure mode effects analysis (fmea) of non-emergent patient transportation to and from hospitals, rehab, skilled nursing, and home. This has revealed a need for more complete communication of patient needs, which will be addressed by development of a patient information packet and checklist for deployment.

   $6,041 spent
   46% of program spending

5. The benton-franklin community health alliance continued to serve as a neutral convener to bring a broad range of community organizations to the table to address community health issues including social determinants of health. The alliance works closely with the greater columbia accountable community of health to adapt and support region-wide programs to benton and franklin counties.

6. The youth suicide prevention coalition (an alliance subcommittee) has printed more than 5,000 wallet cards with suicide prevention resources in english and spanish. The coalition is also producing a virtual walk to draw attention to the need. A representative of the yspc was appointed to the washington state youth safety and wellbeing work group, which has made a recommendation to the legislature to develop a multi-platform 24/7 tip line similar to those in several other states.

   $1,129 spent
   9% of program spending

The 6 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $13,241.