Focus Area: Community Health Capacity

Communications Toolkit

If you’re a nonprofit looking to strengthen your organization’s marketing communications, we’ve partnered with The John R. Oishei Foundation to develop these informational communications tool kits. Topics include communications planning,…

Federally Qualified Health Center Booster Project

Overview Federally Qualified Health Centers are community-based organizations that provide comprehensive primary and preventive care, including oral health and mental health/substance abuse services, to underserved populations, regardless of their ability…

A Blueprint for Change

Since our founding in 2002, we have worked closely together with our partners to spark real, lasting change in the health and health care of older adults and young children…

Improving Quality Improvement

Overview A Quality Improvement Collaborative is a short-term learning program that brings together teams from multiple sites for improvements in specific area. The goal is to raise the bar on…

WNY Health Care Safety-Net Initiative

Overview Our Safety-Net Initiative was designed to enhance the safety-net of providers in our region dedicated to delivering comprehensive primary health care, including oral health and mental health services, to…

Leadership and Large Scale Change

Authored by Deborah Meehan, Leadership Learning Community, Claire Reinelt, Ph.D., and Sally Leiderman, Center for Assessment and Policy Development, this report uses information from a series of interviews, research and…

Ready or Not

Overview Our health care system is undergoing profound changes. Nationally, the Affordable Care Act has gone into effect and New York State is redesigning its Medicaid program. All this affects…