# Presentation: 002436

## Association for Community Health Improvement

- HCAP Grantee Meeting
- January 21, 2004
- Washington, D.C.

- Michael Bilton, Executive Director
- Association for Community Health Improvement
- Health Research and Educational Trust

## Value

- Information, tools and relationships that help you to be more effective
- Programmatic value
- Collaborative value
- Policy/advocacy value
- Bridge for common issues among sectors

## 
National individual membership association for community health/healthy communities

Peer networking and educational resource

A program of the Health Research and Educational Trust

Successor to the Coalition for Healthier Cities and Communities

- National individual membership association for community health/healthy communities
- Peer networking and educational resource
- A program of the Health Research and Educational Trust
- Successor to the Coalition for Healthier Cities and Communities

- Who We Are

## Who We Are

## Our Vision: 
	Community leaders everywhere creating health where people live, work and play. 

Our Mission: 
	To strengthen community health through education, peer networking and practical tools. 

**	***Community leaders everywhere creating health where people live, work and play.** *
_**Our Mission**_**:**** **
**	***To strengthen community health through education, peer networking and practical tools.** *

- Who We Are

## 
350+ members in 43 states, D.C. and Canada

Members work in:
Hospitals and health centers
Public health departments, associations
Community partnership organizations
Foundations
Local government
Universities

We are a bridge between sectors

- 350+ members in 43 states, D.C. and Canada
- Members work in:
- Hospitals and health centers
- Public health departments, associations
- Community partnership organizations
- Foundations
- Local government
- Universities
*We are a bridge between sectors*

- Who We Are

## 
Community Services Director, Martin County Board of County Commissioners, Stuart, FL

Community Outreach Director, St. Joseph Hospital/Peace Health
Bellingham, WA

Chair, Lighthouse Health Access Alliance
Barnstable, MA

Executive Director, Montgomery Area Community Wellness Coalition, Equality, AL

Director of Community Health Services, Scottsdale Healthcare
Scottsdale, AZ

**Community Services Director, Martin County Board of County Commissioners, Stuart, FL**
**Community Outreach Director, St. Joseph Hospital/Peace Health**
**Bellingham, WA**
**Chair, Lighthouse Health Access Alliance**
**Barnstable, MA**
**Executive Director, Montgomery Area Community Wellness Coalition, Equality, AL**
**Director of Community Health Services, Scottsdale Healthcare**
**Scottsdale, AZ**

- Who We Are

## Annual Membership Dues

$195, if you work for an organization with a budget of $5 million or greater

$100, if you work for an organization with a budget of less than $5 million or are self-employed

$70, if you are a student or retired

**$195**, if you work for an organization with a budget of $5 million or greater
**$100**, if you work for an organization with a budget of less than $5 million or are self-employed
**$70**, if you are a student or retired

**www.communityhlth.org**

## Web site with news, events, tools, people

Educational audio conference series

Annual conference

Weekly E-newsletter (1,400 subscribers)

Interest Groups

Searchable member database

- Educational audio conference series
- Annual conference
- Weekly E-newsletter (1,400 subscribers)
- Interest Groups
- Searchable member database

- Services & Activities

## Educational audio conference series

Healthy Community Awards Addressing Policy, Infrastructure and Outcomes 

Improving Children’s Health and Quality of Life: An Award Winning Tale of Commitment, Creativity and Collaboration 

Prescription Discount Program: Expanding Access in a Non-Profit Integrated Delivery System

Linking Community Indicators to Action and Policy:Exploring Practical & Applied Lessons 

- Healthy Community Awards Addressing Policy, Infrastructure and Outcomes
- Improving Children’s Health and Quality of Life: An Award Winning Tale of Commitment, Creativity and Collaboration
- Prescription Discount Program: Expanding Access in a Non-Profit Integrated Delivery System
- Linking Community Indicators to Action and Policy:Exploring Practical & Applied Lessons

- Services & Activities

**Write “please subscribe me” to communityhlth@aha.org**

## Our role at the national level:
Collect and disseminate local/state level success stories, practices, tools
Amplify the voices of local champions
Analyze and report on trends
Conduct demonstration & research projects with local participants
Convene and collaborate with state and regional associations

- Collect and disseminate local/state level success stories, practices, tools
- Amplify the voices of local champions
- Analyze and report on trends
- Conduct demonstration & research projects with local participants
- Convene and collaborate with state and regional associations

- Services & Activities

## Thank you!

- Michael Bilton
- Executive Director
- Association for Community Health Improvement
- 180 Montgomery Street, Suite 1520
- San Francisco, CA 94104
- www.communityhlth.org
- 415.248.8411
- mbilton@aha.org