Foundation for Healthy Generations

Chronic Disease Prevention-Diabetes: The Foundation for Healthy Generations (Healthy Generations) is working with three Accountable Communities of Health, Greater Health Now, Better Health Now, and Southwest Accountable Community of Health (SWATCH) to survey organizations that will be providing health related social needs (HRSN) under Washington State's Medicaid Transformation Project (MTP). In addition, organizations will be interviewed about their needs for chronic disease training in the areas of high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol for their CHWs/Care Coordinators.

Chronic Disease Prevention - Cardiovascular: The CDC DP18-1817 grant funds from the Washington State Department of Health to address cardiovascular risk in high burden subpopulations, and test innovative use of Community Health Workers (CHWs) and linking of community health and clinical systems to support patients with high blood pressure, diabetes, and high blood cholesterol. The Foundation for Healthy Generations (Healthy Generations) provides support to agencies/organizations with CHWS who work with the priority populations to facilitate their engagement within these agency settings to address hypertension, diabetes, and cholesterol management. Healthy Generations provides training and support to the identified agencies/groups, and assists in identifying barriers, challenges, needs, and successes to implementation.