Foundation For Healthy Generations

Statewide Prevention Alliance: Coalescing for Change - For effective policy and systems change we connect leaders from a variety of sectors and disciplines and inform them about their overlapping interest and investments; analyze data and research to supply findings to decision makers at all levels of health improvement efforts to inform how they design policy and implement innovations. This strategic support is in the form of funds and technical expertise to support the work related to the Prevention Alliance.The Prevention Alliance incubates PSE (policy, systems and environmental) strategies for local and statewide health improvements. We coordinate this broad collaboration between cross sector groups representing behavioral health, gun violence prevention, public health, transportation, climate change, cannabis, tobacco and vape prevention, school-based clinics, housing, and outdoor recreation. Focus on connecting meeting the needs of the diverse Community Health Worker workforce by continuously improving training, professional development, such as training CHWs in Diabetes, Hypertension, and healthy cooking. Estimated impact: 4 million Washington residents statewide.

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.