Transcript Community Solutions to Improve Employed Immigrant Health

Community Solutions to Improve Employed Immigrant Health:
Employed Latino Health Initiative
Five Key Objectives
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Assess the needs of employers and employed Latino immigrants relative
to the need for health resources and information, access to health
services, and health care coverage;
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Identify strategies that can improve the health of employed Latino
immigrants in order to develop models that attend to those needs;
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Prioritize and select models to pilot based on affordability, sustainability
and ease of implementation;
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Pilot and evaluate select models to test their utility and effectiveness; and
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Identify methods for sustaining models as standard community and
business practices.
Our Public-Private Partnership
About the Grantee
OUR MISSION
To assure access to
health care for
vulnerable people in
Franklin County
OUR VALUE
Connecting people
& ideas
Coordinating the
advancement of
innovative
solutions
OUR VISION
Health care for all
people in Franklin
County that is
affordable for
individuals and
sustainable for our
community
Initiative Partners
Health Management Associates
(HMA)
A health policy research and consulting firm and
a national leader in providing technical and
analytical services to health care and human
service clients in the public and private sectors.
Latino Empowerment Outreach
Network (LEON)
A nonprofit organization with a network and a
collaboration of individuals, organizations and
agencies dedicated to building a healthy Latino
community in Central Ohio.
Ohio Hotel and Lodging
Association (OH&LA)
A state association of Ohio’s hotel general
managers that provides representation,
information and resources for the Ohio lodging
industry.
Central Ohio Restaurant
Association (CORA)
An affiliate of the Ohio Restaurant and National
Restaurant Association that provides education,
training, community involvement and networking
events for its members.
Universal Health Care Action
Network of Ohio (UHCAN Ohio)
A statewide organization working for high quality
and affordable health care for all Ohioans
through education, community engagement,
coalition building and policy advocacy.
Advisory Committee
Business
Restaurants (Mendoza Company McDonald’s, Bob Evans Farms,
Cameron Mitchell Restaurants, Clarmont/Thom’s Restaurants;
Hotels (Westin, Columbus Hospitality, DoubleTree); Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce; 5/3 Bank; OSU Managed Health Care
Systems, Inc.
Healthcare
OSU Medical Center, Mount Carmel Health System, Nationwide
Children’s Hospital, OhioHealth, Columbus Neighborhood Health
Centers
Immigrant /
Community
Latino (Ohio Hispanic Coalition, Latino Empowerment Outreach
Network); Asian (Asian American Community Services); Somali
(Somali Communities of Ohio); Community & Refugee
Immigration Services
Government /
Policy
Columbus Public Health; Franklin County Alcohol, Drug and
Mental Health Board; Universal Health Care Action Network of
Ohio; Franklin County Board of Health; Franklin County
Department of Job & Family Services
Philanthropic
The Columbus Foundation, Osteopathic Heritage Foundations,
Columbus Medical Association Foundation, United Way of
Central Ohio