In a news release posted in PR Newswire, the Common Health Coalition, an initiative that is hosted by ChangeLab Solutions, announced a bold new set of commitments that will better equip health care organizations across the United States to prepare for future health emergencies.
Founded by AHIP, the Alliance of Community Health Plans, the American Hospital Association, the American Medical Association, and Kaiser Permanente, the Common Health Coalition is using lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic to strengthen the relationships between health care organizations and public health systems.
According to the news release, these commitments are “informed by expert analysis and real-world examples of health care and public health organizations working together, and reflect guidance from an advisory council of public health leaders at the local, state, and federal levels. The Coalition's founding organizations have each committed to specific actions they will carry out in partnership with relevant public health agencies and professionals.” ChangeLab Solutions, serving as host of the coalition, supports the commitments made by public health leaders.
"As an organization that builds collaboration between public health and health care, ChangeLab Solutions sees the promise these influential health leaders have in harnessing strengths, lessons, and opportunities to advance a more equitable health system that is equipped to address long-standing health inequities and is ready to tackle any crisis.” —Sarah de Guia
The coalition's founding members are committing to action in four priority areas:
- Coordination between health care and public health
- Always-on emergency preparedness
- Real-time disease detection
- Exchange of actionable data, particularly to advance equity
Sarah de Guia, chief executive officer of ChangeLab Solutions, responded to the commitments, stating, "As an organization that builds collaboration between public health and health care, ChangeLab Solutions sees the promise these influential health leaders have in harnessing strengths, lessons, and opportunities to advance a more equitable health system that is equipped to address long-standing health inequities and is ready to tackle any crisis.”
The Common Health Coalition: Together for Public Health brings together leading health organizations in pursuit of a reimagined health system: one in which the nation's health care and public health systems no longer work in parallel, but hand in hand — with better health for all as the common goal.
Learn more about the new commitments.
3/13/2024
