Common Table Health Alliance

TO ACHEIVE HEALTH EQUITY THROUGH TRUSTED COLLABORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS AND DIRECT SERVICES.

THE COMMON TABLE HEALTH ALLIANCE IS THE REGIONAL HEALTH IMPROVEMENT COLLABORATIVE FOR MEMPHIS AND SHELBY COUNTY. THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES AND PARTNERS TO DELIVER COMMUNITY PROJECTS WHICH IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE OF THE REGION. IN ADDITION TO THE KEY PROJECTS LISTED ON THIS PAGE, THE ORGANIZATION SERVES AS A COMMUNITY WIDE CONVENER OF KEY HEALTH AND CARE ISSUES WHICH IMPACT THE HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE OF THE COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A ROBUST WEB PAGE, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, COMMUNITY REPORT, CONSUMER FRIENDLY TOOLS AND DISTRIBUTION LIST OF THOUGHT LEADERS WHO PARTNER WITH THE ORGANIZATION TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE.MEMPHIS BREAST CANCER CONSORTIUM: THE MISSION OF THE MEMPHIS BREAST CANCER CONSORTIUM (MBCC) IS TO BRING TOGETHER ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS COMMITTED TO THE FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER INEQUALITIES IN MEMPHIS AND SHELBY COUNTY. THE CONSORTIUM, WHOSE ADMINISTRATIVE HOME IS COMMON TABLE HEALTH ALLIANCE, IS MADE UP OF 38 KEY STAKEHOLDERS. KEY FUNDERS INCLUDE AMGEN, GENENTECH, BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE, CIGNA, BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF TN, AMERIGROUP, THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER, THE PATIENT ADVOCATE FOUNDATION, WEST CANCER CENTER, AND THE SHELBY COUNTY GOVERNMENT. ACCORDING TO NATIONAL STATISTICS, MEMPHIS HAS A HIGH RATE OF DISPARITIES AMONG BLACK WOMEN. THESE WOMEN DIE OF BREAST CANCER AT TWICE THE RATE OF WHITE WOMEN. TO MOVE THE NEEDLE ON BREAST CANCER MORTALITY DISPARITY, THE ALLIANCE WORKS THROUGH MBCC TO ENGAGE FUNDING PARTNERS AND POLICY MAKERS TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING AREAS: AWARENESS, MAMMOGRAPHY CAPACITY, TREATMENT CAPACITY, CARE PROCESS, PUBLIC POLICY AND LEGISLATION, AND QUALITY OF CARE. THE NATIONAL AVON STUDY DONE IN 2014 NOTED THIS TREND IN MEMPHIS AS THE WORST OF 50 LARGE CITIES AND HAS DOUBLED IN THE DISPARITY GAP OVER THE LAST 25 YEARS. GRANT FUNDING PROVIDES RESOURCES TO:- REDUCE BREAST CANCER RELATED MORTALITY DISPARITY RATES OF BLACK WOMEN IN MEMPHIS AND SHELBY COUNTY- INCREASE THE NUMBER OF UNDERSERVED AND BLACK WOMEN RECEIVING SCREENING MAMMOGRAMS AND TREATMENT IN TARGETED LOW INCOME ZIP CODES IN MEMPHIS AND SHELBY COUNTY- PROVIDE A CONSISTENT, UNIFIED FORUM FOR COLLABORATION AMONG ALL BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR GROUPS AND SUPPORTING STAKEHOLDERS IN MEMPHIS AND SHELBY COUNTYTHE BETTER TOGETHER YOUTH ALLIANCE, LET'S CHANGE, AND 85210 PROGRAM GOALS ARE TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND HEALTH EQUITY AND WELLNESS OF YOUTH IN THE MEMPHIS AND SHELBY COUNTY COMMUNITY THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE AND COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY WIDE APPROACH. THESE INITIATIVES INCLUDE OVER 55 ORGANIZATIONS SPANNING A BROAD SPECTRUM OF COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND CHILDREN ADVOCATES.