Choice Regional Health Network

TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH BY PROVIDING CONNECTION, ACTION AND PLANNING WITH ALL REGIONAL PARTNERS NECESSARY TO ALLOW INDIVIDUALS WITHIN OUR SERVICE AREA TO THRIVE.

CLIENT SERVICES: IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS IN THE REGION THROUGH THE COORDINATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF CLIENT SERVICE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING: ACCESS TO BABY AND CHILD DENTISTRY, WHICH EDUCATES PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL HEALTH MAINTENANCE AND PREVENTION, AND CONNECTS CHILDREN FROM LOW INCOME FAMILIES THROUGH AGE 5 WITH DENTAL CARE PROVIDERS. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: 1) IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS PROBLEMS IN THE HEALTH SYSTEM AND DEVELOP COORDINATED APPROACHES TO RESOLVE IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS; AND BUILD CAPACITY IN THE COMMUNITY TO STRENGTHEN AND COORDINATE THE SAFETY NET, PROGRAMS INCLUDE: 2) ACCOUNTABLE COMMUNITY OF HEALTH, WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER STAKEHOLDERS FROM MULTIPLE SECTORS FOR ALIGNED REGIONAL HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS ACCROSS 7 COUNTIES; 3) ASSET BUILDING COALITION/SAFETY NET COUNCIL, WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER HEALTH CARE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES PROVIDERS TO COORDINATE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS AIMED AT MAINTAINING AND STRENGTHENING THE SAFETY NET FOR MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS; AND 4) COMMUNITY BASED CARE COORDINATION: ADMINISTER A COMMUNITY CARE HUB BY CONTRACTING WITH HEALTH RELATED AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AIMED AT IDENTIFYING SOCIAL DETERMINATE OF HEALTH NEEDS.

CASCADE PACIFIC ACTION ALLIANCE (CPAA) IS A REGIONAL STATE DESIGNATED ACCOUNTABLE COMMUNITY OF HEALTH (ACH) IN WASHINGTON. ACH'S ARE LOCAL PARTNERS WITH THE STATE'S HEALTHIER WASHINGTON INITIATIVE. ACH'S AIM TO TRANSFORM THE HEALTH SYSTEM STATE WIDE: BETTER HEALTH, BETTER CARE, AND LOWER COSTS. ACH'S ARE GUIDED BY THE PRINCIPLE THAT HEALTH IS MORE THAN HEALTH CARE, IT'S THE TOTAL WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES. CPAA BRINGS TOGETHER CLINICAL CARE, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL SERVICE DISTRICTS, PUBLIC HEALTH EFFORTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, EXPERTS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS LOCAL HEALTH CHALLENGES AND IMPLEMENT REGIONALLY APPROPRIATE STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE IMPROVED HEALTH AND SAFETY FOR ALL RESIDENTS. IN 2017, CPAA CONTRACTED WITH THE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY AS THE 7-COUNTY REGIONAL ACH UNDER THE MEDICAID TRANSFORMATION DEMONSTRATION, A PROJECT APPROVED THROUGH CMS UNDER THE STATE OF WASHINGTON SECTION 1115 WAIVER. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2023 CHOICE REGIONAL HEALTH NETWORK WAS MERGED WITH CASCADE PACIFIC ACTION ALLIANCE (CPAA). THE CHOICE NAME WAS RETAINED AND THE CPAA MISSION IS CONTINUED.