This report is a comprehensive analysis of the first five years of ACH implementation in California. It offers ten key insights on how to successfully launch and grow an ACH gleaned from the experiences, successes and challenges of the first 13 ACHs launched in the state. These findings help inform future ACH implementation as the model scales and spreads to other geographies within California and nationally.

Provides a range of comprehensive strategies to address the fundamental drivers of health inequities.

Health Affairs article authored by CACHI.

A high-level overview of local and state public policy strategies to prevent and address asthma: health care, childcare and schools, home environment and the outdoors.

Summarizes various various, distinct funding opportunities available to help communities and providers transition to Cal AIM.

Provides session videos and resources from a September 2022 convening “Operationalizing Equity-Promoting Policies to Improve the Social Determinants of Health.”

Describes the health-related social needs Screening Tool from the federal Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Model & shares promising practices for universal screening.

Describes the five potential Drivers of Health measures — food insecurity, housing instability, transportation, utility needs, and interpersonal safety — for Medicare.

Provides an overview of the various roles the ACH plays as a cross-sector collaborative in catalyzing community change and health equity.

Summarizes the implications of Governor Newsom's 2022 proposed change to hospital community benefits requirements.

In this overview video, learn how ACH's advance equity and community health in 13 communities across California.

Describes perspectives of Medicaid managed care organizations on emerging promising practices of addressing social determinants of health among their Medicaid enrollees.

Provides an overview about CACHI and Accountable Communities for Health.

Provides an overview of CACHI and an Accountable Community for Health in Spanish.

Reflects on the last 10 years of collective impact and identifies the importance of centering equity for collective impact to succeed.

Tracks process on indicators aligned with six overarching goals, based on the Triple Aim, in support of a shared vision for health.

Provides information in support of the Commentary authored by five leading health foundations calling for investment in Recovery and Equity Councils.

Cal Matters Commentary by 5 CACHI funders that describes how federal state & local COVID relief funds could catalyze creation of ACH-like Equity and Resiliency Councils.

Provides a framework for food system collaborations with health care provides along with legal and policy considerations for food system interventions.

Summarizes key observations about the ACH model and provides policy implications for sustaining and scaling the ACH model and similar collaborative efforts.

Provides a comprehensive inventory and roadmap for advancing anti-racism policies & creating community-level conditions that support health and opportunity for everyone.

Provides policy recommendations to the federal government for improving health and equity.

Recommends six key strategies for how payment and delivery system reforms can advance and achieve greater health equity.

Proposes a new health equity assessment framework for ACHs that highlights the main pathways and opportunities to address health equity.

Provides a framework with meaningful solutions to help advance mental health policy in this country.

Provides evidence of success for the ACH model from California and other states.

Provides an overview of the California Accountable Communities for Health Initiative.

Shares early lessons and recommendations for establishing locally-governed Wellness Funds to support multi-sector collaboratives and prevention.

Analysis of California’s state budget finds that health care spending has skyrocketed, leaving fewer dollars to fund programs that prevent illness at the community level.

Provides a vision and definition for a transformed health system to support community health and advance equity and compares and contrasts it with the current system.