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White House Roundtable Discussions: Community Connected Health Initiative

February 2, 2022

The pandemic has opened the door to new ways of delivering health care that are empowered by digital health technologies. But the key feature to success is not the technology itself, but its role as an extender to people and community. Further, these technological advancements should work for all Americans so as not to further exacerbate health disparities. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has launched the Community Connected Health Initiative, focusing on the power of innovation, technology, and the human connection to meet people in their own communities and achieve better health.

In an effort to get input from stakeholders and build support for this vision, there are currently two main opportunities to participate. 

  1. As mentioned in our Policy Roundup on 1/31, OSTP released a Request for Information on Strengthening Community Health Through Technology on January 5. This RFI is open to all stakeholders and we hope to cast as broad a net as possible for responses. (FYI – we are finalizing the extension of the ‘closing date’ for this RFI to ensure ample time for input and expect that it will be open until March 31, 2022.)
  2. To provide an opportunity for deeper engagement, particularly with community health stakeholders, OSTP is partnering with the Health Resources and Services Administration Center for Innovation (HRSA CFI) to host a series of roundtables. While the roundtable portion will be closed to allow frank conversation, there will also be a livestreamed portion of innovative community health stakeholders giving ‘lightning talks’ on their work. These open sessions will be livestreamed on HHSLive. Registration and more information on the public portion of these events is available at https://eepurl.com/hSV8L5. The focus of each roundtable is as follows:
    • Thursday, February 3, 1-2 PM ET: Innovation with Community Health Organizations and Providers.
    • Thursday, February 17, 1-2 PM ET: Innovation in the Community Health Workforce.
    • Thursday, March 3, 1-2 PM ET: International Models of Innovation in Community Health.

We hope you will be able to tune in and feel free to pass this message along to any other interested parties.

 


Last modified on 02/02/2022


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