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Public Health Modernization Toolkit: Key Commitments, Priorities, and Strategies to Advance Collaboration between Public Health and Health Systems

NASHP

Funding for state and local health departments decreased 17 percent between 2009 and 2019, while experts estimate that an additional $4.5 billion per year is necessary to ensure access to basic public health services.[1] billion per year is necessary to ensure access to basic public health services.”

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State Strategies to Increase Diversity in the Behavioral Health Workforce

NASHP

These services involve targeted outreach at Native Hawaiian community events, individual assessments and employment plans, and use of both Hawaiian and English language resources. Build diversity into state contracting and Medicaid payment strategies. Address the disproportionate impact of corrections involvement on BIPOC communities.

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Family Caregiver Services and Supports

NASHP

Medicaid is the largest source of public funding that can be leveraged to support family caregivers. States can support family caregivers through a range of Medicaid authorities and state plan amendments. Those services can include caregiver education, counseling, and training as well as adult day and respite care.

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