Strategic Partnership Sessions
For a schedule of our
State and Community Strategic Partnership Sessions,
click here.
The Office of Performance Review (OPR) will
conduct Strategic Partnership Sessions with
HRSA grantees from communities and States, to
explore the collective effectiveness of HRSA
funded programs, and promote partnerships and
facilitate greater collaboration among HRSA
grantees in addressing priority health needs.
HRSA envisions that bringing together HRSA grantees
and external partners for strategic discussions
will result in a strengthening of the healthcare
“safety net.”
Strategic Partnership Overview
Essential to a successful Strategic Partnership
Session is a structured but flexible and creative
approach to meet the needs of the communities
and States. Existing community and State health
indicators and health plans will often serve
as the starting point for discussions and determine
the focus of the session. For some communities
and States these sessions will be the first
opportunity for grantees to get to know each
other and explore possibilities for working
together on common health issues. In others,
where grantees have a history of working together,
these meetings can provide new energy and help
to focus collaborative efforts. The HRSA team
will work closely with grantees to frame the
meeting appropriately for the community and
State partners.
By participating in the Strategic Partnership
Sessions, HRSA grantees will gain insight into
the HRSA programs and funding received by their
State or community and how program requirements
and guidelines interconnect and complement each
other. By creating partnerships with other HRSA
grantees, the grantee has the opportunity to
increase its available healthcare resources
and contacts within the community and State,
tap into HRSA’s expertise and provide
HRSA feedback on its programs and policies.
During the session, HRSA grantees will be asked
to provide an overview of their HRSA funded
program, share information on the healthcare
environment and public health priorities, and
identify effective, collaborative strategies
to improve the overall health of populations
living within these communities and States.
These sessions provide an excellent opportunity
for participants to ask, “How can HRSA
funded programs and external partners work together
on health issues of common concern?”
Through the partnership sessions, participants
will:
- Explore partnering opportunities between
HRSA and the communities and States to:
- Improve the performance of HRSA funded
programs;
- Support and build upon current health
initiatives; and/or
- Focus on key health issues;
- Discuss the collective HRSA investment
in the each community or State;
- Identify synergistic practices across HRSA
funded programs;
- Solicit feedback about the impact of HRSA
policies on program performance; and
- Assist and inform HRSA decision-makers.
A Strategic Partnership Session will typically
consist of a Kick-Off Meeting, Partnership Session
and Follow-up activities. It is expected that
outcomes from these sessions will vary depending
upon the group composition, the existence of
any previous collaborative efforts, and the
focus of the partnership session. Results may
come in the form of creating new relationships/partnerships
throughout communities and States; bringing
more clarity to issues facing a community or
State; or developing specific action steps related
to a key health initiative or issue. All of
these outcomes are valued by HRSA and will serve
as an opportunity to improve and strengthen
the “safety net” within communities
and States.
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