Utilizing Program Income and Community Partnerships to Address Challenges of Poverty in the Deep South

This session will outline establishment of community partnerships and implementation of housing, nutrition, and substance use treatment programs. It will detail contract development between the presenters’ clinic and community partners and outline how, following policy clarification notice (PCN) 16-02 guidance on allowable uses of program income, community partners are reimbursed in support of these programs.

Learning Objectives

1. Establish relationships with community partners who are working in your clinic’s area.
2. Create programs through collaborative partnerships to address the complex needs of patients.
3. Develop contracts with community partners to support initiatives using program funding.