2020 Chronic Disease Partners and Better Choices, Better Health Meeting
Linking Community + Clinical Services = Better Health


Keynote speaker Laura Jackson will share the benefits of linking community and clinical services and will discuss why Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield chose to partner with communities to implement Healthy HometownSM Powered by Wellmark.
Jackson has been with Wellmark since 2002 and serves as executive vice president and chief health officer. Jackson’s focus is ensuring Wellmark members can access affordable, high-quality care and live healthier lives.
The 2020 Annual Partner’s Meeting consisted of four weeks of free virtual learning. Zoom sessions were held in October and November 2020.
The Partner’s Meeting provides examples of how to create connections between community and clinical sectors to improve population health and will offer presentations on regional, state, and local chronic disease prevention and health promotion efforts.
Information from the Partner’s Meeting is useful for:
- Chronic Disease State Partners
- Healthcare Professionals
- Public Health Professionals
- Health Advocacy Staff
- Coalition Members
- Worksite Wellness Staff
- Tribal and Indian Health Partners
Contact Brooke Lusk for more information
Black Hills Special Services221 S. Central Ave., Suite 33
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 494-3602
(605) 224-8320 fax
blusk@tie.net
Download the 2020 presentations:
- Keynote Presentation: Healthy Hometown
- BCBH SD: When Given Lemons, Make Some Great Lemonade
- Better Together: Improving CDSM
- Community Health Worker Collaborative of South Dakota
- COVID, Connectivity and Community Challenges in Diabetes Prevention
- Developing a Fit Mindset - Sanford
- Impact of COVID-19 on Chronic Disease Programs
- Mind Mapping for Public Health Practice
- Oral Health and Chronic Disease
- The Impact of ACES Later in Life and The Healing Process
- Tobacco Use and Cessation Among Food Insecure Populations
- Tobacco Use and Food Insecurity (Infographic)
- Undo The Risk (DPP)
- Adverse Childhood Experiences
Download the 2019 presentations:
- Successes and Lessons from CDC’s 6|18 Initiative
- 6|18 Keynote DOH
- 2019 State Plan Updates
- Chronic Disease Partners Talks
- Community Engagement in Chronic Disease Prevention
- Digging Deeper into Community Engagement in Chronic Disease Prevention
- Diabetes Education Models: Finding a Structure for You
- From Information to Implementation: You Have the Data…What’s Next?
- Make the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice
- Health Impact in 5 Years: Stories from Public Health Innovators
- Measuring and Mapping Social Vulnerability in South Dakota
- Moving Evidence into Action to Address Health Equity
- Opioid Plenary
- Developing and Implementing a Self-Measured Blood Pressure (SMBP) Monitoring Program
- Workshop Wizard: A Referral Management Solution
Download the 2018 presentations:
- Utilizing SD Community Wellness Coalitions
- FLUFIT: A Strategy to Enhance your Employee Wellness Program
- Building Capacity for Healthcare Collaboration in Community
- South Dakota Farmers and Ranchers: Health and Wellness Preliminary Findings
- Physical Activity Energizer
- How Early Should Prevention of Chronic Diseases Start?
- Making the Connection: the Expanding Services of the SD QuitLine
- Health Equity! Better Together: Improving Health for All
- Building a Culture of Health in Your Community
- Enhancing Quality of Life for Cancer Survivors in South Dakota
- Community Health Workers: Building on Community Strengths to Address Chronic Disease
- The Harmonies of Community Health & Health Care
- Guiding At-Risk Patients: Navigating the Healthcare System, Community and Life
- Cultural Competency
Download the 2017 presentations:
- Bridging Healthcare and Community
- Chronic Disease Data Update
- Implementing Traditional Native American Games to Increase Community Health
- Gardening for Health Across South Dakota
- Building Stronger Family Caregivers
- Strengthening School Environments to Increase Health
- A Team-Based Approach to Chronic Pain Management
- Diabetes Prevention: Connecting the Healthcare System and Community
- Better Choices, Better Health: Connecting Healthcare to Self-Management Programs
- Help Your Community Become a Healthy Hometown
- The Value of Community-Clinical Partnerships
- Provider Undercover: Living as a Chronic Disease Patient
Download the 2016 presentations:
- South Dakota Care Coordination Quarterly Report - March 2016
- 2016 Chronic Disease Partners Meeting
- 2016 State Plan Updates
- Big Squeeze Presentation July 2016
- Getting your Community Coalition“Fired Up” for Change
- Timeline & Resource Guide For Tobacco Policy Change
- Developing Transformational Coalition Leaders
- Has your number been called? Utilizing data to build coalitions.
- Using Needs Assessment and Improvement Planning to Build Healthy Communities
- Reducing the Burden of Cancer in SD
- Keystone Walk Audit
- Utilizing Walk Audits: Burke
- Rapid City Community Walk Audit
- City Of Pierre, A Study on Walkability
- Building a Walkable Community: Sioux Falls
- Evidence-Based Chronic Disease Prevention in South Dakota
- Purposeful Conversations Notes
- Using Self-Management Skills to Improve Quality of Life
Download the 2015 presentations:
- Blue Zones
- Capitalizing on Opportunities for Bridging Across Sectors
- State of the Data
- Building a Culture of Health in America
- Fitness Cards
- The Importance of Visually Representing Data through Maps
- Million Hearts Initiative
- Paving the Way for Healthy Communities through Healthy Food Access
- Improving Access to Healthcare for Disparate Populations
- Diabetes: A Long Road to Value
- Connecting Physical Activity Assessment, Education, and Resources with Healthcare Professionals
- Reaching Priority Populations: How Does the QuitLine Measure Up?
- Team Centered Care Panel
Download the 2014 presentations:
- Keynote Address: Policy and Advocacy as a Public Health Strategy
- Capacity of Cancer Care for American Indian Patients
- Chronic Disease or Chronic Health in South Dakota
- Chronic Disease or Chronic Health in South Dakota Handout
- Chronic Disease or Chronic Health in South Dakota Resources
- Community Health Initiatives in Rural South Dakota
- Connecting Consumers to Health Coverage
- Empowering Public Health to Meaningfully Address Chronic Disease with the Mental Health
- Mental Health Promotion and Prevention Handout
- FluFIT Programs
- Harvest of the Month Handout
- Healthy Employees=Productive Employees Slides
- Worksite Wellness Interventions Worksheet
- State of the Data
Download the 2013 presentations:
- Keynote Address: Chronic Disease and the New Public Health
- Be Active! It's Your Town: Active Transportation
- Chronic Disease Domains Handout
- Chronic Disease State Plan Update
- Creating Healthy Communities through Policy Advocacy
- Health Homes 1
- Health Homes 2
- Health Homes 3
- Health Homes Flow Chart
- It's All About Me - Why Putting Yourself First is Critical to Long-Term Success
- Mission Possible! Building & Sustaining a Healthy Coalition
- Moving from Knowing to Doing Evidence-Based Chronic Disesase Self-Management
- Quality Community Resources
- South Dakota Online Data Query System
- State of the Data
- The Road to Improved Care Through Collaboration
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