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Organization: WELLCONNECT

Sector: Collective

Organization Mission: WellConnect is an innovative collaboration of individuals and organizations in Southeast Minnesota that is focused on optimizing the experience of health and wellness in this region. We started in 2015 as just a handful of folks in Rochester with a big idea for improving healthcare! Since that time, we’ve held regional meetings, conducted research, and engaged new partners. Now, we are an entire community system that includes 11 counties and more than 20 organizations (and growing!). If you live in Southeast Minnesota, WellConnect is for you!

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WHY DOES WELLCONNECT EXIST?

We created WellConnect because we realized there was a need. Half of all adults in Minnesota have a chronic physical or mental health condition. That’s right, HALF! Examples of chronic conditions are things like diabetes, cancer, depression, asthma, anxiety, and arthritis. These conditions are different from acute conditions (like an infection) because they cannot be cured. They can only be managed and prevented. We know that people cannot do all the things they must do to manage their health inside the walls of our clinics and hospitals. WellConnect supports individuals’ efforts to be well where they are—their homes, jobs, and communities. 

 

 

HOW DOES WELLCONNECT WORK?

The key ingredient in WellConnect is partnership. WellConnect works by partnering existing stakeholders together in new ways. We bring public health and community stakeholders across Southeast Minnesota together to create a single unified system (this is a lot less confusing for patients and their doctors!). This “community system” coordinates and supports evidence-based and research-tested programs that help people in our region manage their health and prevent disease. This supplements, but does not replace, the work that clinical care teams (e.g. doctors and nurses) do to support health. Indeed, WellConnect is actually designed to improve people’s relationship with the healthcare system! Our Steering Committee guides this effort, with input from our Clinical Advisory Committee. Everyone involved in WellConnect is passionate about making Southeast Minnesota a place where people are happy, healthy, and well.

 

 


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March 20, 2024: NIH Community Engagement Alliance Consultative Resource

We invite community organizations and partners who expressed interest in the Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society (ComPASS) initiative to participate at no cost in several opportunities hosted by CEACR.

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February 21, 2024: Mayo Clinic Bold Forward Unbound
Bold Forward Announcements

Video Mayo CEO

Mayo News June 2023

Related News: Community Reactions ; City of Rochester Support of Bold (2/1/2024)

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January 19, 2024: Minnesota Compass Insights
Dec 2023 Newsletter

DATA MYTHBUSTERS, part 3

Cost burdened households

Programs and resources to help you with DEI and leadership initiatives:

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November 10, 2023: CMRC Community Health Collaboraton Portal Application to Mayo Social Impact Grant
1. CMRC proposal was not selected for funding 2023-11-10 but it did receive strong consideration from Mayo social impact review panel. 

2. Community Health Collaboration Portal has been selected to second round and pitched to Mayo panel 2023-10-24. Pitch format to follow Mayo Clinic's Walleye Tank style. 

3. August CMRC meeting video recording

4. CMRC Coalition's submission to Mayo Social Innovation Grant: Proposal details and letters of support.

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November 01, 2023: CMR Outreach to community organizations to take up NIH Build Up Trust Grant

1. 2023-11-01 CMRC Convening a Checkpoint Meeting to gauge collaboration interests.

2. 2023-10-12 One Olmstead to take a lead;

3. Updates with CMRC,

4.  More info from NIH

5. Outreaches to Mayo, UMR and Olmsted County Public Health. 

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October 10, 2023: Food, health and culture intersections: Community-Led, Health Equity Structural Intervention Initiative
1. NIH Announcing Awardees  2. Video Clip from CMRC August Meeting; 3. Scoring results from NIH;  4. Interim Status to  CMRC and grant supporters.

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September 14, 2023: We Bike Rochester Programs
Two programs: Bicycle Benefits discount program; Bicycle Benefits discount program.   

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August 22, 2023: DEED: Digital Opportunity Plan
Presentation Slides; Instructions to submit comments, Draft Digital Opportunity Plan; Public Comment Sessions--Family Service Rochester will be hosting one of the public comment sessions 

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August 01, 2023: Joint Studies on tackling Racism as a Public Health Issue
 1. Joint Study earning national achievement award; 2. Olmsted County Public Health interlocking with CMRC on collaboration actions

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July 15, 2023: Developing Age-Friendly Olmsted County (AFOC) Plan
1. July 2023 Updates; 2. Feb. 2023 Updates; 3. April 2022 AFOC Action Plan Draft

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July 11, 2023: Mayo Clinic Social Innovation Grant
Mayo Clinic is now accepting applications for a new Social Innovation Grant poised to address health care disparities in Olmsted County. Visit the Mayo Clinic Community Engagement page for application materials and additional information. Applications are due July 31, 2023.

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Lvl 1: Health

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DMC Impact: Health & Wellness

Community Health Impact area: Diabetes ; Mental Health ; Obesity

 



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