Policy associate @NASHPhealth | MPH candidate @USouthernMaine | @Wellesley alum | Trying to be a Mainer but I come from away | Opinions are my own.
Portland, Maine
Joined February 2022
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Elinor Higgins retweeted
Congratulations to the 6 states selected for our #CommunityHealthWorker technical assistance opportunity—Alaska, California, Maine, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Tennessee!
Check out the announcement to learn more: loom.ly/mNLUoeM
ALT Congratulations: Alaska, California, Maine, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee Selected to participate in NASHP's Community Health Worker Technical Assistance Opportunity
Check out @BeemAlexandra’s important op-ed!
Trans and gender expansive patients deserve better care than our current medical system can provide.
Here's my op-ed explaining why evidence-based care beyond the binary matters, and what clinicians and researchers can do to get there!
kevinmd.com/2023/04/binary-m…
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I was delighted to present @NASHPhealth’s work with states on ensuring meaningful hospital community benefit investments. Check out the recording!
Did you miss our webinar with @NASHPhealth and SHVS on sustainable financing strategies to support community investments by health plans and hospitals? You can watch the recording here! gwu-edu.zoom.us/rec/share/jb…
Elinor Higgins retweeted
NEW OPPORTUNITY: NASHP invites state applications to a #CommunityHealthWorker State #PolicyDevelopment In-State Technical Assistance Opportunity.
Applications are due April 5, 2023.
Learn more and apply: loom.ly/qktlK78
ALT Request for Applications Community Health Worker State Policy Development: In-State Technical Assistance Applications due Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Elinor Higgins retweeted
States ares exploring sustainable financing models for #CommunityHealthWorkers—a #workforce that played in key role in states' #Covid19 response efforts.
@chelihigs and @meg_dalessandro write about what ME, VT, CA, and NC are doing. loom.ly/CCwpc7o
Check out this new blog that I coauthored with @meg_dalessandro!
#CommunityHealthWorkers (CHWs) played a key role in #Covid19 response efforts, as one-time federal funding allowed states to expand the CHW #workforce. Find out how states are using alternative #PaymentModels to support CHW sustainability. loom.ly/CCwpc7o
I can’t wait to cite this in my MPH capstone…
I'm excited to share a new article in @Health_Affairs I co-authored with Ana Novais of @RIEOHHS.
As we work to improve public health systems, governments and philanthropies must center community leadership & trust-building. We share key lessons here: healthaffairs.org/content/fo…
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Elinor Higgins retweeted
Valentine,
Like prices for new cell and gene therapies,
My love for you surpasses all previous limits.
#HealthPolicyValentines
Take a look at how states adapted their contact tracing methods to meet the challenges of COVID—so proud of this work @NASHPhealth @drfixus
During the pandemic, states quickly stood up case investigation and #ContactTracing (CI/CT) programs to mitigate the spread of #Covid19 .
Explore key approaches states used in their CI/CT programs over the pandemic, along with lessons learned. loom.ly/r0HnceA
During the pandemic, how did states connect people with the necessary supports to successfully isolate or quarantine? We explore state strategies to support populations at highest risk for severe #Covid19. loom.ly/4rrNGmU
Elinor Higgins retweeted
A message to my fellow Mainers: youtube.com/watch?v=PzhMD2c7…
Elinor Higgins retweeted
Check out our brief to find out how states can use State Plan Amendments (SPAs) to shape #Medicaid benefits to address enrollee needs and reimburse for #CommunityHealthWorker services as part of a sustainable financing approach.
So excited to share this brief that we co-authored with the fantastic Carl Rush! Learn how states are using SPAs to authorize Medicaid reimbursement for CHW services and explore trends in advancing sustainable financing for the workforce.
Check out our brief to find out how states can use State Plan Amendments (SPAs) to shape #Medicaid benefits to address enrollee needs and reimburse for #CommunityHealthWorker services as part of a sustainable financing approach.
Elinor Higgins retweeted
States are taking steps to increase access to midwifery services in order to expand the #MaternalHealth workforce and help reduce maternal mortality.
Find out how Minnesota and Washington are leveraging #Medicaid reimbursement in our blog.
Honored to be included (alongside the wonderful @drfixus) in this #OnTheEvidence podcast from @MathematicaNow!!!
NASHP's @drfixus & @chelihigs join @MathematicaNow's #OnTheEvidence podcast to reflect on lessons learned from #ContactTracing during the pandemic—and how these lessons can inform efforts to prepare for future outbreaks.
🎧 bit.ly/3fYVFxP
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Elinor Higgins retweeted
NASHP's own @drfixus & @chelihigs join @MathematicaNow's #OnTheEvidence podcast to reflect on lessons learned from #ContactTracing during the pandemic—and how these lessons can inform efforts to prepare for future outbreaks.
🎧 bit.ly/3fYVFxP
Elinor Higgins retweeted
As the U.S. invests several billion dollars of pandemic relief funds, lessons learned about contract tracing could play a key role in ensuring smart investment. A new episode of our #OnTheEvidence podcast explores what's a stake.
mathematica.org/blogs/charti…
Elinor Higgins retweeted
#CommunityHealthWorker associations can be key partners for states as they seek to address community health priorities.
We explore best practices, challenges, and lessons learned: bit.ly/3QNYFtw
Elinor Higgins retweeted
Dan Tsai of @CMSGov talks about what’s coming down the pike in #Medicaid and supporting social determinants of health including nutrition and housing supports #NASHPCONF22
So excited for this session #NASHPCONF22
Looking forward to speaking on how we train a diverse public health workforce @uwsph at this meeting tomorrow!
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