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    For a long time, social media was treated as a channel to be managed—a place to post, reply and repeat. But breakthrough brands know their social team’s expertise is the key to unlocking meaningful business decision-making that moves at the speed of social.

    By operating with proactive intelligence, Honda scaled their social team’s expertise, achieving a 251% increase in community engagement and a 91% high-quality engagement action rate—transforming social into a core data source underpinning their entire business strategy.

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    For a long time, social media was treated as a channel to be managed—a place to post, reply and repeat. But breakthrough brands know their social team’s expertise is the key to unlocking meaningful business decision-making that moves at the speed of social.

    By operating with proactive intelligence, Honda scaled their social team’s expertise, achieving a 251% increase in community engagement and a 91% high-quality engagement action rate—transforming social into a core data source underpinning their entire business strategy.

    Digging into the “why” behind the data allowed the Honda team to uncover social insights that now flow directly to R&D teams, shaping the future of products based on real-time customer sentiment and market needs.

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    California’s population is rapidly aging, and the over-60 population is growing racially and ethnically diverse faster than any other age group. By 2030, it is projected that one in four Californians will be an older adult.

    This growth — and the needs of an increasingly diverse aging population — demands that Californians take action to ensure older people get the support they need to live well. CHCF’s body of work on older adults involves CalAIM initiatives, home and community-based services, assisted living, and more.

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    Improving Care for Older Adults with Complex Needs

    The impacts of aging eventually affect us all. And yet, the needs of older Californians are often invisible to those not experiencing the challenges of aging themselves or caring for an aging loved one. This knowledge center spotlights CHCF’s work on improving care for older Californians with complex needs.

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    Learn about the first-hand experiences of Californians with complex health and social needs as they seek care. Their insights reveal both the promise of CalAIM’s vision and how implementation can be improved.


    Innovation Fund

    We partner with emerging companies to bring innovations and technology to California’s health care providers, payers, and patients so that all Californians have access to the care they need.

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    Health Care Leadership Program

    This two-year, part-time fellowship offers clinically trained health care professionals the experience and skills necessary for effective vision and leadership in the health care system.

    California Improvement Network

    The California Improvement Network (CIN) is a learning and action community that advances equitable health care experiences and outcomes for Californians through cross-sector connections, spreading good ideas, and implementing improvements.


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    English, Spanish, Chinese (Mandarin), Chinese (Cantonese), Japanese, Italian, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Arabic, French, Korean, Russian, German, Haitian, Creole, Polish, Romanian, Finnish, Turkish, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Danish, Czech, Portuguese, Indonesian, Ukrainian, Dutch, and Hindi.

    Join the CHCF Health Care Leadership Program

    This two-year, part-time program is for clinically trained health professionals in California, including behavioral health providers, nurses, dentists, and pharmacists, with at least five years of leadership experience. Led by national experts in workforce and leadership development at Healthforce Center at UCSF, the program addresses health care issues from the perspectives of business management and public policy. Applications are open April through June each year.

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