After Some Hurdles, California Whole Person Care Pilots Hit Stride


This Q&A highlights the California Safety Net Institute (SNI), a CIN partner organization, and its work to improve care for the state’s high-needs patients by breaking data-sharin­g barriers, leveraging community health workers and peer navigators, and delivering care outside clinic walls. SNI’s Amanda Clarke, MPH, associate director of programs, describes the challenges, lessons and opportunities of the state’s Whole Person Care pilots.

This Q&A highlights the California Safety Net Institute (SNI), a CIN partner organization, and its work to improve care for the state’s high-needs patients by breaking data-sharin­g barriers, leveraging community health workers and peer navigators, and delivering care outside clinic walls. SNI’s Amanda Clarke, MPH, associate director of programs, describes the challenges, lessons and opportunities of the state’s Whole Person Care pilots.