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  • A group of adults at a volunteer training meeting.
    Toolkit

    Community Health Worker/ Promotores/Representative Training Program Best Practices

    This publication offers voluntary best practices for training community health workers, promotores, and representatives, helping programs strengthen quality while preserving community roots. Developed through broad stakeholder input, it promotes accessible, culturally responsive training that supports a trusted workforce statewide.

    •Health Workforce
  • Young woman reading a paper in an empty new apartment
    Toolkit

    Homebase Transitional Rent Resources

    These Transitional Rent resources provide implementation guidance for Medi-Cal managed care plans, counties, behavioral health agencies, Continuums of Care, and housing and homeless providers.

    •Homelessness
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    Toolkit

    Conducting a Needs and Assets Assessment for Older Adults Experiencing Homelessness

    Adults 50+ are the fastest-growing group experiencing homelessness. This toolkit helps communities assess needs, map assets, and build equity-centered strategies to improve health outcomes.

    •Homelessness, Older Adults
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    Toolkit

    Measures That Matter

    Behavioral health systems often track what’s easy to measure, not what matters most to people with serious mental illness. Aligning metrics with real priorities has the power to transform care.

    •Behavioral Health
  • Woman working on a laptop in an office.
    Toolkit

    Considerations for Medicare Billing in Federally Qualified Health Centers

    This guide supports FQHCs in navigating Medicare’s billing requirements and offers practical strategies for improving contracting, operations, and billing.

    •Medi-Cal, Older Adults
  • blueprint of a building
    Toolkit

    Blueprint for Sobering Care in California: Implementation Guide

    Sobering centers provide a safe, short-term alternative to emergency departments and jails for people experiencing acute intoxication from alcohol or other drugs. This resource guide supports the development, implementation, and sustaining of sobering centers in California.

    •Behavioral Health, Substance Use Disorder
  • Program administrator talking to a patient at a clinic
    Toolkit

    How Health Plans Can Improve the Medi-Cal Experience for Members with Complex Needs

    This step-by-step guide offers tips to managed care plans to craft member engagement strategies in developing and implementing successful programs.

    •Medi-Cal
  • Toolkit

    A Guide to Starting a Recuperative Care Program in California

    This practical guide provides step-by-step instructions for organizations looking to start or enhance recuperative care programs in California. It includes specific guidance on navigating California’s policy landscape and leveraging CalAIM funding.

    •Homelessness, Medical Respite
  • Toolkit

    Listening to Community Voices: A Health Plan’s Approach to Reduce Racial Disparities in Maternity Care

    Through a structured process with providers, health plan members, and CBOs, Molina Healthcare identified three lessons that might help other organizations collaborating with communities on reducing racial disparities in maternal health care.

    •Maternal Health, Racial Health Equity
  • Toolkit

    Going Beyond ROI to Create Cultures of Equity: How Internal DEIB Impacts Community Health Outcomes

    Health care leaders are asked to demonstrate how internal organizational diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) investments impact community health equity outcomes. To answer this question, CIN conducted a comprehensive environmental scan of academic literature, expert knowledge, and case studies…

    •Racial Health Equity
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    Toolkit

    Controlling Health Care Costs

    Health care is too expensive for many Californians. CHCF offers these resources that detail where health spending happens, why health care costs are increasing so rapidly, and what policymakers could consider to improve value in the system.

    •Health Care Costs and Financing
  • Toolkit

    Evaluating Innovations in Medicaid

    This Evaluation Toolkit is designed for founders of digital health companies whose products aim to improve health outcomes or promote health equity.

    •Medi-Cal
  • Medical practitioner talking on the phone looking at papers
    Toolkit

    Playbook for Complex Discharges

    This playbook helps managed care plans, hospitals, and nursing homes manage complex patient discharges, offering strategies to use Medi-Cal benefits and services to improve patient outcomes.

    •Health Workforce
  • Toolkit

    CalAIM Community Supports Early Adopters

    •Medi-Cal
  • Toolkit

    CalAIM Experiences: Implementer Views by Region

    •Medi-Cal