P² Collaborative Grant Funding
Revenue - 2009 - 2011

Western New York Community Health Planning Institute (WNYCHPI)

Funded by a grant from the New York State Department of Health, the Institute supports population-based health planning to achieve appropriate alignment of health care resources.

Award Description	Grant Period	Amount	Support Activities
HEAL 9 – WNYCHPI development; P²serves as lead agency for grant.	3/09-2/11	$999,820	Goal 1: Develop the organizational and data analysis infrastructure that has defined capabilities to aggregate relevant data, analyze data accurately, develop timely and decision-focused reports and communicate the findings effectively. Guidelines for protecting proprietary data will be developed. Goal 2: Develop a planning framework such as the Institute for Health Improvement’s Triple Aim approach that involves diverse stakeholder organizations in assessing the communities’ health and addressing the health issues important to the community. Goal 3: Demonstrate the effectiveness of the Health Planning Institute for at least one significant regional community health issue – inappropriate Emergency Department (ED) utilization (includes addressing access to preventive, primary, and other ambulatory care services). This effort will include a focus on the state’s Prevention Agenda priorities (primarily access to care and chronic disease). Goal 4: Develop and implement a strategic communication process that engages communities in setting priorities and shares both the progress and results of the work undertaken. Goal 5: Develop and implement an evaluative process for the health planning framework and processes developed under Goals 1-4. This will include strengths and weaknesses of the processes developed to assess community health needs and trends and identify priorities. Goal 6: Coordinate with key stakeholder organizations to develop a sustainable business plan to operationally and financially support the Institute’s infrastructure (data gathering, data analytics, financial analyses, planning and communication) beyond the end of the grant period.