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Community Health Alliances PodcastAlbert Lea Fire DepartmentJoin Amy and Steve as they talk to Deputy Chief Jeff Laskowski and Captain Bart Berven about starting a Community Health Alliance in Albert Lea, Minnesota.2024-04-0727 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastHealthcare Technology Integration with ZempleeAmy and Steve sit down with Jeff Arbuckle and Mike Liskai from Zemplee, Inc. to discuss how healthcare technology will begin to play a larger role in identifying potential issues before they reach a crisis point.2024-03-2729 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastGrant Kramme - Echo DataAmy and Steve talk to Grant Kramme from Echo Data on how to use data to visualize, understand, and shape our communities.2024-03-1729 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastMichael Juntunen - President of the MN Ambulance AssociationJoin Amy and Steve as they have a discussion with Michael Juntunen from the MN Ambulance Association and Mayo Clinic Ambulance Service about community health and community paramedicine in greater Minnesota.2024-02-2829 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastDr. Michael WilcoxWe start off our 2024 Community Health Alliance Season with Saint Louis Park Fire Chief, Steve Koering, and Care Resource Connection CEO, Amy Lucht, have a conversation with Dr Mike Wilcox about the current and future state of Community Health.2024-02-1425 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastAmericorps - Public & Community Health DiscussionJoin us as Fire Chief, Steve Koering, and Care Resource Connection CEO, Amy Lucht, have a discussion with Americorps Volunteers Ivana Ndege and Jen Wulf about their journey and perspective leading up to and becoming part of Americorp and their first few weeks with Care Resource Connection.2023-11-0822 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastYear In ReviewSteve and Amy reflect upon the past year's podcasts, community health, and the direction of the Community Health Alliance in this recap.2023-10-1814 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastThe Minute Clinic guy and the Fire Department lady a new partnership on MN?Join us as we chat with Steve Pontius, Minute Clinic Founder and now President & COO of Healthemed, Alisha Miller, Vice President of Sales, Jason Tank (Chief Operations of Programs with Care Resource Connection) and Chief Koering on how HealtheMed, a public benefit company that offers, Clinic@HomeTM, provides a virtual telehealth connection between at-home populations with their clinicians through its hybrid-telehealth platform.
Steve Pontius
President & COO
HealtheMed, A Public Benefit Corporation
Alisha Miller, MHA, MPT
Vice President, Sales
healthemed.com
...2023-10-1129 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastReal Estate ResourcesPlease join us as we chat with Penelope Frohardt about Real Estate Resources - The benefits of planning ahead when we are faced with tough options and choices, when the best time and a resource to reach out to with your questions.
Penelope Frohardt
Coldwell Banker Realty 612-237-5611
PenelopetheRealtor@gmail.com
www.PenelopetheRealtor.com2023-10-0527 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastWhen a nursing home calls 911 - who should respond and why?We discuss with Chris Turner on how our partnership with Monarch Healthcare Management is leading the way in our Community Risk Reduction efforts in St Louis Park and as we scale across Minnesota.Chris Turner Regional Director of Business Development Monarch Health Care Management https://monarchmn.com2023-09-2726 minCommunity Health Alliances Podcast1 Year AnniversaryCelebrating our 1 year CHA Podcast anniversary with Amy and Steve on where we’ve been and we are going next! Many thanks to our guests, listeners and Bill Chase as our Podcast Producer with Monarch Healthcare Management! Open to feedback and suggestions for upcoming episodes please contact Amy Lucht via email amy@caresourceconnections.org and Steve Koering via email skoering@stlouisparkmn.gov 2023-09-2014 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastA new senior homecare and home maintenance partnership connectionIn this episode we talk with Jennifer Bauernfeind, Owner
Comfort Keepers Maple Grove, Osseo, Edina and her husband Tim Bauernfeind about
their newest business TruBlue. TrueBlue is also a national franchise with a
mission to help seniors. Our services are handyman services, and the company
has the mission of making homes safe for seniors to age in place. We share a
huge focus on home safety and fall prevention. Learn more about how we will
work together in the CHA.
2023-08-3019 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastSt Kate’s and Normadale’s CHW Interns share their experiences with our CHA modelIn this episode you will meet our second cohort of Community Healthcare Worker
Interns from Normandale Community College and St Catherine’s University.
Nadiira, Jackie and Mina share their internship experience with our listeners
and how the Care Resource Connection Internship Program is setting them up for
success in more ways than they thought! We see all three of these students
being a great addition to our nonprofit work in Community Health
2023-08-2325 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastPersons with Disabilities and Legal- Aid Resource partnership Connection
In this episode we talk with Anna Phearman, Public Health
Advocate with the Minnesota Disability Law Center. We discuss her fierce advocacy
for the disability community and how she has dedicated her career to addressing
the inequities faced by members of the disability community, herself included.
Prior to her time at MDLC, Anna worked for a range of disability-related
organizations, from a startup to a national advocacy group to a local service
provider. In September, Anna will be taking her public health work one step
further by starting a Master of Public Health program at the University...2023-08-1629 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastNew Age-Friendly Grant AwardIn this episode, Amy Lucht CEO Care Resource
Connection shares the newest grant awarded to the nonprofit by MN Dept of Human
Services, Age-Friendly MN Community Grants for the Community Health Alliance
work in Anoka and Hennepin Counties. We discuss how we plan to build on the
roadmap we developed in St Louis Park during the pandemic to scale this model
to other communities to serve our aging populations. This is a collaborative
space that will have additional episodes that we will share with our listeners
with more community risk reduction updates.
2023-07-1918 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastBuilding inclusive teamsTodd Williams with TB Williams Consulting joins
us in this episode to discuss his consulting work with putting together the
DEI-B Training for the Fire and Police Departments in partnership with Care
Resource Connection on the MDH Regional Health Equity Grant in Anoka County. He
shares his vision in working with and building inclusive teams and creating
meaningful outcomes. We discuss how we can solve problems better with
difference. Join us as we listen, absorb and accept how to extend more spaces
with understanding ways to connect with communities.
2023-07-1325 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastLeading with FoodDr. Mfon Archibong is the President of Grace
Restoration International (GRI). He is an author and speaker. He holds a Doctor
of Philosophy Degree in Public Health and Health Education, a master’s degree
in educational administration, and is an Adjunct Professor at St Cloud State
University. He works with trusted community messengers to unravel racial and
social injustice, and advance equity and inclusion. In this episode we discuss
how to work with communities by leading with food, having partnership be the
focus, and understanding the importance of trauma informed care. We also
discuss how Dr. Mfon Archibong is wo...2023-06-2928 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastBuilding relationships with Jewish CommunitiesLaura Monn Ginsburg is a partner and principle
at Apparatus, a woman-owned and operated general benefit corporation. An avid
volunteer and advocate, Laura is deeply engaged with National Council of Jewish
Women, a national organization with local sections working to advocate,
support, and work for rights of women, children, and families. Laura started
locally with the MN section of NCJW where she served as a board chair
2018-2020. She joined the national board in 2020 and will become board chair
this summer. In this episode, we discuss the building relationships with Faith
Leaders in our Jewish communities and key factors...2023-06-2124 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastCHW Graduates Malia Omar and Judith BihDuring this episode you will hear their journey as they completed their Community Healthcare Worker course at Normandale Community College, and also their 80 hours of internship under Amy Lucht's direction. Please learn how they came to join us, the impact they have already made as well as how they hope to serve our community as part time employees of the St Louis Park Fire Department and Care Resource Connection in other communities. Both have made Minnesota CHW's in the Fire Service, as they are the first to fully complete their 80 hours and internship packets as designed by the college t...2023-06-0723 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastNew Referral Care Coordinator Tonya BrooksDuring this episode, we discuss how it is vital to the Community Health Program to have the right person in this role to be that bridge between the crews and the care team, advocating for the patient and balancing the level of accountability and care team collaboration to impact the patients quality of life. The Care Coordination model designed by Care Resource Connection is the only way to ensure measurable results and have healthcare system and insurance companies engagement to scale and replicate this program. We couldn't have done this alone, thankfully Park Nicollet awarded the Community Health Alliance a g...2023-05-2622 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastTrusted Messengers- Embedded CHW's in our BIPOC and Immigrant CommunitiesOur special guest in this episode are WellShare International Directors Andrea Ross and Ellen Saliares, MPH. During this episode we discuss our MDH Regional Health Equity Grant in Anoka County, and how we are hosting listening sessions and identifying the "Trusted Messengers" in our BIPOC and Immigrant Communities to learn about the barriers to accessing primary care and connecting to health and community resources. We learn about Wellshare's approach to community health and how essential community health workers are to health equity. WellShare is excited to be partnering with Care Resource Connections and other community partners on this MDH Grant...2023-05-1726 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastTrusted Messengers- Our Aging PopulationOur special guest in this episode is Ann Budig, the Building Manager for Banfill Crossing, a market rate independent living 55 and older apartment building located in Fridley, MN. During this episode we discuss our MDH Regional Health Equity Grant in Anoka County, and how we are hosting listening sessions and identifying the "Trusted Messengers" in our Aging Population to learn about the barriers to accessing primary care and connecting to health and community resources. During these listening sessions we learned some specific information that this group of seniors shared that we will help bring awareness to and provide assistance an...2023-05-0825 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastTrusted Messengers- How we plan to identify them in the communitiesOur special guest in this episode is Kyrstin Schuette, a principle at Apparatus. Apparatus is a full-service public affairs and political consulting firm led by veteran strategists with diverse skillsets, creative ideas, and a relentless drive for success. We're experts in getting people to take notice and take action to make a positive difference. During this episode we discuss our MDH Regional Health Equity Grant in Anoka County and the details of our grant project. Care Resource Connection will develop and facilitate a series of monthly community health forums to help identify Trusted Community Messengers in Anoka County. These me...2023-04-1327 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastSilicone Valley and a Community Health Connection (Part 2)Part 2 of a 2-part discussion; A solution-oriented and energetic leader, Aparna Pujar, CEO and Co- founder of Zemplee is joined by Jeff Arbuckle the companies Chief Commercial Officer to continue the conversation from Part 1 about how the Zemplee product solution can be implemented in multiple settings.
In this podcast you will learn about the simple design and minimal challenges to install and activate this very important technology. They describe how their efforts have minimized almost every barrier to implementation. As part of Zemplee’s work with Care Resource Connection a pilot is planned for two locations to inclu...2023-04-0529 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastSilicone Valley and a Community Health Connection (Part 1)Part 1 of a 2 part discussion; A solution-oriented and energetic leader, Aparna Pujar has created a dynamic career as an entrepreneur, product visionary, and technologist. With over 20 years in business, engineering, and product leadership roles, Aparna has brought world-class products to technology companies focused in areas such as media, healthcare, and retail, and in her current role as the CEO and founder of Zemplee. And learn how Amy and Jeff Arbuckle the Chief Commercial Officer at Zemplee are planning on bringing a Zemplee Pilot to Minnesota. Learn what Zemplee is and how did Zemplee come to be? …. Aparna started the comp...2023-03-3029 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastOpportunities in Emergency Care (OEC)OEC is an award-winning medical education program at Spring Lake Park High School, taught by Bill Neiss and the nursing assistant is taught by Jennifer Neiss. This program offers real hands-on learning experience and extensive opportunities to students interested in serving others in the healthcare field. As a ninth grader the student can get a First Aide/CPR Certification. At the age of 16, they can obtain your EMR, and also their nursing assistant certifications. At 18 they can can obtain an EMT, and begin the Firefighter 1 training. The opportunity for an OEC student is gainful employment in the healthcare and...2023-03-2326 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastRace, Equity, Diversity and InclusionRadious Guess, City of St Louis Park Race Equity and Inclusion Director and Jocelyn Hernandez Swanson, City of St Louis Park Race, Equity, & Inclusion Specialist, sharing with us (and our listeners) how we can begin this journey of having deeper community engagements with people of color, marginalized and our under-served populations. We ask our expert guests how Care Resource Connection can set best practices with educating communities using the Race Equity Tools as well as community outreach and engagement best practices. As grantees of a MDH Regional Health Equity Network Grant, Care Resource Connection wants to take this expert...2023-03-0826 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastBuilding Social Capital to Meet the Growing NeedOne of the largest recognized challenges in healthcare is staffing. Finding, training, and retaining qualified staff is shared across all facets of the industry. As a person who is tasked with guiding young people towards these careers Kara Mueller, the Coordinator for Career and College Readiness shares the challenges and some of the wins that she has been part of at St Louis Park High School. An interesting fact shared by Kara is that young people overwhelmingly ask for healthcare focused course work. It is with that in mind that the Certified Nurse Assistant program (CNA) was implemented and...2023-02-1622 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastThe Communities Most Trusted ResourceThe Community Health Alliance began in St Louis Park when the fire department and Care Resource Connection partnered to solve the historical problem of connecting our most vulnerable to needed resources, thus reducing the dependency on the 911 system. Now after nearly 8 years the program has evolved into an effective deliverer of services managed under a structured care coordination system designed by Care Resource Connection. Firefighters, as the most trusted community resource connect with patients with a simple question “Are you open and willing to accept help”. Invariably the answer is yes, and from that point the program begins to work...2023-02-0922 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastGrowing Partnerships That Make a DifferenceIn her role as the Senior Director of Home and Community Services at Park Nicollet/ HealthPartners, Linda Baumeister sees firsthand the challenges and opportunities that exist while serving this important population. Linda has been a long-time advocate of the work our alliance is doing and has guided and partnered on many projects including our most recent success of the Park Nicollet Foundation funding our care coordination position. She talks through the complexities of the various programs that she oversees and reaffirms the importance of our partnership to meet the goals within our community. Linda is respected leader in the healthcare...2023-02-0224 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastConsolidation, Collaboration and Creativity: Meeting the Challenge Head OnIn this podcast Dan Strittmater, who is a Vice President for Monarch Healthcare Management shares the multitude of opportunities and challenges that exist within the senior care industry. Monarch has been around for around seven years with a plan to acquire nursing homes in the same geographic area with the hope of getting them to work together better. Monarch has been a strong partner for our Alliance including the sponsoring of this podcast. Having just purchased three new sites In St Louis Park opens the mind for how to reimagine how each site might deliver more specific kinds of...2023-01-2520 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastPurpose Driven PaychecksAmy Lucht - is the CEO of Care Resource Connections and the Program Director of the SLPFD Community Health Program. Steve and Amy discuss the United Way Grant "Purpose Drive Paychecks" and how Care Resource Connection is working with the St Louis Park high School to bring the community stakeholders together to create a new Health Care Exploration Program with a mentorship component, and certification building to build a resilient CNA workforce to work in our community long term care, senior living, and hospital settings. And how at the end of the mentorship program the student will have gained t...2022-12-2222 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastCommunity Healthcare Workers ReimaginedCindy Carow Schiebe is currently a faculty member at Normandale Community College and teaches in the Public Health department, which houses the Community Health Worker Certificate. She is currently a board member of the MN Community Health Worker Alliance (CHW) and is the co-chair of the CHW Alliance Education committee. In addition to her 25 years of experience in education and community outreach, she has participated in many community level boards to help create greater access for her fellow community members. In this episode we discuss our the partnership the CHA has with Normandale College and the CHW Program and w...2022-12-1523 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastHome Care and Community HealthJennifer Bauernfeind is the owner of one of six Minnesota Comfort Keepers in home care offices. Her locations are in Edina and Osseo, serving most of the west and northwest areas of the metro. Comfort Keepers will mark 25 years in 2023 as a leading care provider that serves adults over 18 in their homes with the goal of delivering the highest quality of care and elevating the human spirit. In this episode we discuss our partnership in the CHA Program, what value she sees coming out of this and what type of impact this work will has in our communities. We w...2022-12-0722 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastLong Term Care and Rehab Facility CollaborationsIn this podcast Amy Lucht CEO of Care Resource Connection, Steve Koering Chief of the St Louis Park Fire Department and Chad Ketcham LNHA, MHA Administrator Villa at St Louis Park discuss the challenges sites are now facing with readmission to the Transitional Care Units and the gaps for a safe discharge plan to home with a fire fighter safe home visit. We discuss how the fire department and the long term care sites can collaborate beyond the fire prevention and emergency planning focus. And share how our pilot program has impacted positive change and reduced the readmission rates in...2022-11-3020 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastSenior Living Campus CollaborationsIn this podcast Amy Lucht CEO of Care Resource Connection, Steve Koering Chief of the St Louis Park Fire Department and Betsy LaMarre; LALD, Executive Director Tower Light discuss how the SLP LTC Group was formed, how we came together during the pandemic, and now today the need still exists for these creative partnerships to enhance the residents living experience. We discuss the weekly 911 call reports and how they help both the fire department and the sites, and how keeping the sites connected and sharing resources is still the ultimate goal in this community. We share our journey for o...2022-11-1721 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastSenior Living Campuses and the Fire Departmentn this podcast Amy Lucht CEO of Care Resource Connection, Steve Koering Chief of the St Louis Park Fire Department and Barbara Klick, RN, MBA, LeadingAge Chair and CEO Sholom, discuss how Fire Departments and Senior Living Campuses can collaborate. How the 911 report Model, Care Resource Connection developed, helps bridge the gaps inside the facilities, supporting staff, connecting residents and the joint collaborative efforts and challenges with the high utilization of 911. Sharing the new challenges nursing homes and senior living campuses are facing today, and how we need to prepare.2022-11-1025 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastBuilding consensus through engaged leadership and experienceA key activity at the Minnesota State Fire Chiefs is the focus on legislative issues which confront the fire service while creating space where discussion and information sharing can occur with stakeholders in attendance. A leader in this work for the State Chiefs Association is Fire Chief BJ Jungmann from Burnsville Mn and the current Legislative Chair. Chief Jungmann shares his perspectives as the Chief of a full-service fire department in the current environment, as well as the changing landscape of issues around EMS at the State Capital.2022-11-0219 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastFrom the PresidentWe had the great honor of presenting our work at the recent Minnesota State Fire Chiefs Conference in Duluth MN and while there we connected with T. John Cunningham the Fire Chief for the City of Brooklyn Park MN and the current President of the Minnesota State Fire Chiefs Association. John shares his thoughts on both his department’s role in community health, but also the challenges of addressing these issues across the broader Minnesota fire service.2022-11-0222 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastReal World ApplicationsFollowing the workshop, we presented on Community Health; A community Risk Reduction Strategy Amy and I met with two participants to gauge their feedback and to learn more about their specific challenges. Interim Chief of Moorhead MN, Jeff Wallin, and Battalion Chief Jeremy Hutchinson of the Cloquet Fire District in Cloquet MN share the unique challenges within their response area, and how what they learned might help them create change2022-11-0221 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastCommunity Health Alliance- A Community Call to ActionIn this podcast Amy Lucht CEO of Care Resource Connection, Steve Koering Chief of the St Louis Park Fire Department discuss how to get buy in to build community resource partnerships. How Amy began the call to action by developing bat lines and a process for others follow her lead with a common mission. Why it’s so challenging to navigate and connect resources. Learn why a call to action is vital to the overall population health initiatives, and why the fire departments are in the center of that call.2022-10-2619 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastA New Mission in Anoka County with Fridley Public SafetyIn this podcast Amy Lucht CEO of Care Resource Connection, Steve Koering Chief of the St Louis Park Fire Department and Fridley Public Safety Deputy Fire Chief Maddison Zikmund discuss the new Community Health/Community Risk Reduction Program. How they plan to create a Community Health Alliance in Fridley. What ways they will focus on prevention and after the call needs to connect to resources. What new innovative staffing models they will create to support this program. And learn how community forums will be used to build a more resilient community in Anoka County.2022-10-2021 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastWest Fargo Fire DepartmentIn this podcast we check in with the West Fargo ND Fire Department on the day that Amy Lucht CEO of Care Resource Connection, and Co-Founder of the Community Health Alliance is training them on how to do the work within their community guided by the Community Health Alliance framework. For fire chiefs who are considering engagement in community risk reduction for EMS or local community resources looking for a trusted partner like the fire department. The West Fargo department is leading by example connecting with community, elected officials and their healthcare systems to courageously move forward with this i...2022-10-1322 minCommunity Health Alliances PodcastMental Health; A Community Health PriorityIn this podcast Rob Edwards the CEO of Lee Carlson Center for Mental Health and Wellbeing shares his views of how communities need to find more ways to meet the challenge of mental health and how the industry needs to adapt and innovate to the growing demand. Lee Carlson is a proven provider and collaborator within the communities they serve and a role model for effective compassionate mental health services.2022-10-0521 min
Community Health Alliances PodcastWhen a Community Decides to ActDan Krier the Fire Marshal for the City of Brooklyn Park MN shares their cities decision to address the growing demands within their diverse community and how they are deploying the program design of the Community Health Alliance to meet the needs. The flexibility of the care coordination model allows them to deploy this community risk reduction strategy in a sustainable collaborative way involving their community based resources.2022-09-2918 min
Community Health Alliances PodcastCommunity Health through the Eyes of the PhysicianIn this podcast Dr Michael Wilcox a nationally recognized expert in the area of community health, and a recognized architect of todays community paramedicine and EMT programs shares his thoughts and experience in designing and delivering innovative solutions for community health programs. Dr Wilcox’s assertion that we must meet patients where they are is the hallmark of how these programs get built and sustained.2022-09-2021 min
Community Health Alliances PodcastWhen Innovation and Passion Build an AllianceIn this podcast Steve Koering Fire Chief for the City of St Louis Park MN and Amy Lucht CEO of Care Resource Connection share the path they have taken to create the partnership known as the Community Health Alliance. This alliance is designed to meet patients who are accessing 911, and how they identify the social determinants that are challenging their ability to thrive and the process of connecting them with resources in a collaborative sustained way through care coordination.2022-09-2021 min