The voices of community members, families, and patients are central to meaningful community member engagement. Experience and testimony provide valuable insight that other data cannot.
Hear directly from community members in resources highlighting their experiences, insights, and ideas.
How Do Members Experience Medicaid?
Explores the importance of member experience advisory councils, and how implementing these groups can help programs streamline operations, foster inclusivity and equality, and promote perspectives that can improve Medicaid for community members.
Centering Lived Expertise to Address Food Insecurity
Shares the voices of people with direct experience using public programs on the value of cross-program coordination and incorporating lived expertise into policymaking and implementation processes to address food insecurity.
Addressing Challenges Faced by Immigrant Populations Seeking Public Benefits
Features Alice Aluoch, a community partner with lived expertise on CHCS’ Exploring Cross-Agency Partnerships to Address Food Insecurity initiative.
Advocating for Policy Changes to Improve Access to Services
Features Yolanda Gordon, a community partner with lived expertise on CHCS’ Exploring Cross-Agency Partnerships to Address Food Insecurity initiative.
Driving Cross-Program Alignment to Better Serve Individuals Receiving Public Benefits
Features Tamika L. Moore, a community partner with lived expertise on CHCS’ Exploring Cross-Agency Partnerships to Address Food Insecurity initiative.
Mobilizing Community Insights to Improve Policy and Implementation Processes
Features Barbie Izquierdo, a community partner with lived expertise on CHCS’ Exploring Cross-Agency Partnerships to Address Food Insecurity initiative.
Partnering to Fight Hunger: Breaking-Down Silos and Incorporating Lived Expertise
Highlighted opportunities to address food insecurity by connecting state partners and centering lived expertise, drawing from a recent national exploration undertaken by CHCS.
