Dr. Jennifer Lundblad

But oftentimes it feels like the health systems and the health plans, the payers wield more power because they tend to have more resources.

So we've created this process by which we have a guiding council and we have intentionally had members on the guiding council that are disproportionately larger numbers of the community organizations

smaller numbers of healthcare and smaller numbers of health plans and payers, because if it doesn't work for the community organizations, it's not going to work for anyone else.

So let's elevate and empower the voices of community as we co-design this work so that in the end, we can have a system that works universally for all parties in this multi-sector approach.

So that's an example of

bringing together community organizations and that community voice in the co-design process in ways that aren't just token representation, but they're actually the majority of who's in this group.

And so they're driving the discussion.

They're driving the direction of the work.

But we welcome those partnerships.

We know we need trusted partners that are on the ground and in the field in communities like yours, Clarence, in order to do our work.

So we're constantly seeking and engaging those sorts of relationships and partnerships.

So let's figure out how we can work together.

Well, you just used a word that's what we kind of sit on when we do this work, which is we listen and learn.

We ask questions.

Where are the influencers in this community?

Who are they?

Sometimes they're in formal leadership roles.

Sometimes they're in informal leadership roles.

Where are networks already existing?

Who's already working together?