Veterans of Results-Based Accountability are probably aware that public health is one of the sectors that uses the RBA framework the most. The connection between the framework and this industry has a long history of success. Many of our case studies come from public health departments. Our overview of Clear Impact for Public Health Departments provides a snapshot [...]
Published: April 28th, 2022 The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) has recently released its PHAB Standards & Measures Version 2022. This new version reflects current public health priorities, trends, and vetted best practices. It also works to simplify the documentation and accreditation process overall to make accreditation more accessible. Health departments may apply for initial [...]
In 2018, we wrote about a relatively unexplored health technology innovation that we coined the “e-CHIP” or “electronic community health improvement plan.” This type of health plan is created in a cloud-based data software instead of a Word document or PDF. While not necessarily a new concept or practice, e-CHIPs have become the preferred alternative to [...]
January 7, 2022 Many states, most recently New York, have settled with large opioid manufacturers in a series of ongoing lawsuits that have claimed companies like Johnson & Johnson were irresponsible in a way that resulted in an opioid crisis. Early settlements date back to 2016, and those states, including Kentucky and West Virginia, [...]
Clear Impact is excited to announce that Vibrant Hawai'i - a nonprofit organization focused on convening community partners to combat poverty and inequity in Hawai'i - has won the $25,000 grand prize in the Racial Equity Turn the Curve Poster Contest. Kalehua Kukahiko, Associate of Data, Impact, and Equity Initiatives at Vibrant Hawai'i presented [...]
October 19th, 2021 Combatting opioid misuse, addiction, and recovery is an incredibly complex issue influenced by unique factors in every community. Because of this complexity, organizations must collect vast amounts of data and disaggregate this data further to understand the impacts of socioeconomic status, race, gender, and more. Furthermore, determining cause and effect is [...]
The pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson, along with several other smaller manufacturers of opioids, are to pay $26 billion to assist in opioid relief across the country due to a recent settlement. The State of North Carolina is among the first to sign up to receive funds, and stands to see $750 million paid [...]
Across the nation, US states, local governments, communities, and their people are grossly harmed by the effects of opioid addiction. North Carolina and its counties and municipalities are engaged in ongoing investigations, litigation, and settlement discussions to hold these pharmaceutical companies and other players accountable for their alleged roles in the opioid crisis. Legislators [...]
Despite pharmaceutical companies' claims that addiction to opioids was nothing to worry about, opioid abuse continues to cause destruction throughout the United States. Some states have brought lawsuits against big pharmaceutical companies like Johnson & Johnson and Purdue Pharma, arguing deceptive marketing campaigns overselling the benefits of opioid use and downplaying risks. North Carolina [...]
You may have heard the phrase "unprecedented times" an unprecedented number of times over the past year and a half - especially as COVID-19 and its variants continue to wreak havoc across communities, industries, and economies worldwide. But it's true - direct service providers, businesses, governments, foundations, and communities alike currently face many challenges [...]
