Contexture, Arizona’s health information exchange (HIE), teamed up with the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) — and in collaboration with 2-1-1 Arizona and Solari Crisis & Human Services — to implement a single, statewide referral system (CommunityCares) to address social determinants of health (SDOH) needs in Arizona.
Our Mission
To streamline access to vital services through a closed-loop referral process that provides confirmation when social services are delivered.
Program Genesis
AHCCCS, Arizona’s state Medicaid agency, launched its Whole Person Care Initiative (WPCI) to focus on the social factors that have an impact on individual health and well-being, such as housing, employment, criminal justice, non-emergency transportation and home and community-based services interventions.
Whole Person Care Initiative
SDOH research suggests that social risk factors, behaviors and physical environment contribute 80% to an individual’s overall health while access to quality healthcare only contributes 20%.
Program Goals
CommunityCares System Features
The Journey Thus Far…
Advantages for Community-Based Organizations
As organizations aimed at making desired improvements to a community’s social health, well-being and overall functioning, community-based organizations (CBOs) are instrumental in providing necessary services to support those in need.
CommunityCares provides myriad benefits designed to enhance care coordination and, ultimately, help better meet the needs of the
organization and people it serves, such as:
Questions About CommunityCares?
Questions About CommunityCares?
Contact the CommunityCares team at communitycares@contexture.org.
Visit the CommunityCares Arizona page on the Unite Us website.
For more information about our brand guidelines, please download the CommunityCares Visual Style Guide.
Program Partners
