Membership
Join our Collaborative for access to educational resources, networking, and the latest cardiovascular health research. Contribute to statewide initiatives and advance heart health in Delaware.
Membership Benefits
As a member of our collaborative, you will have access to a wealth of resources and opportunities designed to support your professional development and improve client or patient care:
Educational Materials: Comprehensive guidelines, toolkits, and articles on various aspects of cardiovascular health.
Webinars and Workshops: Regularly scheduled sessions led by experts to keep you informed about the latest trends and best practices.
Research and Data: Access to the latest research findings and data relevant to cardiovascular health in Delaware.
Networking Opportunities: Connect with other professionals and organizations dedicated to improving cardiovascular outcomes.
Plus, the benefits that come with joining a community of people dedicated to the same thing:
Collaborative Learning and Community Impact: Gain an understanding of strategies and best practices for promoting heart health through shared learning. Work together on projects to address heart health disparities and promote health equity.
Resource Sharing: Access valuable resources, toolkits, and materials to improve your organization’s heart health initiatives.
Networking Opportunities: Connect with like-minded organizations, health professionals, and community leaders.
How the Collaborative Focuses on Health Equity
Community Engagement:
Involve community members in the planning and execution of initiatives.
Cultural Competence:
Promote culturally relevant strategies to reach all populations.
Data-Driven Decision-Making:
Use data to identify disparities and direct interventions.
Direct Interventions:
Address the needs of diverse communities, ensuring equitable access to resources and services.
Workgroups
The Delaware Cardiovascular Health Learning Collaborative supports the planning and implementation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Cardiovascular Health (CVH) Program. This includes assisting the Diabetes and Heart Disease Prevention and Control Program in implementing evidence-based practices; facilitating communication and the exchange of ideas; leveraging technical and financial resources to support initiatives that improve CVH outcomes; and directly addressing the social determinants of health through clinical and community-based interventions. Collaborative members inform state-level decisions by sharing the perspectives of their organizations, practices, and networks. They also serve as ambassadors for the Delaware Cardiovascular Health Learning Collaborative, proactively promoting the Collaborative and its priorities.
Members are encouraged to participate in Workgroups, which are organized around the Collaborative’s goals and priorities. Each Workgroup, led by Co-Chairs, is responsible for implementing the action steps needed to achieve a strategic goal. Collaborative members may choose to participate in Workgroups based on their interests, skills, or experience, and may join more than one if they wish.
Roles and Expectations for Participants and Resources
Delaware Cardiovascular Health Learning Collaborative Organizational Structure
The Collaborative is guided by the Leadership Team, which is made up of strategic leaders who provide oversight of the Collaborative and its statewide priorities. The Leadership Team members provide feedback and expert advice to enable strategic thinking and decision-making.
The Delaware Cardiovascular Health Learning Collaborative Chair and the Division of Public Health work in partnership to provide strategic guidance and oversight to accomplish the goals of the statewide strategic plan.
The Chair strives to maximize member engagement and ensures the sustainability of the Collaborative through strategic outreach to community partners and through proactive communications about the Collaborative and its measurable impacts on heart disease and stroke across the state.
The Division of Public Health provides oversight for the ongoing operations of the Collaborative, including bimonthly newsletters and regular meetings. They ensure that the Collaborative is working toward accomplishing the goals set forth in the strategic plan.
The Workgroups align with the four goal areas in the strategic plan and are responsible for implementing the action steps necessary to accomplish the priority strategies. Each Goal Area Group is formed around a priority strategy, and group membership changes based on members' interests, skills, and expertise as the priority strategy changes.
Each Goal Area Group has two Goal Area Co-Leads who ensure that the group meets regularly and is making progress on the actionable steps to achieve the priority strategy. Goal Area Leads serve on the Leadership Team and provide updates on group progress. Goal Area Leads also leverage resources, including the Collaborative’s leadership, to help their group overcome any challenges related to accomplishing the priority strategy.
The heart of the Collaborative is its members. The Collaborative consists of professionals representing broad and diverse organizations and facilities who collectively want to improve quality of life for all Delawareans through the prevention and control of cardiovascular disease and stroke.
Ways to Get Involved
- Tell people in your network about the Collaborative.
- Read and share the newsletter, Heart of the Matter.
- Suggest content to include in the newsletter — events, resources, or a story to highlight your facility or the work being done in your community.
- Attend learning events (webinars) sponsored by the Collaborative.
- Attend member meetings.
- Share with the Chair or Coordinator what your facility is doing related to heart disease and stroke and discuss how it relates to the state strategic plan.
- Share information about the Collaborative with your organization and share your organization’s ideas or concerns with the Collaborative.
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