PULLING IT ALL TOGETHER: EVIDENCE-

BASED LEADERSHIP COUNCIL (EBLC)

MAKING OUR VISION A REALITY

Susan Snyder, Executive Director, EBLC

Overview

WHO:

Founding Members

WHAT:

The Evidence-Based Leadership Council (EBLC)

WHY:

Mission and Vision

DISCUSSION

Evidence-Based Programs (EBPs)

for Healthy Aging

Who is the EBLC?

EBLC Membership – EB Programs

Paige Denison, Project Enhance (EnhanceFitness and

EnhanceWellness)

Peggy Haynes & Patti League, Matter of Balance

Sue Hughes, Fit and Strong!

June Simmons & Sandy Atkins, Healthy Moves and

HomeMeds

Kate Lorig, Stanford Self-Management Programs

Lesley Steinman, PEARLS

Nancy Wilson, HealthyIDEAS

EBLC Membership –

Community Partners

Roseanne DiStefano, Elder Services of

Merrimack Valley, MA

Jennifer Raymond, Hebrew Senior Life, MA

Stephanie Fallcreek, Fairhill Partners, OH

Martha Peláez, Health Foundation of South

Florida

Don Smith, United Way of Tarrant County, TX

Paul Hepfer, Health Trust, CA

What is the EBLC?

“None of us is as smart as all of us”

Initially

Informal learning network with quarterly conference

calls, and

In-person meetings

Formalized during

Washington DC trip in 2012

Statement of Purpose

People, especially those with chronic conditions,

spend 99% of their time outside of the

healthcare system. We develop and deliver

evidence-based programs so people gain skills

and confidence to live a healthy life.

Mission and Vision

Mission

Increase delivery of evidence-based programs that

improve the health and well-being of diverse adult

populations.

Vision

An ever increasing number of adults engaged in

evidence-based programs that inform, activate and

empower them to improve their health and maintain

independence.

Core Work

Focused on opportunities to improve

coordination and efficiency around:

Marketing

Technical assistance, including readiness assessment,

fidelity, implementation planning and evaluation

Training and trainers in evidence-based programs

Licensing and fee structures

Creating business model

Our strengths

Reach diverse populations (e.g., ethnicity, ability, age)

Geographic Reach

Focused priorities

Person-centered

Suitable for all types of

organizations, coalitions and

settings

Data driven and outcome focused

Survey of Agencies Delivering Multiple

EBPs: Lessons Learned

Need for an EBLC

“We really feel these programs are very important

and we believe in them. I wish there were more of

them. We would love to see some kind of long term

investment in infrastructure that would allow us to

scale up and do the

programs right.”

Priorities for EBLC

Integrated training

Moderating cost

Integrated readiness assessment and planning

Shared marketing materials and strategies

Coordinated bundling/marketing of programs

National database of trainers and leaders

Priorities for EBLC

Coordinated national outcome database

Relationships with large regional and national

healthcare systems for scaling

Additional research (ROI, dissemination models, and

special population adaptations)

Models for implementation and sustainability

Best practices and creative partnerships

EBLC Funders

The Archstone Foundation

CDC Arthritis Program (through NACDD)

National Council on Aging

To create efficiencies for implementation sites, focusing on:

Commonalities and Differences

Readiness

Training

Technical Assistance (TA)

Data/Outcomes

Business Plan

Marketing

Future Activities

Shared readiness assessment/planning processes

Create bundles by: theme (e.g., fall prevention),

follow-on logic (e.g., CDSMP then physical activity),

population (e.g., depression), or

implementing staff (e.g., care managers, fitness instructors)

Pilot Integrated Training in 2-3 sites Combined or

Back-to-back training

Align licensing fees/structures

Set formal criteria for expanding the EBLC

Discussion

Discussion

What should the EBLC prioritize going forward?

Other Q & A / Comments about our work to date

Contact info

Susan Snyder

EBLC Executive Director

Partners in Care

Foundation

(206) 920-5893

ssnyder@picf.org

Dianne Davis, MPH

EBLC Administrator

Senior Director

Partners in Care

Foundation

(818) 837.3775 (116)

ddavis@picf.org