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Document Measures for Aligning
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Developed by the Population Health Innovation Lab (PHIL) at the Public Health Institute 
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with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and leadership from the Georgia Health Policy Center
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Extent to which interventions are sustained over time
ACH OutcomesSustainabilityInterventionsAnnual report
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Meeting minutes
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Alignment of portfolio of interventions with vision and purposeACH OutcomesSystems ChangeAlignment of interventionsWebsites
Annual reports
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Ongoing funding sources are known. ACH OutcomesSustainabilityOngoing FundingAnnual report
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Presence of Wellness Fund or other braided/blended funding stream.
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Adoption of Value-Based Payment models. ACH OutcomesSustainability
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% of organizations with objectives aligned to ACH's goalsACH OutcomesSystems ChangeMission alignmentWebsites
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Presence of affirmed value case/proposition.ACH OutcomesSustainabilityAffirmed ValueAnnual report
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Number of new data sharing agreements establishedACH OutcomesSystems ChangeData systemsAnnual reports
Contracts
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# and type of interventions designed to improve health equityACH OutcomesHealth EquityHealth equity interventionsAnnual reports
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Yes/no equity in vision or mission statementACH OutcomesHealth EquityHealth equity intentAnnual reports
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Extent to which interventions are mutually reinforcingACH OutcomesSystems ChangeAlignment of interventionsMeeting minutes
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Meeting frequencyCapacity for Joint ActionProcedural ArrangementsMeeting arrangementsMeeting minutes
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Meeting accessibility (location, phone/videoconferencing, date)Capacity for Joint ActionProcedural ArrangementsMeeting arrangementsMeeting minutes
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Third-party facilitationCapacity for Joint ActionProcedural ArrangementsMeeting arrangementsMeeting minutes
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# and type of formal agreements in place (MOU/A, charter, contract, etc.)Capacity for Joint ActionInstitutional ArrangementsAgreementsMOUs
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# and type of formal rules/regulations in place (ground rules, operating protocols, decision rules, charters, bylaws, etc.)Capacity for Joint ActionInstitutional ArrangementsRules & regulationsMOUs
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% of leadership roles filled in ACH (initiator/champion, sponsor, facilitator/mediator, scientific/technical experts, public decision makers)Capacity for Joint ActionLeadershipLeadership capacityMeeting minutes
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Charters
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Technical studies developed by ACH and shared with participantsCapacity for Joint ActionKnowledgeKnowledge generation
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Diversity of people presentingCapacity for Joint ActionLeadershipLeadership diversityMeeting minutes
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Diversity of people taking on action itemsCapacity for Joint ActionLeadershipLeadership diversityMeeting minutes
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Existence of technical working groupsCapacity for Joint ActionKnowledgeKnowledge generationAnnual reports
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Cost-share or travel reimbursementCapacity for Joint ActionResourcesACH resource generation
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Efforts to raise technical competence of participantsCapacity for Joint ActionResourcesACH resource generation
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% of participants contributing resources of each type to CGR (funding; in-kind support; meeting space; travel expenses; telecommunications; technical, technological, and logistical support; administrative and organizational assistance; and the requisite skills and expertise for data gathering and analysis and for implementation functions)Capacity for Joint ActionResourcesParticipant resource contributionMeeting minutes
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# and type of resources available for use by ACH participantsCapacity for Joint ActionResourcesACH resource generationAnnual reports
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Diversity of participants attending meetingsPrincipled EngagementDiversityDiversity of participationMeeting minutes
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# of participants involved in collaborative determinations (setting agendas, creating work groups, etc.)Principled EngagementDeterminationCollaborative determinationsMeeting minutes
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Mechanism to identify stakeholder groupsPrincipled EngagementDiversityDiversity of inclusionMeeting minutes
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Diversity of individuals participating in discussionsPrincipled EngagementDiversityDiversity of participationMeeting minutes
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Proportion of parties that formally reveal interests, concerns, and valuesPrincipled EngagementDiscoveryDiscovery OpportunitiesMeeting minutes
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Extent of public outreach by ACHPrincipled EngagementDiversityDiversity of inclusionMeeting minutes
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# of “discovery” opportunities per year (meetings, conferences, review periods, etc.)Principled EngagementDiscoveryDiscovery OpportunitiesAnnual reports
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# of “definition” resources created per year (definition sheets, resource libraries, theory of change, logic model, strategic plan, evaluation criteria, task descriptions, etc.)Principled EngagementDefinitionDefinition resourcesAnnual reports
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Evidence of shared problem definitionPrincipled EngagementDefinitionDefinition activitiesMeeting minutes
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Parties jointly reflect on processPrincipled EngagementDefinitionDefinition activitiesMeeting minutes
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# of meetings where “deliberation” occurs (e.g. active discussion among participants; not information dissemination/update meetings)Principled EngagementDeliberationDeliberative meetingsMeeting minutes
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Ratio of meetings emphasizing discussion versus presentationsPrincipled EngagementDeliberationDeliberative meetingsMeeting minutes
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Use of “deliberation technologies” (e.g. brainstorming, ranking)Principled EngagementDeliberationDeliberative technologiesMeeting minutes
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Distribution of decision making among participantsPrincipled EngagementDeterminationEquity in determinationsMeeting minutes
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Development of an ACH-specific theory of changePrincipled EngagementTheory of ChangeACH-specific theory of changeAnnual reports
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Use of negotiations vs. formal submissions to influence decisionShared MotivationInternal LegitimacyCredibility of processesMeeting minutes
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% of participants formally committed to CGR (through MOU/A, charter, contract, etc.)Shared MotivationCommitmentFormal commitmentMOUs
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Node degree distribution among ACH participantsSystem contextPower relationsPower disparityMeeting minutes
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Extent to which relatively powerful actors are distributed across geographic areas in the ACH communitySystem contextPower relationsGeographic power distributionMeeting minutes
Google Maps
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Extent to which relatively powerful actors are distributed across sectors in the ACH communitySystem contextPower relationsSectoral power distributionMeeting minutes
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Closeness centrality (node) / Centralization (network)System contextNetwork characteristicsNetwork centralizationMeeting minutes
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Degree (node) / Density (network)System contextNetwork characteristicsNetwork densityMeeting minutes
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Type of organization that led implementation in each ACH community (e.g. public health department, hospital, nonprofit organization, etc.)System contextGovernance structureInitiating leadershipAnnual reports
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Dollar amount of funding received to dateSystem contextFinancingFunding levelsAnnual reports
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# of local jurisdictions included in ACHSystem contextScaleGeographic scaleWebsites
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# of formal partnersSystem contextScalePartnership scaleAnnual reports
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% of board members by sector as compared to ACH participants by sectorSystem contextPower relationsRepresentative governanceAnnual reports
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# of diverse characteristics (node) / % of diverse participants (network)System contextNetwork characteristicsNetwork diversityAnnual reports
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