our mission

We bring health care, social services, and other sectors together to share best practices and accelerate data-informed improvements in equitable population and community health.

what we do

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Health System Delivery Improvement

Better Health Partnership's member health systems work together to improve care and health outcomes of children and adults living in Northeast Ohio.
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Community Health Impact

Better Health Partnership enables cross-sector stakeholders to advance health equity and improve regional population and community health.
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Social Determinants of Health

The Better Health Pathways HUB connects patients and at-risk individuals living in Cuyahoga County to care and resources to help meet health and social needs.
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news, events & updates

Better Health Partnership Names Dr. Robert Eick President & CEO

Robert Eick, MD, MPH, has been named the incoming President and CEO for Better Health Partnership, Northeast Ohio’s trusted regional health improvement collaborative that aspires to achieve exceptional health value and eradicate health disparities. He succeeds Rita Navarro-Horwitz, RN, who has served the organization since 2011 and will be retiring at the end of 2024.

“Robert brings significant expertise designing and implementing innovative value-based models to advance quality improvement and a commitment to equity-centered community health initiatives focused on addressing the social drivers of health. His leadership and established state and national partnerships will help accelerate Better Health Partnership’s efforts to harness the power of collaboration for healthier communities,” Jim Weisman, chair of Better Health’s board of directors, said in a prepared statement.

$1M Earned by Care Coordination Agencies Working with the Better Health Pathways HUB!

Better Health Partnership is excited to share that the care coordination agencies (CCAs) working in the Better Health Pathways HUB have collectively earned over $1M in reimbursements from Medicaid managed care organizations using the Pathways Community HUB Institute® (PCHI) Model. "This major milestone underscores the positive impact community partnership and collaboration can make on our ability to advance health equity," said Jan L. Ruma, President & CEO, Pathways Community HUB Institute. The CCAs, and the community health workers (CHWs) they employ, have helped connect thousands of individuals to necessary care and resources for needs related to food access, stable housing, utility maintenance, transportation to medical appointments and more.

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