News & Updates
Board Profile: A Conversation with Stephanie Zarus, Pharm.D.
December 6, 2022 For this month’s Board Profile, HCIF had the pleasure of interviewing Stephanie Zarus, Pharm.D. Stephanie is the Managing Director of Healthcare Innovation for Avancer Group, Inc. and the outgoing Governance Committee Chair of HCIF's Board of...
Men’s Health Awareness Month
Meghan Smith, MPH December 5, 2022 November was Men’s Health Awareness Month which is a time dedicated to bringing awareness to a wide range of men’s health issues. One of HCIF’s clinical improvement initiatives – Pennsylvania Urologic Regional Collaborative (PURC) –...
Partner Profile: A Conversation with Andres Correa, MD
November 30, 2022 The Health Care Improvement Foundation’s (HCIF) Partner Profiles highlight the efforts of valued and innovative health leaders. Our partners’ work supports HCIF’s vision of healthier communities through equitable, accessible, and quality health care....
“Meeting People Where They Are”: Takeaways from the 2022 Faith & Diabetes Summit
December 2, 2022 Since Cities Changing Diabetes – Philadelphia launched in 2019, faith and lay leaders have been recognized as key stakeholders to engage in diabetes and obesity management. Based on a model successfully implemented in Houston, Faith & Diabetes...
COACH November Collaborative Meeting Debriefs on Newly Published 2022 Implementation Plans
December 1, 2022 Collaborative Opportunities to Advance Community Health (COACH) brings together hospital/health system, public health, and community partners to address community health needs in southeastern Pennsylvania. Facilitated by Health Care Improvement...
Site Visit and Tour of Philabundance Community Kitchen
Abeselom Gebreyesus, MPH(c), BA November 3, 2022 The Health Care Improvement Foundation (HCIF) recently partnered with Philabundance to offer an experiential learning session to partners across two HCIF programs, COACH (Collaborative Opportunities to Advance Community...
Staff Profile: A Conversation with Sehrish Rashid, MPH, MA
November 21, 2022 In celebration of Public Health Thank You Day, the Health Care Improvement Foundation (HCIF) would like to highlight one of our newest staff members, Sehrish Rashid, for her extraordinary contributions to public health. Sehrish joined HCIF in August...
Youth Empowerment at Esperanza College’s Minorities in Health Sciences Symposium
Susan Cosgrove October 28, 2022 On October 14, Esperanza College hosted their annual Minorities in Health Sciences Symposium. This event empowers youth to explore science that is relevant to our world today, and consider ways to make an impact together. This year’s...
President’s Update: Reversing the Down Escalator
Wendy Nickel October 28, 2022 Earlier this month, HCIF held our annual Partnership for Patient Care Leadership Summit – HCIF’s first in-person event since 2019. It was also HCIF’s first-ever hybrid event and we were delighted to welcome over 100 people both virtually...
Staff Profile: A Conversation with Susan Cosgrove, MPA, CPHQ
October 28, 2022 In honor of National Healthcare Quality Week, this month’s staff profile highlights HCIF’s Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), Susan Cosgrove. Susan has been a member of HCIF’s population health team since joining the organization...