What is the Iowa Community HUB?
The Iowa Community HUB is a statewide community care hub dedicated to connecting communities with health promotion programs and addressing health-related social needs through a network of collaborative partners.
What is the Iowa Community HUB?
The Iowa Community HUB is a statewide community care hub dedicated to connecting communities with health promotion programs and addressing health-related social needs through a network of collaborative partners.
The HUB helps its network by centralizing administrative tasks and offering the infrastructure community-based organizations (CBOs) need to grow, sustain their programs, and partner with healthcare systems.
The HUB addresses various health-related social needs, ensuring everyone receives the critical support they need to achieve better health outcomes and success.
Clinic to Community Partnerships
The HUB helps healthcare partners extend beyond the clinic by integrating community resources and fostering community-clinical linkages to promote health, reduce disease, and address social determinants for better outcomes.
Access to Quality Care for All
The HUB bridges the gap between healthcare spending and health outcomes by building a network of partners focused on community-driven solutions and equal access to health for all.
Community Engagement and Inclusion
The Iowa Community HUB promotes community engagement by bringing together diverse individuals and organizations to tackle key health issues like falls prevention, nutrition, physical activity, and mental health.
Support for Evidence-based Programs
Evidence-based programs focus on chronic disease prevention and control, offering proven health benefits. By implementing these programs, communities can improve health outcomes and reduce long-term healthcare costs.
HUB Navigation
Our HUB Navigators play a crucial role in overcoming barriers to participating in health promotion programs and services. They amplify at-risk voices and build strong partnerships between communities and healthcare organizations to better support individuals with complex social needs.
Sustainable Framework for Health Initiatives
The HUB partners with community organizations to build a sustainable framework for health initiatives at the local, regional, and statewide levels, while securing funding from federal, state, and private sources to support these efforts.
Iowa Community HUB Information
ISU Translational Research Partner
Using translational science as a foundation, the HUB supports community-based organizations across the state in delivering evidence-based programs (EBPs) at the scale necessary to impact public health. This approach also provides an opportunity for researchers to study implementation processes and program sustainability, enabling ongoing optimization and enhanced delivery of EBPs. The ISU U-TuRN team leads our translational research efforts.
Join our Umbrella HUB Arrangement
Joining an Umbrella Hub Arrangement provides access to funding, administrative support (such as billing and claims reimbursement), and streamlined contracts with healthcare payers. It also increases organizational capacity, fosters networking and collaboration, and enhances the sustainability and impact of your diabetes prevention and management programs.