GroundGame.Health and Umoja Health are proud to announce a strategic partnership to launch a groundbreaking community health hub and innovative platform that connects people with the care they need. Initially launching in California, the solution will be scaled nationally, helping small and midsized community-based organizations deliver sustainable social care that improves lives.
The combination of Umoja Health’s expertise in food and supply chain solutions and GroundGame.Health’s experience solving social needs through technology and local, human-to-human connections, come together to power a new ecosystem of community health partners that improve access to food, transportation, and integral services that impact health and well-being. The collaboration will open doors and remove barriers so that people can get the support and services they need.
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Medically supportive foods and tailored meals are one of the most utilized social services, followed by transportation and housing. An industry leader in food procurement and logistics, Umoja Health’s expertise is getting nutritious food to the people who need it most. They are the first call for health plans, agencies, schools, food banks, and non-profits looking to improve health and wellbeing through food. And, through their nationwide network of non-profit partners, Umoja delivers more than 70 million pounds of food each year. Through this partnership, Umoja will focus on ensuring people with diet-related chronic conditions can access the foods they need for better health.
GroundGame.Health has solved hundreds of thousands of social care needs for people across the country as well as flowed more than $36 million back into local communities. The innovative technology of GroundGame.Health seamlessly enables integration between health plans, community-based organizations, and end-service providers like Umoja to provide a closed-loop screening, referral, and payment process, ensuring that people’s unique social care needs are met. With a focus on the whole person, GroundGame.Health provides a human-to-human connection on a robust platform that integrates various stakeholders and streamlines collaboration with health plans, employers, and providers.
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Unmet social needs are known to negatively impact health and well-being, and the challenge of meeting these needs is a shared experience for communities everywhere. The GroundGame.Health and Umoja Health partnership aims to unite community-based organizations and create a stronger, more integrated social care system that meets people where they are, connects them with the care they need, and helps improve lives.
“California has developed one of the most defined administrative processes in the nation to deliver community support, which makes it a great jumping-off point for our partnership with Umoja,” said Susan Rawlings Molina, founder and CEO of GroundGame.Health. “By starting in such a complex state, we will be able to apply best practices as we expand our joint services in states across the country. Through this partnership, we can reach more people because of Umoja’s strong execution system. We know the people we help are going to receive the best services with the best outcomes,” Susan added.
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“It’s about seeing the whole picture, identifying the gaps, and making it easier for people to access the social care resources they need,” said Crystal Ayoob, Umoja Health’s Vice President of Healthcare Innovation and Community Partnerships. “If they have a diet-related chronic condition, we can deliver nutritious foods tailored to their needs. If they need help getting to their doctor’s appointment, we can connect them with transportation services. Through this partnership with GroundGame.Health, we can address social care gaps, improve health equity, and ultimately foster stronger, healthier communities.”
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Source – PR Newswire
