Strategic Collaboration for Better Community Health, Well-being, and Equity

An Offering of the PHIL Collective

A 2-day workshop experience to help you collaborate to improve community health systems, advance equity, and sustain collaborative outcomes

Two-Day Virtual Workshop

Virtual

• Wednesday, January 14 – Thursday, January 15, 2025: Last day for early bird registration rate: December 17, 2024; Last day to register for workshop: January 3, 2025
• Intended Specifically for Health Departments (see more information on separate registration page here): Tuesday, January 28 – Wednesday, January 29, 2025: Last day for early bird registration rate: December 31, 2024; Last day to register for workshop: January 17, 2025

In-Person | Denver, CO

• Tuesday, February 25 – Wednesday, February 26, 2025; Last day for early bird registration rate: December 10, 2024; Last day to register: January 7, 2025

About the Workshop

Strategic Collaboration for Better Community Health, Well-being, and Equity

Have you been working with a committee, board, or other group that works across sectors, disciplines, jurisdictions, or government entities to improve the well-being of your community or a specific population? Are you ready to take your collaborative efforts to the next level?

The Population Health Innovation Lab (PHIL) invites you to a training experience that will empower you to leverage strategic collaboration for lasting, systemic change in population health and equity. Whether you’re an emerging leader or seasoned professional, this training will unlock new pathways for you to enhance impact through proven strategies focused on improving systems, advancing equity, and sustaining high-performance collaborations.

Why You Should Join Us

Participating in this workshop will empower you to:

• Transform Your Expertise into Action: This training is grounded with theory and research but moves beyond those concepts to equip you with actionable strategies to lead collaborations that deliver measurable outcomes for population health.
• Learn from Peers and Experts: Gain insider knowledge from cutting edge research. Led by systems change agents with academic training and professional experience in population health and collaboration across sectors and boundaries. You will not only benefit from PHIL’s research and lessons learned in the field, but also have time to connect and learn from peers doing similar work across the nation.
• Gain Access to Proven Resources: Leverage the lessons learned from PHIL’s Aligning Systems for Health research that investigated what led to effective collaboration and outcomes in 22 collaborative groups across tribal, rural, suburban and urban communities throughout California and Washington state. Gain tools, templates, and resources, including a free copy of PHIL’s 300+ page “Powering Change: Building Healthy, Equitable Communities Together” curriculum to enhance your work.
• Flexible Learning Formats to Fit Your Schedule: We are offering this comprehensive two-day workshop virtually and in person in Denver, Colorado. If you want more depth than a two-day session, sign up now to be notified when we open seats for our space-limited, three-month Strategic Collaboration for Better Community Health, Well-being, and Equity Learning Lab, which is anticipated to run from September-November 2025.

What You’ll Learn

• Improve Systems with Strategic Collaboration: Discover how to bridge silos across sectors, jurisdictions, and levels and types of government. Learn how to implement collaboration frameworks that drive meaningful change across community health systems.
• Advance Equity Through Collaboration Dynamics: Learn to embed equity into every phase of your collaborative work to create fair and inclusive processes that generate equitable solutions.
• Sustain Long-Term Collaborative Success: Get the tools you need to maintain momentum and high performance in your collaborative partnerships for lasting results.

Who Should Enroll

• Leaders working across sectors and boundaries.
• Backbone or bridge staff (i.e., supporting Accountable Communities of/for Health, Accountable Health Communities, public health coalitions, Collective Impact initiatives, etc.).
• Conveners stewarding the work of health-focused collaboratives (e.g., foundations, local health departments, etc.).
• Members of committees, boards, advisory groups, or other collaborative bodies who are working across sectors, disciplines, or boundaries to improve population health, well-being and equity.

Registration

Virtual

• Early bird rate: $400 (processing fees included in ticket price) when you register by the early bird deadline for your selected workshop
• Regular rate: $450 (processing fees included in ticket price)
• Group discount: There is a 20% discount off the regular workshop rate for any group registering at least 3 or more participants

In-Person

• Early bird rate: $835 (processing fees included in ticket price) when you register by the early bird deadline for your selected workshop
• Regular rate: $950 (processing fees included in ticket price)
• Group discount: There is a 20% discount off the regular workshop rate for any group registering at least 3 or more participants

Registration Deadlines

Virtual

• Wednesday, January 14 – Thursday, January 15, 2025: Last day for early bird registration rate: December 17, 2024; Last day to register for workshop: January 3, 2025
• Intended Specifically for Health Departments (see more information on separate registration page here): Tuesday, January 28 – Wednesday, January 29, 2025: Last day for early bird registration rate: December 31, 2024; Last day to register for workshop: January 17, 2025

In-Person | Denver, CO

• Tuesday, February 25 – Wednesday, February 26, 2025; Last day for early bird registration rate: December 10, 2024; Last day to register: January 7, 2025

Virtual Day 1 Agenda | January 14, 2025

(8 am – 12 pm HT / 10 am – 2 pm PT / 11am – 3 pm MT / 12 – 4 pm CT / 1 – 5 pm ET)

I. Welcome & Introduction to Collaboration for Improved Population Health

• What have we learned from PHIL’s Aligning Systems for Health with Accountable Communities of/for Health research?
• Why is strategic collaboration needed to improve population health?
• Which theories and frameworks can guide your collaborative efforts?

II. Systems Change via Cross-Boundary Collaboration

• How can collaboration create positive changes in your community health system?

III. Break

IV. Practical Application

• How can you apply theories, frameworks, research, tools, and practical resources to your real-world collaborative efforts?

V. Reflections and Areas of Growth

VI. Closing

• Review key points for each learning objective.

Day 1 Learning Outcomes

After participating in Day 1, you will be able to:

• Describe three main findings about how collaboration leads to outcomes from PHIL’s Aligning Systems for Health research.
• Explain at least two collaborative theories or frameworks.
• Provide an example for how evidence-based theories and frameworks can guide strategic collaboration.

Virtual Day 2 Agenda | January 15, 2025

(8 am – 12 pm HT / 10 am – 2 pm PT / 11am – 3 pm MT / 12 – 4 pm CT / 1 – 5 pm ET)

I. Health Equity in Cross-Boundary Collaboration

• How can collaboration advance equity in population health outcomes?

II. Sustaining Collaboration for Long-Term Impact

• How can collaborative productivity be sustained over time?

III. Break

IV. Practical Application

• How can you apply research, tools, and practical resources to your real-world collaborative efforts?

V. Reflections and Areas of Growth

VI. Closing

• Review key points for each learning objective.
• Share collaborative action plans.
• Celebrate lessons learned and areas of growth.

Day 2 Learning Outcomes: After participating in Day 1, you will be able to:

• Provide two examples of actions you can take to help advance equitable outcomes through your collaborative efforts.
• Provide two examples of actions you can take to sustain collaborative productivity

Detailed Overview: Two-Day In-Person Workshop

Format: In-person in Denver, CO: interactive, project-based.

Brief Description: A two-day, project-based in-person workshop designed to deepen understanding and practice of cross-boundary collaboration for improved population health and health equity. The workshop blends theory with practical applications, helping participants develop collaboration strategies tailored to their own practice. In addition to building knowledge and actionable plans, this workshop provides ample opportunity to build lasting connections with peers who are doing similar work across the nation.

By the end of the workshop, participants will have a clear understanding of effective collaboration strategies, developed plans for applying equity-driven approaches to strategic collaboration in their communities, and built relationships with peers who are doing similar work.

Target Audience: Professionals in public health or related fields looking to refine their cross-boundary collaboration skills and implement equity-driven strategies in population health initiatives.

In-Person Day 1 Agenda | February 25, 2025, 9 am – 5 pm MT

Morning

I. “Get to Know You” Breakfast

• Kick off the day with your learning partners in a lowkey, informal setting designed to build familiarity among training participants.

II. Welcome & Introduction to Collaboration for Improved Population Health

• What have we learned from PHIL’s Aligning Systems for Health with Accountable Communities of/for Health research?
• Why is strategic collaboration needed to improve population health?
• Which theories and frameworks can guide your collaborative efforts?

Afternoon

III. Provided Lunch

• Join an organized lunch with the group or take time to refresh and recharge solo.

IV. Systems Change via Cross-Boundary Collaboration

• How can collaboration create positive changes in your community health system?

V. Practical Application

• How can you apply theories, frameworks, research, tools, and practical resources to your real-world collaborative efforts?

VI. Reflections and Areas of Growth

VII. Closing

• Review key points for each learning objective.

Day 1 Learning Outcomes

After participating in Day 1, you will be able to:

• Describe three main findings about how collaboration leads to outcomes from PHIL’s Aligning Systems for Health research.
• Explain at least two collaborative theories or frameworks.
• Provide an example for how evidence-based theories and frameworks can guide strategic collaboration.
• Name at least two new people you met.

In-Person Day 2 Agenda | February 26, 2025, 9 am – 1 pm MT

Morning

I. Health Equity in Cross-Boundary Collaboration

• How can collaboration advance equity in population health outcomes?

II. Sustaining Collaboration for Long-Term Impact

• How can collaborative productivity be sustained over time?

Afternoon

III. Provided Lunch

• Join an organized lunch with the group or take time to refresh and recharge solo.

IV. Practical Application

• How can you apply research, tools, and practical resources to your real-world collaborative efforts?

V. Reflections and Areas of Growth

VI. Closing

• Review key points for each learning objective.
• Share collaborative action plans.
• Celebrate lessons learned and areas of growth.

Day 2 Learning Outcomes: After participating in Day 1, you will be able to:

• Provide two examples of actions you can take to help advance equitable outcomes through your collaborative efforts.
• Provide two examples of actions you can take to sustain collaborative productivity

Meet the Lead Trainer

Stephanie Bultema

The Strategic Collaboration workshop synthesizes the most impactful lessons learned from six years of research on health-focused, cross-boundary collaboration. The training leverages PHIL’s Aligning Systems for Health (AS4H) research, which was conducted in concert with my dissertation research and was funded by the Georgia Health Policy Center, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. 

As a trainer, I draw on my experience as a university lecturer teaching Evidence-Based Decision Making to Master of Public Administration students and as Network Science Fellowship director for Visible Network Labs. I also leverage training in effective college instruction from the Association of College and University Educators. Throughout each training, I draw on my practical experience gained as Director of MERLIN (Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning Innovations) at PHIL (2020-present), senior researcher at CU Denver’s Center on Network Science (2017-2020), multiple roles at SRHD (2011-2017), president of the School Health Care Association of Spokane County (2015-2017), and board member for Communities in Schools of Spokane County (2015-2017). I also draw on academic training gained while earning a PhD in Public Affairs from CU Denver and a Master of Arts in Administrative Leadership from Whitworth University, with additional coursework completed through Washington State University’s Master of Health Policy and Administration program. Connect with me on LinkedIn.

More About the PHIL Collective

The workshop is proudly presented by the PHIL Collective.  The PHIL Collective supports individuals and communities dedicated to improving wellness through collaborative, cross-sector, cross-boundary work.   

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