Population Health Management: Local Planning Technical Assistance Program
Community Health Planning Technical Assistance
Communities throughout California are working together to improve health outcomes and address local health needs.
DHCS and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) provide free training, tools, and resources to help Medi-Cal managed care plans, local health jurisdictions, and county behavioral health plans collaborate on community health improvement efforts.
Technical assistance is available through June 2029.
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The technical assistance program helps partners:
- Identify community needs and priorities.
- Gather input from community members and partners.
- Coordinate strategies and investments across public health, behavioral health, and managed care.
- Address health disparities and advance health equity.
- Improve health outcomes.
Who Is This For?
This program supports:
- Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans (MCP)
- Local Health Jurisdictions (LHJ)
- County Behavioral Health Plans (BHP)
- Other community health partners involved in local planning efforts
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Participants can access:
- Live and recorded webinars
- Statewide convenings
- Regional learning sessions
- Planning tools and templates
- Resource libraries
- Peer learning opportunities
Mga Paparating na Kaganapan
Virtual Webinar para sa Nobyembre: Huwebes, Nobyembre 12, 2026 – 12:00-1:00p PST
Samahan kami para sa isang 60-minutong partner webinar na nagpapakilala sa Program. Matututunan ng mga kalahok ang tungkol sa layunin, magagamit na suporta sa TA, at mga pagkakataon para sa patuloy na pakikipag-ugnayan hanggang Hunyo 2029. Ang mga talakayan batay sa sektor ay magbibigay sa mga Managed Care Plan, Local Health Jurisdictions, at mga kasosyo sa County Behavioral Health ng pagkakataong matukoy ang mga prayoridad, hamon, at pangangailangan sa suporta habang isinasaalang-alang kung paano maaaring magtulungan ang mga kasosyo tungo sa mga ibinahaging layunin sa pagpaplano ng kalusugan ng lokal na komunidad. Ipapakita rin ng webinar ang mga detalye at tutulong sa mga kalahok na maghanda para sa personal na pagtitipon sa Disyembre 10, 2026. Mag-click dito para magparehistro.
Pagpupulong nang Personal sa Disyembre: Huwebes, Disyembre 10 sa Sacramento, California
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- ANO: Unang Taunang Pamamahala ng Kalusugan ng Populasyon Lokal na Pagpaplano nang Personal na Pagtitipon
- KAILAN: Huwebes, Disyembre 10, 2026
- SAAN: Sacramento, California (Ang mga detalye ng lokasyon at lugar ay susunod)
- SINO ANG DAPAT DUMALO: Mga pangkat ng pamumuno at implementasyon mula sa Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans (MCPs), Local Health Jurisdictions (LHJs), County Behavioral Health Plan (BHPs), at mga pangunahing kasosyo sa komunidad.
- MGA SUSUNOD NA HAKBANG: Ang mga pormal na detalye ng pagpaparehistro, impormasyon sa lugar, at mga highlight ng agenda ay ibabahagi sa mga darating na linggo.
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Mga Madalas Itanong
What is local planning?
Local planning is the forum for coordination across Community Health Assessments (CHA), Community Health Improvement Plans (CHIP), PHM activities, Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA) Integrated Plans, and related community assessment and planning efforts. Its purpose is to foster shared understanding, reduce fragmentation, strengthen collective impact, and support coordinated investments and interventions, while preserving each partner’s distinct statutory responsibilities, accountability structures, and decision-making authority.
What is the local planning framework?
The CHA and CHIP serve as the local planning framework through which LHJs, MCPs, and BHPs each participate to fulfill its own statutory, regulatory, and programmatic requirements to improve population health and health equity outcomes:
- LHJ: Leads the development and implementation of the CHA and CHIP process that establishes the population health priorities that informs the identification and selection of complementary and coordinated upstream strategies, investments, and interventions across delivery systems. (See the CDPH – Memo to LHJ re – Alignment of MCP PNA and LHJ CHA and CHIP)
- MCP: Makabuluhang nakikilahok sa proseso ng CHA at CHIP na naaayon sa mga komunidad na pinaglilingkuran nito sa pamamagitan ng pag-aambag ng datos, kadalubhasaan, pondo, at iba pang mga mapagkukunan upang matugunan ang mga kinakailangan ng PHM at/o mga estratehiya ng PHM, magbigay-impormasyon sa mga aktibidad ng Muling Pamumuhunan ng Komunidad, at ihanay ang mga estratehiya sa pinamamahalaang pangangalaga sa mga natukoy na pangangailangan ng komunidad. (Tingnan ang DHCS – Gabay sa Patakaran ng PHM na Na-update noong Enero 2026)
- BHP: Considers findings from the CHA to inform behavioral health priorities and participates with the LHJ and other local partners in developing the CHIP, contributing behavioral health data, community needs, and stakeholder perspectives. Applies local planning findings to develop and implement BHSA Integrated Plans and other behavioral health planning priorities. (See the DHCS BHSA Manual Section B.2.1)
Why are local health entities required to align their planning?
Aligning local planning across public health, managed care, and behavioral health creates several key benefits for local partners and communities:
- Streamlines Local Effort: Reduces duplication, redundancy, and community survey fatigue.
- Optimizes Resources: Enables strategic, efficient, and effective use of shared funding and resources.
- Integrates Data: Combines previously siloed data streams into a cohesive picture of community health and improvement opportunities.
- Builds Public Trust: Establishes greater trust with the community through improved clarity and collective action.
- Drives Upstream Prevention: Focuses interventions on addressing the social drivers of health and root causes of health disparities.
What is the timeline for aligned local planning?
California is working towards a statewide unified or synchronized 3-year cycle starting 2028: CHA and CHIP submissions will become mandatory for all LHJs under a standardized three-year cycle. This timeline is intentionally synchronized to inform Behavioral Health Transformation (BHT) Integrated Planning cycles and simplify Population Needs Assessment (PNA) policy compliance for MCPs operating across multiple county jurisdictions.
How does Local Planning connect to CalAIM, PHM, and BHSA?
- Population Health Management (PHM): As a cornerstone of CalAIM, PHM requires MCPs to achieve NCQA Health Plan Accreditation and NCQA Health Equity Accreditation by January 1, 2026, using CHA/CHIP findings to drive data-driven risk stratification, care management, and Transitional Care Services (TCS). (See the DHCS PHM Strategy & Roadmap)
- Medi-Cal Connect: DHCS is launching a statewide PHM Service (Medi-Cal Connect) to provide stakeholders with secure data access to members’ medical, behavioral, dental, and social service histories.
- Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA): Requires county behavioral health departments to collaborate with LHJs on CHIP development and consider local CHAs when preparing their County Integrated Plans. (See the DHCS BHSA Manual)
- Community Reinvestment Policy: Directs MCPs to reinvest a portion of net income into local communities, aligning investments directly with priorities identified in local CHA/CHIPs. (See the DHCS APL 25-004: Community Reinvestment Policy)