OUR APPROACH

How We Advocate

bi3 deploys a multi-dimensional approach to create systemic change in long-term community health issues. Because government is a critical decision-maker and a major funder of healthcare and related human services, we increasingly use our relationships and influence to communicate what we learn from our investments and partnerships to the public sector.

We challenge our elected and appointed officials to think differently about health and healthcare and provide them with the data and information they need to make positive decisions.

As we increase our public sector advocacy, we will be nonpartisan and positive in our relationships and associations, focused on what we learn from our research, partnerships, and investments, supportive of our organizational priorities, and focused on our key investment areas.

bi3 will thoughtfully engage in a range of advocacy activities, including:

• Establish an agenda of public policy issues related to health and the social determinants of health
• Fund organizations that do health-related policy analysis, education and advocacy
• Educate elected officials (local, state and federal) and internal stakeholders about our investments and what we learned from them
• Provide support of policy change through sign-on letters, group endorsements and other targeted communications strategies with our stakeholders, government leaders and the public

Our public policy advocacy agenda 

We advocate with our elected and appointed officials to improve health outcomes and reduce health disparities. Our advocacy efforts will prioritize:

• Expanding access, screening, coverage, enrollment and funding for maternal and young child health and maternal behavioral health services
• Addressing birth equity (reduce racial disparities in maternal mortality/morbidity, birth outcomes, infant mortality) and social determinants of health
• Broadening effective home visiting services, including nurses, community health workers, community navigators
• Enhancing the availability of community-based doula care
• Increasing funding and support for mental health services with an emphasis on children and youth