FHP created, maintains, and staffs this alliance, which works to maximize the health of women, children, and families by changing the culture of the health care delivery system in ways which increase consumer access, satisfaction, utilization, and outcomes.

On behalf of the Alliance, FHP received a 5-year $250,000 Health in a New Key grant from St. Luke’s Health Initiatives in November 2005. This grant is designed to build upon the assets and resiliency in the community to improve health and well-being.

Goals of the Alliance include:

• Developing policies and plans that support community health efforts
• Evaluating the effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services
• Utilizing the Prenatal Care Satisfaction and Resilience Factors report to develop best practices in maternal and child health
• Conducting focus groups with African American and Hispanic women in order to better design health care that will meet their needs

Neighbors that Care, a group developed by the Alliance, is comprised of representatives of faith-based organizations and community residents of a designated neighborhood within South Mountain community. The Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) Institute of Northwestern University partnered with the Alliance to coordinate Neighbors that Care. ABCD connects neighborhoods one resident at a time through their skills, knowledge, and passions and unites neighbors through a common purpose. The ABCD approach involves residents interviewing each other to discover their assets, matches and connects residents with common skills and interests, and devises an asset map of the community including all of the described assets. For further information, please contact Deborah Kidd-Chapman at 602-243-0174 or keys@southwestleadership.org.