HEALI SOCIAL CARE NETWORK NEWSLETTER

Wednesday, October 14th, 2026

CARE IN ACTION

Integrated Care, at the Speed of Primary Care

Primary care teams face packed schedules, while patients with complex medical and social needs often require more support than busy clinicians can provide.

At a pediatric practice in Mastic, HEALI Community Health Worker Jenniffer Jimenez is showing what integrated care looks like in action.

By adapting her work to the practice's pace and daily routines, Jenniffer helps connect families with social care services while easing the burden on the clinical team.

INSIDE PRIMARY CARE PARTNERSHIPS

Meet Blanka Oh and Jake Ryan, the Team behind HEALI's Health Care Partnerships

Every health care practice operates differently, and bringing community health workers (CHWs) into care teams takes more than a one-size-fits-all approach.

Meet Blanka Oh and Jake Ryan, the HEALI team members working with health care partners across Long Island to make integrated care work for their practices and patients.

From building relationships to solving day-to-day workflow challenges, they help CHWs become an extension of the care team, connecting patients with the resources and support they need beyond the exam room.

THE HEALI NETWORK

The Full Spread

HEALI's Food Is Medicine Network Brings 22 Providers Together

HEALI's Food Is Medicine network brings organizations together to offer a full range of nutrition services, from medically tailored meals to food prescriptions and nutrition counseling, under a coordinated network with clinical oversight and consistent quality standards.

We're building a model that connects nutrition services with primary care and responds to members' changing needs over time.

HEALI MONTHLY MEETINGS

Continue the Conversation about Integrated Care

Join the HEALI Monthly Meeting: October 21st, 10 AM on Teams

On October 21st at 10 AM, the HEALI Monthly Meeting will explore how CHWs make the connection between healthcare and community-based services.

Shoshana Brown, Chief Population Health Officer at Popai Health and former VP, Head of Community Health Partners at Cityblock, will share her insights into how bringing social care into health care can improve health outcomes and what it takes to make that integration work.

Samantha Kapps, Executive Director of Victory Recovery Partners’ Hempstead location, will share how the outpatient addiction and mental health treatment provider is working with an embedded HEALI community health worker to connect patients with social care services that support long-term recovery.

Come Celebrate with HEALI on Friday, October 23rd, 1-3 PM

Join us for networking and fun as we celebrate the incredible work CHWs and Navigators do across Long Island.

We'll have:

• Food and refreshments
• Sweet treats
• Opportunities to connect with colleagues from across the region
• A chance to relax, celebrate, and enjoy time together

Attendance is free, but registration is required.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Current List of Live Enhanced Services and Providers

You can find the full list of Live Enhanced Services and service providers accepting referrals as of 10/13/26. This information has also been uploaded to the Service Delivery folder on the Provider Partner Portal. Click here to sign in to the Provider Portal.

Documenting Eligibility Assessment Outreach: A Quick Guide

Click on the video link to watch a 3.5-minute guide to documenting 3 outreach attempts to a member to complete an Eligibility Assessment.

Accessing the HEALI Provider Partner Portal

The PPP is designed to be your first stop for documents and tools related to the Social Care Network.

How to Log In to the Portal:

• To access the portal, click this link: Visit the Portal
• You’ll be prompted to enter your email address. A one-time access code will then be sent to that email. Enter the code to log in.

If you have any feedback on or questions about this newsletter, we’d love to hear from you. Please email heali@hwcli.com.

Thank you for your continued commitment to the work of the Social Care Network! 

Thank you!

The HEALI Team