Preface

Several converging factors create a singular opportunity to improve the healthcare system in Atlanta and the health of Atlanta’s residents. The Atlanta Regional Collaborative for Health Improvement (ARCHI) is a multisectoral, public-private partnership formed to seize this opportunity for transformation through a collaborative approach to community needs assessment and action. ARCHI builds on successes and learns from setbacks in Atlanta’s rich history of collaborative initiatives. With an innovative strategy, strong leadership and broad participation, we intend and expect to produce substantial, sustainable results. The purpose of this Partner Agreement is to attest to the specific commitments made by and to ARCHI partners.

Vision: Interests, incentives and investments are aligned to generate and sustain a healthy population and a vibrant economy.

Mission: To engage public, private, and community partners to improve healthcare and foster health-promoting social, economic, and educational environments.

Priorities: The Atlanta Transformation Scenario reflects three shared priority areas for intervention: fostering healthier behaviors, creating pathways to advantage for families and students, and improving care coordination. It seeks expansion of contingent global payments and the capture and reinvestment of 50 percent of savings that result from interventions in ARCHI priority areas.

Purpose

ARCHI recognizes that in order for its collaboration to be successful, there must be coordinated commitment and action from all partners toward the common vision and mission. Partnership is open to any individual or organization and who embraces ARCHI’s vision and mission and adheres to these commitments.

Partner Commitments

• Participation: Participation in ARCHI should be meaningful. Partners will contribute to the priorities of ARCHI within their institutions and spheres of influence.
• Attendance: Partners will provide punctual, consistent representation at quarterly meetings, and will respond to ARCHI requests in a timely manner.
• Civil discourse: ARCHI partners will work together in a courteous and collaborative manner.
• Autonomy: Partners will choose and manage the activities they will implement and resources they will commit as ARCHI participants. 9/7/2017
• Alignment: Partners will pursue and select opportunities for alignment of strategies, interventions and policies.
• Innovation: ARCHI partners will continue to look within and outside the community to identify, document, and incorporate best practices for achieving healthy outcomes.
• Enrollment: Partners will identify and engage additional, appropriate partners in ARCHI. • Transparency: Communications of ARCHI business is open and non-confidential.
• Shared measurement: Partners will share non-proprietary data and information related to activities and accomplishments undertaken toward ARCHI priorities.

ARCHI Commitments

• Collective impact: Focusing on its vision, ARCHI is committed to producing a collective impact that transcends individual organizations.
• Meeting design: ARCHI meetings will be announced with adequate notice, structured with clear objectives and outcomes, and mindful of partners’ time.
• Recognition: Partners’ contributions to ARCHI priorities will be given recognition, with their consent, according to procedures established by the Steering Committee.
• Privacy: ARCHI will not require or expect any partner to divulge proprietary information.

Governance

ARCHI is guided by a Steering Committee made up of partner representatives. Roles of the Steering Committee are as follows:

• Articulate and promote a shared vision and priorities.
• Establish policies and operating procedures.
• Develop and allocate financial, human and other resources.
• Convene ARCHI partners.
• Facilitate partners’ contributions to ARCHI priorities.
• Form and supervise subcommittees.
• Document individual and collective progress toward the shared priorities.

A Leadership Team comprised of representatives of Atlanta Regional Commission, Georgia Health Policy Center and United Way of Greater Atlanta is charged with convening and facilitating the activities of the Steering Committee.