KY6&8 Eastern Kentucky Community Coalition will meet virtually on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, from 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET.  The agenda will be centered around the coalition’s priorities and goals for 2026.  In addition to conversations around goals, all Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) have been invited to present on their member benefits related to food assistance, transportation and more! You won’t want to miss this informative coalition meeting! A formal agenda will be out soon!

Counties in KY6&8: Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, Owsley, Perry, Pike, and Whitley, but all are welcome to attend!

KY3 Taylor/Lake Cumberland Community Coalition will meet virtually on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, from 12:00-1:00 PM ET (11:00 – 12:00 PM CT). The agenda kicks off with an advocacy update from KHA’s Senior Vice President of Policy and Government Relations, Jim Musser, to give a snapshot of what to expect for the 2026 Kentucky General Assembly.  Then we will have Savannah Sublette-Federico, Executive Advisor in the Office of Data Analytics at the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, presenting kynect Resources and how to utilize this tool for meeting needs around social drivers of health.  Last, but certainly not least, KHA Senior Vice President of Data, Operations, and Innovation Melanie Landrum, will present on the work KHA has done around workplace violence and workforce recruitment.  You won’t want to miss this foundation meeting that will set the stage for 2026!

Counties in KY3: Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, McCreary, Pulaski, Russell, Taylor, and Wayne, but all are welcome to attend!

KY5 Fleming/Lake Cumberland Community Coalition will meet in-person on Friday, January 30, 2026, from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM ET, at the Mason County Public Library (218 E. Third Street, Maysville, KY 41056). The agenda will kick off with a framework presentation on the future of community coalitions leading into a discussion around community resources. Then we will have a presentation from Corey Richard, Community Consultant – Central Kentucky from the Kentucky Department of Public Health, on the Kentucky Prescription Assistance Program (KPAP), which help qualifying individuals identify sources of free and low-cost medications offered by pharmaceutical companies. A special thank you to Meadowview Regional Hospital for sponsoring lunch!

Counties in KY5: Bath, Bourbon, Boyd, Bracken, Carter, Clark, Elliott, Estill, Fleming, Greenup, Lawrence, Lewis, Mason, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Nicholas, Powell, Robertson, Rowan, and Wolfe, but all are welcome to attend!

Interested in learning more and getting involved?

KHA is collaborating with hospitals and community partners in a shared effort to address resources and community support for various needs that our community residents have every day. Through these partnerships, the community coalitions will build stronger, healthier communities by uniting the key local players to have conversations around issues such as SDoH, opioid use and misuse, chronic disease self-management, care coordination, immunizations, emergency preparedness, and so much more.

Community Coalition partners include but are not limited to patients/families, clinician practices, nursing homes, hospitals, home health, hospice agencies, pharmacies, area agencies on aging, community health centers, fire departments, EMS providers, patient advocacy organizations, research institutions and universities, state and local agencies, medical /professional associations, faith-based organizations, community organizations active in disasters, senior housing, local AARP chapters, and substance use recovery organizations.  If you or your organization make an impact on a community member’s life, we want to invite you to the coalition meetings.

Have questions? Want more information? Reach out to Claire Arant, carant@kyha.com.