Community Coalitions
Kentucky Hospital Association (KHA) began coalition work in 2018 in an effort to build a stronger, healthier communities. The coalitions are designed to bring together hospitals, health care providers, and community-based partners to discuss how to improve transitions of care, chronic disease self-management, social drivers of health, health literacy, mental health and substance use disorder concerns within the community. These communities provide a collaborative model to address community-specific issues with a broad range of community partners.
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day: April 25th
The next DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day will be Saturday, April 25, 2026, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. To find the Take Back locations in your community, please visit Take Back Day
Since the inception of the DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, law enforcement officials at sites throughout the United States have collected 20,391,815 pounds of unused medication.
Kentucky Community Coalitions
COALITIONS QUICK LINKS
Community Coalition Framework
Mission: Building stronger, healthier communities across Kentucky
Pillars:
- Transitions of Care
- Chronic Disease Self-Management
- Social Drivers of Health
- Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder
- Health Literacy
- Food is Medicine
Who's Invited?
- Area Agencies on Aging
- Area Development Districts
- Clinicians Practices
- Community Health Centers
- Community Mental Health Centers
- Community Organizations Active in Disasters
- EMS Providers
- Faith-based Organizations
- Fire Departments
- Food Pantries
- Federally Qualified Health Clinic (FQHC)
- Health Departments
- Home Health
- Hospice Agencies
- Hospitals
- Housing Shelters
- Libraries
- Nursing Homes
- Patients and/or Families
- Patient Advocacy Organizations
- Pharmacies
- Research Institutions and Universities
- Rural Clinics
- Senior Housing
- State and Local Agencies
- Substance Use Recovery Organizations
If you are interested in joining a coalition to transform care in your community, please reach out to Claire Arant at carant@kyha.com.