Building a Community Care Hub in Eastern Washington

Healthcare is more than what happens at the doctor or in a clinical setting. We know from experience our community has unique needs that can’t be served by providing the same care and treatment plan to all without considering diverse lived experience, cultural, and language needs. That’s why we match folks with a care coordinator at one of our trusted partner organizations who can work with them step-by-step to find the right basic, medical, and cultural support for their unique needs, and is with them every step of the way.

Four BHT staff members—Noah, Kim, Allison, and Angela—smile and pose for a selfie at a local outdoor rally. They are wearing Better Health Together (BHT) gear, including branded hats and shirts. Behind them, a diverse crowd holds up protest signs and banners, with trees and buildings visible in the background. The image has rounded corners with a thin purple border.
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Meet our Network

We empower a network that connects folks to the resources they need through community based care coordination.

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What is Community Based Care Coordination?

Our goal is to help individuals find the unique care that is best for them, whether it be navigating complex health systems, breaking down barriers like language access, or finding vital resources for everyday needs.

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How do we center community voice?

From our start over 10 years ago, we have centered around community engagement so our work is inclusive from the beginning, not as an afterthought.

We are Eastern Washington’s Community Care Hub

Healthcare is more than what happens at the doctor or in a clinical setting. We know from experience our community has unique needs that can’t be served by providing the same care and treatment plan to all without considering diverse lived experience, cultural, and language needs. That’s why we match folks with a care coordinator at one of our trusted partner organizations who can work with them step-by-step to find the right basic, medical, and cultural support for their unique needs, and is with them every step of the way.

Over the past five years, we’ve invested more than $70 million dollars into our health care and social determinant of health delivery systems across Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Lincoln. Adams and Whitman counties and the Reservations of the Kalispel Tribe of Indians, the Spokane Tribe of Indians, and the Colville Confederated Tribes.

Icon of a central cube surrounded by a dotted blue circle with eight black arrows pointing outward in all directions. The cube is shaded with orange and white faces, symbolizing distribution, expansion, or outreach. The entire image is enclosed in a circular orange border on a light gray background.

Meet our Network

We empower a network that connects folks to the resources they need through community based care coordination.

Icon showing four hands forming a circular shape around a blue heart in the center, symbolizing care, support, and community. The illustration is outlined in black and enclosed within an orange circle on a light gray background.

What is Community Based Care Coordination?

Our goal is to help individuals find the unique care that is best for them, whether it be navigating complex health systems, breaking down barriers like language access, or finding vital resources for everyday needs.

Three stick people wave their hands while standing together in an icon surrounded by an orange circle

How do we center community voice?

From our start over 10 years ago, we have centered around community engagement so our work is inclusive from the beginning, not as an afterthought.

We work with a network built by community, for community

BHT serves as a Community Care Hub in Eastern Washington, working with community-based organizations, behavioral health specialists, and healthcare centers to create a network that can connect individuals with the right care for them, whether it be navigating complex health systems, breaking down barriers like language access, or finding vital resources for everyday basic needs.  

Map of Washington state highlighting Better Health Together’s service region, which includes Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Lincoln, and Adams counties. Also highlighted are the Reservations of the Kalispel Tribe of Indians, the Spokane Tribe of Indians, and the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. The map uses orange shading for the region and tribal areas, with county and tribal names labeled. A short description beneath the map summarizes the areas served.
Our region includes Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Lincoln, and Adams counties and the Reservations of the Kalispel Tribe of Indians, the Spokane Tribe of Indians, and the Colville Confederated Tribes.

But don't take our word for it, by the numbers that looks like...

Folks who rely on Medicaid in our region
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Contracted community organizations providing care coordination
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Referral partners
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Total community members served through the Hub since 2024
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Invested in Health Delivery systems since 2013
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We partner with organizations who connect folks to

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I'm a community partner who needs to refer someone in for services

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Application Launch:
Be a Community Based Care Coordination Partner with the
Community Care Hub

BHT is working towards building a Community Care Hub that amplifies community expertise to help build healthier communities. Are you an organization providing community based care coordination in our region? We want to hear from you!

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Pictured: Ervin, Community Health Worker and Founder of Locked in Fathers Alliance. Dean Davis Photography.

Apply to the Request for Proposals by October 1, 2025

BHT intends to fund the care coordination work of 10-20 Community Based Organizations employing 12-30 Community Based Workers between February 2026 and January 2027. Proposals should be for care coordination services provided by a minimum of one to a maximum of five (1-5 FTE) Community Based Workers (CBW) and a recommended .3 Supervisor FTE per CBW.

News & Articles

June 16, 2025

Category:

Community Care Hub, Community Voice

Community voices across Eastern Washington shaped bold, place-based solutions to inform the next Environmental Health Disparities Map through trust, leadership, and collective

June 10, 2025

Category:

Community Health Workers, Social Care Network

In 2022, Better Health Together (BHT) was selected to receive a highly competitive Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Community Health Worker

June 4, 2025

Category:

Community Voice, Social Care Network

Better Health Together’s Grant Writing Stipend helps small nonprofits hire grant writers and unlock critical funding. Read more…

BHT Event Highlight

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Joining community to celebrate PRIDE!

June 14, 2025

Spokane, WA – Riverfront Park

BHT had an amazing time at Spokane Pride 2025! We loved celebrating love, intersectionality, and community with everyone. Thanks for making it unforgettable. As Pride Month comes to a close, BHT reaffirms our commitment to supporting, uplifting, and celebrating the 2SLGBTQIA+ community — all year long, in every part of the work we do.

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