The document describes Better Together Inc.'s Community Coalition Clinic, which provides basic health services in Argentine, Kansas to underserved communities. The clinic addresses barriers to care like language, location, hours and insurance. It operates in partnership with organizations like a local church, health department and hospitals. The clinic provides medical exams, health education, referrals and assistance to help patients access ongoing care. The goal is to improve individual and community health in Wyandotte County.

1. Better Together, Inc.
Community Coalition Clinic
at The HUB Argentine
(formerly Metropolitan Avenue United Methodist Church)
3730 Metropolitan Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66106
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2. Introduction
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The Better Together, Inc. (BTI) Community Coalition
Clinic provides access to health diagnostic services
in a format specifically designed to address the
needs of currently underserved segments of the
Argentine community.
Our business office is located within The HUB
Argentine mission property, and the clinic operation
is located within the Emerson Park Christian
Church, about a block from The HUB. The clinic
operation location provides substantial parking,
user-friendly access, simplified traffic flow, and
user-friendly operating hours, contributing to
synergy of the other community outreach and
support services of The HUB.
The purpose of this presentation is to review the
history of BTI, to provide an overview of the current
program initiative, and to showcase coalition
partners that share our mission to increase health
equity and improve community resilience to
negative coronavirus impact in Wyandotte County.
We invite your participation in this outreach.
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3. The Need…
Studies of infrastructure, poverty, health access, and individual health consistently indicate Wyandotte
County, KS, lags behind in all these areas of community health. One of the most concise, and easily available,
indicators is the Centers for Disease Control Social Vulnerability Index, and its subset, the Minority Health
and Vulnerability Index. As indicated in the data from these indices shown below, WYCO not only ranks the
worst in the Kansas City Metro area counties, but it also has the worst possible overall score in the Minority
Health Social Vulnerability Index classification. Improving this is the vision of Better Together.
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4. Better Together
The Vision
The Better Together Vision is that
Wyandotte County shows
consistent improvement in the
Minority Health Social
Vulnerability Index.
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Better Together’s Mission is built on the concept that
improving individual health is a catalyst and foundational
element leading to healthier families and healthier
communities. Healthier communities attract economic
growth that feeds greater equity and resulting community
benefits.
Healthier Individuals
Healthier Families
Healthier Community
Improving Business Base
Improving Employment
Opportunities
Lower Poverty Rate
Lower Crime Rate
Better Together
The Mission
The Better Together Mission is to
offer low- or no-cost access to
basic health care examination
services to the underserved
Argentine and surrounding
community populations, thereby
creating a cascade effect that
supports the BTI Vision.

5. In The Beginning… The Former Preventive Health
Screenings and Education Implemented by BTI
(then branded as Own Your Health Now)
Basic Health Screening
Events
Screening Results
Consultation
Health & Nutrition
Education
Care Referrals as
Required
Improved Lifestyles
Community
Health
Improvement
In conjunction with 9 Health Fair in Colorado, the Own Your Health Now (OYHN) program model was
organized and implemented by Better Together from 2010 through 2014 in both Johnson and
Wyandotte County United Methodist churches. Nearly 30 health screenings (including Quest
Diagnostics biochemistry analysis) and topical health education booths were available annually.
Encouraging and facilitating this through public no- and low-cost blood screenings reported directly to
consumers, OYHN allowed the uninsured and underserved to begin individual health improvement
programs that would lead to healthier behaviors and overall improved community health betterment.
Even though these events provided basic health screenings, one-on-one health consultations with
physicians and pharmacists, and health education, they did not provide continuity of care or, more
importantly, access to mainstream medical institutions.
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The OYHN Model

6. And Then… The BTI Timeline
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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
The Post-Closure Reopening
Community Coalition Clinic
Operations Initiated
The Covid Era
Facility (known now as The
HUB) came under new
management in 2020;
health services were
repeatedly disrupted by
CDC-mandated closures
The Early Years
Own Your Health Now
Annual Health
Screening Events at
various locations in
KCK area
The Middle Years
• Established permanent presence in
Metropolitan Avenue UMC
(MAUMC)
• Offered periodic health screening
events
• Implemented ESL program for
Congolese refugee community
• Worked with MAUMC to develop
community services & wellness
center concept (later became The
HUB Argentine – a mission of the
Kansas City District UMC)

7. Now… BTI’s Community Coalition Clinic
Providing A Path Around Barriers to Care Continuity
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Barriers to Care
Language
Location
Hours of Operation
Insurance
Trust
Education
Need Recognition
Population of
those with limited
or no access to
basic health care
services
BTI Community Coalition Clinic
Permanent Neighborhood Location
Weekly Exam & Services Schedule
Translation Services
Care-Scheduling Assistance
Variety of Health Education Topics
Insurance Labyrinth Assistance
Health care service providers
Clinics
Hospitals
Doctor’s offices
Urgent health care

8. The Community Coalition Clinic Difference
Better Together’s coalition partnership program is based on documented research by the REACH and
Health Forward Foundations that identify specific “Barriers to Care” in the Argentine community. By
developing partnerships with existing healthcare entities, BTI’s Community Coalition Clinic specifically
addresses these barriers.
Collaborative Program Features:
• Trusted, respectful care in weekly neighborhood walk-in location
• Increased mitigation of COVID-19 via established public health standards of timely, comprehensive
examination, testing, education and vaccination; when required, referral and transportation to
treatment centers
• Linguistically isolated families (immigrants and refugees) are supported with bilingual assistance,
respectfully greeted, registered and provided with certified medical interpreters during confidential
clinical exam and medical consultation
• HIPPA-compliant medical record without patient disclosure released elsewhere (to eliminate fear of
disrespect and deportation)
• Referrals, appointment scheduling, mentoring and case management by certified community health
workers
• Transportation to local federally qualified health center (FQHC) with sliding-scale fees for continuity of
care, enabling health care access
• Engaging, preventive health education and voluntary local health care research projects provided by
established educators and teaching entities
• Annual ACA Navigators provide health insurance education and registration
• Available flu shots and school immunizations coordinated with UG Health Department and KCK Public
School Nurses
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9. The BTI Facilities
BTI maintains its business office within The HUB Argentine facility, and its clinic operations
at the Emerson Park Christian Church, about a block away. The HUB mission outreach
center offers long-term dedicated office space and support facilities at favorable rates.
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The HUB
Argentine
Emerson
Park
Christian
Church
The Emerson Park Christian
Church clinic operations
facility offers enhanced
patient traffic flow, more-
than-adequate parking,
favorable rates for clinic
dedicated activities, and
larger patient capacity.
Both facilities are in the
heart of the Argentine
community on the
Metropolitan Avenue
thoroughfare – the target
area for the clinic services.

10. The Patient Experience
Promotion Check-in Exam & Consultation Education Referrals &
Assistance
Publicity consists
of outreach to
the community
to create
awareness of the
clinic services
and scheduled
health education.
Patients are
greeted and
offered available
translators to
assist with their
registration.
Liability waivers
are completed.
Private, personal medical
exam and consultation by
medical professionals, aided
by certified medical
translators (when needed).
Respect and compassion are
focal, and HIPAA electronic
medical records are
generated for medical use
ONLY. No information is
passed along to any other
entity.
Voluntary
engagement in
interactive topical
health education
and/or research
projects is
planned. These
are provided by
existing
community
health entities.
Community Health
Workers (CHW) will assist
patients for continuity of
care scheduling of
appointments.
Transportation is
provided for travel to
Vibrant Health for clinical
access. Compassion and
respect are focal in this
follow-through.
Community Coalition Partners & Volunteer Organizations
KU School of Family Medicine &
Community Health
Community Health Council of WyCo
WyCo Health Department
KCK Public Schools
JUNTOS
Vibrant Health
Archdiocese of KCK Hispanic Ministry
The HUB Argentine
Certified Community Health Workers
Volunteer Activities
• Traffic Management
• Translation Services
• Forms Assistance
• Health Education
• Facility Maintenance
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11. Patient Flow
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Reception
and Check
In
Basic Data
Height,
Weight,
BMI, etc.
Referrals,
Assistance
and Check
Out
Diabetes
Screening
Glucose
Physician
Exam &
Consult
Women’s
Restroom
Men’s
Restroom
Waiting &
Education
Area
Utility
Closet
Stairs
To
Upper
Level
ENTRANCE
EXIT
Ground Floor – Education Wing
Emerson Park Christian Church
North
Metropolitan Avenue
S.
40
th
Street

12. Program Implementation
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* Basic screenings include height, weight, BMI, pulse oximetry, Glocose (finger-stick),
Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4
Services • Health Exams
• Education Resources
• Special Events – school physicals, school immunizations, health fairs, special
screenings, blood drives, etc.
Hours Saturday afternoon 1pm to 3 pm – 2 times per month
Phase 1 hours plus
Saturday morning 10am to noon – 2 times per month
Phase 2 hours plus
Weekday evening 6 to 8 pm – 2 times
per month
All above 4 times
per month
Total Hours per
Month
4 8 12 24
Estimated
Patients per
Month
16 32 48 96

13. Primary Coalition Partners
Partner Status Phase Activity
Community Health
Council of Wyandotte
County
Confirmed 1, 2, 3, 4
Interpreters for social media promotions; community health workers for individual case
management referrals –www.wycohealth.com
Vibrant Health Confirmed 1, 2, 3, 4
Transportation provided to nearest Vibrant Health Federally Qualified Health Center
medical care facility after Argentine Clinic closing 12/2022) – www.vibranthealthkc.org
JUNTOS Confirmed 1, 2, 3, 4
Diabetes screening and education, seasonal education programs, research to improve
Latino health – www.juntosks.org
Mission Adelante Confirmed 1, 2, 3, 4
Translations services, promotion of clinical services to Vietnamese refugee and Latin
families – www.missionadelante.org
The HUB Argentine Confirmed 1, 2, 3, 4
Business office space (below market rates), community promotion of clinical services,
logistics volunteers – www.thehubargentine.org
Emerson Park
Christian Church
Confirmed 1, 2, 3, 4 Clinic operating space (below market rates)
Sojourner’s Clinic –
Lazarus Ministries
Confirmed 1, 2, 3, 4
Operations modeling and organizational mentoring – www.sojournerhealthclinic.org
and www.lazminkc.org
Barefoot Mission Confirmed 1, 2, 3, 4
Promotion of clinical services, logistics volunteers, medical service support volunteers –
www.barefootmission.com
Argentine Mennonite
Church
Confirmed 1, 2, 3, 4
Information technology services, electronic medical records software supervision –
www.argentinemennonite.org
Lenexa United
Methodist Church
Confirmed 1, 2, 3, 4 Treasury services (bookkeeping, tax filings, state registrations) – www.lenexaumc.org
To Be Determined Pending 3, 4 Medical staffing
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14. Common Education Partners
Past Education Partners & Associated Seminar Offerings
Partner Seminar
Fibromyalgia Coalition
International
Fibromyalgia – General Education, Identification, Treatment, Management, Resources
Alzheimer’s Association Alzheimer’s – General Education, Identification, Treatment, Management, Resources
Restless Leg Syndrome
Foundation
Restless Leg Syndrome – General Education, Identification, Treatment, Management,
Resources
National Alliance on Mental
Illness
Mental Illness – General Education, Identification, Treatment, Management, Resources
Celiac Sprue Association Gluten Sensitivity – Inflammation Prevention & Control
Susan G Komen for the Cure Breast Cancer – General Education, Identification, Treatment, Management, Resources
Kansas State University
Research & Education
Super Food – Super Cheap
American Diabetes Association Diabetes – General Education, Identification, Treatment, Management, Resources
Planned Parenthood Women’s Health and Primary Care Services
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15. How You Can Help
Program How You Can Help
Partner Program
Become a Partner Organization leveraging your pre-existing (or new!)
capabilities and capacities to support our vital health equity program.
Medical staff, community health workers, translators, education providers…
whatever your organization wants to provide for collective impact and
sustainability is gratefully welcomed.
Volunteer Program
Even if you have no special health care education or certifications, we can find
a valued volunteer spot for whatever time you want to give. While routine
presence is preferred, occasional participation is helpful and encouraged.
Financial Assistance
In our Community Coalition Clinic, a little money goes a long way; we invite
your financial support!
Better Together, Inc. is a Kansas registered 501(c)3 Not For Profit Corporation
(EIN 27-0574873), and your gift is considered a fully (100%) charitable
donation under USA IRS regulations.
Further Information
Contact Rev. Jennifer Bryan at email jennifer.bryan.64@gmail.com or
message us at facebook.com/bettertogetherkc
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Presentation created by:
Thomas Renich
JATO Services LLC
27018 W 73rd St
Shawnee, KS 66227
Ph +1-913-940-1150
Email trenich@me.com
© 2022
And…
Rev. Jennifer Bryan, CEO
Better Together, Inc.
c/o The HUB Argentine
3730 Metropolitan Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66106
Ph +1-913-961-7699
Email Jennifer.bryan.64@gmail.com
Better Together, Inc. is a Kansas registered 501(c)3
Not For Profit Corporation (EIN 27-0574873)