The "Story Behind the Curve" helps us understand the causes and forces at that work that explain the data behind number of advocacy activities achieved.

[How Much] What's Helping What We Do? These are the positive forces at work in our strategy/ program that influence how much we do or how well we do it.

• Expertise and experience from group members who have done this before

[How Much] What's Hurting What We Do? These are the negative forces at work in our strategy/program that influence how much we do or how well we do it.

• Group members who do not have experience with advocating

The following actions have been identified by our Healthy Carolinians of Jackson County, community members and stakeholders as ideas for what can work for this performance measure to make a difference on the number of advocacy activities achieved. 

(A) Actions and Approaches Identified by Healthy Carolinians of Jackson County, community members and stakeholders These are actions and approaches that we think can make a difference for this performance measure.

• Contact agencies who advocate for these services then 

• Advocate for Medicaid expansion

(B) No-cost and Low-cost Ideas Identified by Healthy Carolinians of Jackson County, community members and stakeholders These are no-cost and low-cost actions and approaches that we think can make a difference for this performance measure.

• Partner or "piggy back" on current advocacy efforts

(C) What your customers think would work to do better These are actions and approaches that our customers think can make a difference for this performance measure.

• Measure emergency calls that involve mental health crisis (for data)

• Community advocacy events

(D) List of Questions/Research Agenda These are questions to follow-up on for this performance measure.

• Contact Meridian, VAYA, Appalachian, Dogwood Health Trust to find out what is already being done in this area