WASHINGTON HEALTH FOUNDATION

Results: Washington has moved from being the 15th healthiest state in the nation to being the 10th healthiest state in the nation.

Target demographics: Anyone in Washington state

Geographic areas served: Washington state

Programs: Healthiest state xchange: as a way to reinvigorate the healthiest state campaign, washington health foundation developed the healthiest state xchange program. This program provides personal health advocacy, through which users of the program can obtain customized advice and solutions for issues relating to their choice of health coverage, use of their health coverage, creation of health homes, or health improvement generally. The model generating revenue through broker commissions and fees on licensed health producers and staff). Funds derived from commissions and fees finance program efforts and also allow for a new foundation investment into the healthiest state in the nation campaign, using revenues not for profit, but in order to achieve the vision of the healthiest state. While the foundation is eligible to receive broker commissions and fees, a unique and important feature of the xchange is that it is available to all without regard for availability to pay or eligibility for commission payments. In 2013, the xchange, also known as the personal health advocate service, continued to grow its reach in preparation for new activities under the affordable care act.

empowering consumers: making treatment, management and prevention of diabetes people-centered. The foundation's focus is the creation of opportunities for people living with type 2 diabetes to directly and meaningfully engage in the design process for products and services that impact their health. In total, whf's portfolio of activities for the empowering consumers project reached over 12,000 individuals.