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these markers and report them to our members and partners. We remain confident that thriving communities are within our reach. With a clear line of sight on where we need to be and an understanding of the current context and multiple opportu- nities before us, together we can build well-being from the ground up. We look forward to taking the journey with you, sharing insights, and learning along the way. You can find the full Strategic Playbook on our website, along with an introductory webinar that outlines the key elements ( www.aphsa.org ).

communities regarding executive functioning and resilience (VC stages 3 and 4); we observe more adaptive, empowering leader- ship style between areas of formal authority (VC stages 3 and 4); we see a focus on advancing a race equity culture (VC stage 4); we see increased tools for brokering solu- tions across jurisdictions and at the population-wide level (VC stage 4); and we see staff members routinely scanning and learning from sources outside of their own agency, commu- nity, and field (VC stages 2, 3, and 4). n Healthier Ecosystem. Broadly, we observe peer learning communities, especially at county and city levels,

continuing to evolve, self-advocate, and scale up; we observe federal- level trust in states and localities as well as related decision-making become more empowering and “purple”; we see the field, as a whole, adapt more readily to emerging trends and science being generated from other fields (all VC stage 4). To help measure our progress along the way, the Playbook includes early markers that indicate we are headed in the right direction and longer-term markers of field impact. As we grow our own internal data and evaluative capacity—both qualitatively and quan- titatively—we will refine and enhance

Indicators of Success

Success Markers

Productive National Narrative

n Continued requests from member and partner agencies to provide technical assistance on framing; n Increased number of members and partners operating under a broadly shared meta-narrative; n Advancement of bipartisan policy changes through this shared narrative; n Increased use of stories to lift the experience and needs of consumers using their own voice told across the life cycle. n Policymakers are using the lens of the Value Curve and related frameworks (e.g., social determinants of health and two-generation approaches) that work across sectors and systems to discuss and advance the necessary policy changes (law and regulation) in coordination with end-users; n Increased opportunities through national funding and practice that incentivize use of agile and modular IT systems to drive sound policy; n Jurisdictions are modernizing procurement processes that better leverage resources and partners. n Increased opportunities for demonstrations that enable innovative partnerships with universities and think tanks focused on evaluating what works (especially through rapid-cycle testing); n Increased ability of public agencies to quickly and effectively incorporate evidence-informed approaches into practice; n Modernizing our own methods and platforms (e.g., podcasts; video storytelling) for sharing information about what works and helping bring evidence-informed practices to scale. n Data and analysis are being increasingly used across the Value Curve stages to understand and improve program- specific integrity (VC stage 1); client service and satisfaction (VC stage 2); root cause–driven solutions at the family level (VC stage 3); root cause–level strategies at environmental and structural levels that enable informed cost-benefit calculations and investments (VC stage 4); n Both our Summit and ISM Conference content are good litmus tests for this progression. n National indicators of a healthy H/HS workforce developed and shared in the field and with policymakers at all levels; n We observe: progressive levels of how leadership is defined and practiced; agency staff using progressively more advanced tools to do their jobs; and progressively more sophisticated methods for staff development; n NSDTA content is a good litmus test for this progression. n We start to observe resources being managed in accord with the levels described above; n We observe decision-making patterns evolving along the Value Curve as follows: individual leaders making decisions for one’s own area of formal authority (VC stage 1); teams making decisions for their own area of formal authority (VC stage 2); decisions being made with clients and not for them (VC stage 3); decisions being made for the community as a whole and across jurisdictional boundaries (VC stage 4).

Modern H/HS Policy

Evidence-Informed Investments

Data Optimization at All Levels

Agile H/HS Workforce

Healthier Ecosystems

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