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Community Health Alignment Initiative (CHAI)

What is CHAI?

The Community Health Alignment Initiative (CHAI) is a program established to improve health outcomes for uninsured individuals in South Carolina by expanding the community health worker (CHW) workforce.

Authorized by the South Carolina General Assembly in 2023 through Proviso 33.20 of the Medicaid Accountability and Quality Improvement Initiative, CHAI is a collaborative effort between the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SC DHHS) and the Center for Community Health Alignment (CCHA). Many of the communities served by CHAI are in rural areas.

Watch CHWs help their community get access to Health Insurance

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Why is CHAI needed?

Approximately 521,147 South Carolinians are uninsured

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Objectives

CHAI aims to address health disparities by deploying CHWs to assist individuals who are uninsured or at high risk of losing insurance coverage.

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Partner Sites

Review summaries, descriptions and impact

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Advisory Committee

Meet those who provided input and direction on our development

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The CHAI Story

Read how CHAI started, and is funded

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Archive

Access historical projects and information

Coming Soon

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CHAI Partner Portal Page

Are you one of our Partners needing access?

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Join CHAI mailing list

Keep up to date with all things CHAI related by filling out the form

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