Opportunities in Rural Georgia

Bárbara Rivera Holmes 32nd Biennial Institute

Opportunities in Rural Georgia Panel7 December 2020

Partnership for Inclusive Innovation

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Our Mission

To advance established and emerging

innovators for a stronger Georgia.

The Partnership has come together for a singular, critical purpose: to

activate untapped potential throughout Georgia by catalyzing collaboration

among the next generation of innovation leaders and the powerful

ecosystem of businesses, universities and government. We believe the right

assistance and alliances today can spur innovative economic development

for a stronger, more resilient and more equitable Georgia tomorrow. Our

mission is to:

• Expand Inclusive Innovation

• Advance Existing Entrepreneurs while Identifying and Helping

New Innovators Succeed

• Establish Georgia as the East Coast Tech Capital

• Find and Unlock the Promise of Innovators Who Have Traditionally

Been Shut Out

• Activate Potential

“Georgia is a place of

unlimited possibilities

for innovation. That’s

why we’re committed

to making our state the

Tech Capital of the East

Coast… and beyond.”

-Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan

OUR MISSION

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FOUNDATIONAL

RECOMMENDATIONS

TRANSFORMATIONAL

RECOMMENDATIONS

SUSTAINING

RECOMMENDATIONS

Inclusive Innovation Road Map

FOUNDATIONAL PILOTS TRANSFORMATIONAL PILOTS SUSTAINING PILOTS

Inclusive Innovation: Improving access and opportunities for all Georgians to drive innovation and creating an opportunity for all of us to thrive together as part of the innovation ecosystem.

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The Partnership has a unique statewide public, private partnership model leveraging diverse resources and a long-term, collective commitment to support inclusive innovation and impact throughout Georgia.

State of Georgia

Georgia Tech

Board of Advisors

Key Partner Support

Funding support

Allows for statewide outreach

Funding Support

Wide range of industry knowledge and experience

International, National and Statewide perspective

Funding Support

Team: ED, Pilot Manager, Administrator

HR, Finance, Legal, Administration

Resources

Research connection

Provides in-kind expert

resources

Allows the Partnership to

stay lean

PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP STRUCTURE

Debra LamExecutive DirectorPartnership for Inclusive InnovationGeorgia Tech

Board of AdvisorsG. P. “Bud” PetersonBoard ChairPresident Emeritus and Regents professor, Georgia Tech

#TechCapitalGA

Raphael BosticReserve Bank of

Atlanta

Paul BowersGeorgia Power

Reed Dulany IIISeaPoint Complex

Geoff DuncanLieutenant

Governor of Georgia

Marty FlanaganInvesco Ltd. USA

S. Jack HuUniversity of

Georgia

Paul JudgeTechSquare Labs

Jana KanyadanMohawk Industries Inc.

Kenneth MeyerTruist Financial Corporation

Latham SaddlerSynovus

Stephanie TillmanFlower Foods, Inc.

Larry WilliamsTechnology

Association of Georgia

Pat WilsonGeorgia Department

of Economic Development

Carol ToméUPS

Kevin ByrneThe Unniversity

Financing Foundation

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Our challenge is to

select a group of pilots

for funding twice a year

over the next 3 years.

These pilots will vary in

size and scope but

ultimately will provide a

foundation for,

transforming, and

sustaining Georgia’s

innovation ecosystem

We will choose pilots based

on their merit and promise

to fulfill the mission of the

Partnership for Inclusive

Innovation, who is

responsible for stewarding

funds and delivering

success.

CREATING AN INCLUSIVE PORTFOLIO OF PILOTS

PORTFOLIO OF PILOTS

GEORGIAN

PRINCIPLE DRIVEN

SELF-SUSTAINING

MATCHING

ANY ENTITY

ANY STAGE

The Partnership is

complimenting existing

Georgian entities and will

support them to do more.

It has established baseline

standards for granting

funds to build a Portfolio

of Pilots.

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PILOT UPDATE: START IT UP GEORGIA

In my experience, the combination of training,

teaching, and mentorship was the most valuable

part of Start It Up Georgia. The holistic

approach to entrepreneurship is unique and

powerful.”-Steven Simms, Founder & Farmer

The Rural Urban Connection

Key Accomplishments:

43mentors met

weekly with 350

participants

103companies

applied for

grants

7founders received

grants

$16k given to founders

139companies

launched

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PILOT UPDATE: GEORGIA SMART COMMUNITY CHALLENGE

We’re very excited about Georgia Smart’s third

class of winners, who will be able to use our

preeminent research and technology to improve

lives, livelihoods, safety, and equity — no matter

their community’s size, population,

demographics, or income level.

-Ángel Cabrera, Georgia Tech President

The 3rd Class is composed of

4 communities:

1. Clayton County

2. Sandy Springs

3. Valdosta

4. Savannah

Albany Housing Data Analytics and Visualization Initiative

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The pilot is to create a mesh

entrepreneur training network,

with mentorship and

certification simultaneously in

Augusta and 4 other Georgian

cities. The mesh network

establishes digital density

across the state’s innovation

nodes for a common platform.

This scale will develop a

sustainable recurring revenue

model to support entrepreneur

training programs that serve

disadvantaged entrepreneurs.

Team• Eric Parker Founder, theClubhou.se

• Grace Belangia Executive Director and Founding Member, theClubou.se

• Local Entrepreneurship Service Organization (ESO) partners

Partnership

Principle

• Connectedness: allows for coordination across multiple cities

• Talent: pushes growth and retention of homegrown talent

• Diversity: program open to all people in identified communities

• Sustainability: revenue generating model after pilot grant

• Identity: unique program to connect Georgian talent

Timing and

Funding• $250,000 for 1 year

• Expected Future Annual Revenue: $1M+

Other

Resources to

Contribute

• In-kind: $250,000 in lease space at the Georgia Cyber Center

• Awarded: $25, 000 Anchor Point, $2,500 Wells Fargo, $10,000 Georgia Power,

$10,000 Kauffman Foundation

• Available: $1,250,000 operating funds from WIOA via TCSG

Target

Outcomes• 5 cities, 36 weeks, 250 entrepreneurs trained

• Funding pathway with commercial capital partners for program graduates

• Network stands out due to connection with peers and potential customers

3-Stage

Review

Highlights

• Pilot Owners have experience building out a Mesh Network from receiving the

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant in 2017

• Pilot will happen in Augusta regardless. Partnership funds scales to 5 cities and

with sustainable business model. Letters of Recs shows support from other cities.

• Focused on entrepreneur training across state

theClubhou.se: Mesh Network of Innovation

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INNOVATION, OPPORTUNITIES AND

SHARED ECONOMIC SUCCESS

DIVERSITY THAT

UNLOCKS NEW

MODES OF

INNOVATION

CONNECTED AND

COLLABORATIVE

UNIQUELY

GEORGIAN

HUSTLE AND GRIT

COORDINATED

AND SUSTAINED

ACTION

ATTRACTING

AND GROWING

WORLD-CLASS

TALENT

THE IMPACT OF INCLUSIVE INNOVATION

#TechCapitalGA13

WE ARE DEDICATED TO

INCLUSIVE INNOVATION.

WE ARE SET UP FOR

SUCCESS.

WE ARE UNITED IN

PURPOSE.

PartnershipForInclusiveInnovation.org

#TechCapitalGA14 #TechCapitalGA

Appendix

% Poverty

En

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y Consumption

(kWh per ft

2 per month)

Opportunity ZoneHousehold in HUD Program

(LMI > 90%)

Albany, GA

3 21 44 68 →

0.2 0

.75

0

.94

1

.33 →

Project continues with City of Albany, Georgia Tech, and Esri

Data-Driven Policy Analysis:

- Home and Energy programs targeted at low to moderate income households for energy efficiency and cost savings

Public Engagement and Design with Albany stakeholders

Food Security Initiative

• Crowdsourced city-wide census of food stores to understand block-by-block access.

• Created a web resource to collect, share, and visualize food security data

• Established a steering committee of local famers, non-profits, residents, and elected officials to direct research efforts and develop policy responses.

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VALDOSTA: TRAFFIC MONITORING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

“We are ready to get to work on our Travel Safely

App…and are committed to creating and

sustaining a smart, effective traffic control

system which will result in improved traffic flow,

road safety, and reduction in the number of

traffic accidents.-Mark Barber, Valdosta City Manager

Pilot Start in October 2020

• Development of a smart traffic management system that will connect all 128 traffic signals in the city for increased safety and efficiency

• Research Team of Valdosta State University and Georgia Tech

• Community and Student Engagement

• Engaged w/ Atlanta, Gwinnett County & Marietta

• Plans for focus groups, surveys with Valdosta citizens

• New VSU course developed - Traffic Engineering Management (ENGR 4950)

• Data Partnerships

• Engaging w/ various city departments data on traffic counts, signal timing, and emergency vehicle responses

• Exploring GDOT data application

OVERVIEW

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SAVANNAH: CIVIC DATA SCIENCE FOR EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT

This grant ensures we can implement data-driven

solutions to better our city by identifying areas of

economic disinvestment and social opportunity

that should be considered or prioritized for

community development.

-Van Johnson, Mayor of Savannah

Pilot Start in October 2020

• Plans to build new decision-making tools using a city data hub and analytics platform for programmatic outcomes for vacant and blighted properties

• Community Engagement

• Working w/ Coastal Georgia Indicators Coalition

• Draft Neighborhood Sentiment and Geographic Social Capital surveys

• COVID-19 contingency considerations

• Data Needs

• Identify key variables and indicators through a literature review of blight and neighborhood vitality indicators and interventions

OVERVIEW

Opportunities in Rural Georgia

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Classic CenterAthens Georgia

Jean R. Sumner MD, FACPMercer University School of Medicine

December 7, 2020

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Gratitude

Bipartisan support for rural Georgia,its citizens andtheir health.

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Initiatives• Preceptor Tax Credit Program

• All Claims Database

• Certificate of Need Reforms

• Pharmacy Benefit Manager

• Hospital Financial Transparency

• GRHIC: Rural Hospital Board and Administrator Training

• Broadband Support

• Support for UME and GME

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Value Georgia’s Rural Primary Care Physicians

Primary care is the basis of an effective

healthcare system. It is essential to

reaching the objectives that constitute

value in healthcare:

• High-quality care

• Desired outcomes

• Cost effective

• Patient SatisfactionAmerica's Health in a New EraInstitute of Medicine (US) Committee on the Future of Primary Care; Editors:Molla S. Donaldson, Karl D. Yordy, Kathleen N. Lohr, and Neal A. Vanselow.Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US)

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Residency (GME)After Medical School

FY-2019 residency supported 17 mil

Physicians tend to stay close to where they train

Students who complete residency in Georgia much more likely to practice in Georgia

MATCH

ACGME

• 2018: subspecialties 5,348

• 2018: family medicine 2,324

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Telehealth

Integrate it into every primary care and specialty practice

• Worksite Clinic support

• School Clinic support

• Mental Health services

• Specialty Care Follow-up

• Call coverage/second opinions for rural physicians

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Public Health

Public Health Clinic in all 159 counties

Services in rural communities may be limited

Rural Public Health needs to get back into primary care

• District health director

• Advanced practice nurses

Residents overseen by the attending in their residency program

Require all newborns to be screened for an in-home public health or nurse visit

Well-child visits

Prenatal visits

Mental health services

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Lessons From Coronavirus

Apr 8, 2020... Albany, the county seat, has by far the highest rate of deaths per 100,000 population of any metropolitan area in the country… NYT

Sept 10, 2020... Counties in rural Georgia take the lead in COVID-19 death rates… AJC

Of the 20 counties in the nation with the highest percentage of death rate from Covid-19, six were in Georgia, all rural. Hancock highest at one point.

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Shawn WomblesGDC Fire Services/Life Safety Manager

404-272-5295

Johnson SP, Johnson CountyLee Arrendale SP, White County

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Formerly Incarcerated Transition Program

• Improves rates of accessing primary care, mental health and substance abuse disorder treatment

• Decrease emergency Room Utilization

• Decrease preventable hospitalizations

• Decrease recidivism

• Decrease rates of food and housing insecurity

• Increase rates of employment

Evan Ashkin MDProfessor of Family MedicineFIT Directorevan_ashkin@med.unc.edu

Health Affairs October 2019

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Insurance and Payor Review

• Mobile Mammography in rural communities without services

• Credentialing complexity

• Use local providers

• Support independent andlocal pharmacies

• Outpatient services

• Allow rural hospitals to work with specialty services and share resources without regulatory interference

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