In addition to its primary function of estimating returns, the calculator creates an awareness of some of the opportunity and benefits of health and social care integration for both healthcare and community partners. It provides a common financial language, promotes a more equitable and sustainable division of returns, drives data collection and analysis for the business case, reduces uncertainty by helping to quantify financial risk, and supports a structured approach for partnership development.

Developed by Dr. Rishi Manchanda, founder of HealthBegins, the Upstream Strategy Compass is a tool commonly called the “3×3 Matrix.” This tool provides a wealth of information at a glance, with three columns addressing individual, community, and societal levels of action, and three rows labeled primary, secondary, and tertiary to describe levels of prevention.

This website offers a wealth of resources, tools, and information for those seeking to better their public health communication. A particularly great offering from Phrases.org is the “When You Say…They Think” tool, which provides a translation of how common phrases are commonly understood.