Community health and well-being are impacted by each and every community initiative—planning, development, housing, education, transportation, and more—even when the work is not implicitly “health related”. This NEW website enables researching existing Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) from around the U.S., so policymakers and community organizers can maximize resources, build on others’ work, and move more quickly into implementation!
Anchored by health care: Strategies for health systems serves to help guide health care anchor institutions in deepening their engagement with community partners to achieve goals of increased health equity and resilience. This guide focuses on three case studies, serving as models of engagement, and a set of recommendations for hospitals and health systems to evaluate, strategize, and operationalize their approach as anchors in creating ecologically sustainable, equitable, and healthy communities.