The Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) Annual Convening 2025: Boston, our largest convening yet, kicked-off with a powerful conversation exploring the historical and present-day dynamics of Massachusetts and Greater Boston—a region with a high concentration of healthcare systems. Over 350 people joined us for an energizing experience filled with connection and learning about and beyond our host city […]
Continue ReadingAnchor Mission Communications Toolkit
Hospitals and health systems and other anchor institutions from across the country are adopting an “anchor mission” to tackle the underlying economic and social determinants of community health outcomes and community well being. But how can both the what and the why of this new transformative approach be effectively communicated, inside and outside your institution?
Continue ReadingAnchor Mission Implementation Roadmap
This roadmap collects common milestones in the Anchor Mission implementation journey and shares examples of how health systems have educated staff on community needs and the Anchor Mission vision, created new staff positions to advance anchor strategies, developed dashboards to track progress, and more.
Continue ReadingPlace-Based Investments in Action: How Healthcare Anchor Network Members are Helping Build Healthier Communities
The Healthcare Anchor Network defines place-based investing (PBI) as an impact investing approach that generates positive social and economic impacts in historically disinvested communities and geographies, while achieving a modest financial return, or at least preserving the principal of the investment. Place-based investments address financing gaps in the marketplace by providing affordable and flexible capital […]
Continue ReadingPlace-based Investing Overview
Overview of place-based investing with case studies, key strategies, and tips for getting started.
Continue ReadingImpact Purchasing Overview
Overview on impact purchasing with case studies, key strategies, and tips for getting started.
Continue ReadingImpact Workforce Overview
Overview on Impact Workforce with case studies, key strategies, and tips for getting started.
Continue ReadingEnsuring policies positively impact health equity
Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) member Rush University System for Health greeted the Democratic National Convention (DNC) to Chicago with a large banner on its hospital that read, “Who gets the chance to be healthy?” to raise awareness that policies at both the local and federal levels impact population health. Rush also penned a Chicago Sun Times op-ed on this topic, […]
Continue ReadingHousing is key to thriving
HAN and HAN member Kaiser Permanente’s Housing for Health Fund were cited as healthcare sector institutions that are helping to create housing programs through place-based investing and partnerships. Kaiser Permanente has invested $50 million into the fund since it was created in 2019, which has resulted in the preservation of more than 1,200 housing units. From the Modern […]
Continue ReadingLeveraging philanthropy for the anchor mission
Across the country, Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) members are shifting their resources for community giving to align with their anchor mission strategies and support community wealth building. This edition of our newsletter highlights examples of HAN members going upstream with their community giving to better address root cause issues and strengthen their neighborhoods. HAN is curious […]
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