HAN member Baystate Health worked with the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts with help from a grant from the Aspen Foundation to form the Western Massachusetts Anchor Collaborative. The anchor collaborative was spotlighted in a roundtable on economic development in Greater Springfield attended by Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Springfield, MA Mayor Domenic Sarno.
Continue ReadingInflation Reduction Act Incentivizes a Healthier Planet
HAN partner Health Care Without Harm’s The Inflation Reduction Act brings new opportunities for health care’s climate action article provides a summary of the Act and points out the incentives that can be used directly by health systems to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Continue ReadingNew HAN member
HAN is excited to welcome Banner Health to the HAN network! The health system is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, and operates 30 hospitals, including three academic medical centers and other related health entities and services in six states. With more than 50,000 employees, Banner Health is the largest private employer in Arizona and third largest employer in the […]
Continue ReadingFacilitating purchasing from local, diverse & disadvantaged companies
HAN member RWJBarnabas Health’s Social Impact & Community Investment practice (SICI) co-chairs a quarterly Corporate Anchor Roundtable (CAR) meeting with RWJBarnabas Health President and Chief Executive Officer Barry H. Ostrowsky in which discussions highlight the successful implementation of the anchor mission (Hire Local, Buy Local, Invest Local). Asset leaders and internal stakeholder leads also review opportunities, including further adoption of […]
Continue ReadingCommunity Based Design to address health inequity
HAN member Cone Health is partnering with Guilford County on a new Social Innovation team, which will be made up of six to eight people from both organizations. The team is aiming to address health inequities and will use Community Based Design to engage with members of the community to determine barriers that most impact their ability to […]
Continue ReadingPartnerships for community strength & financial capital
Build Healthy Places’ case study highlights HAN member Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System along with the City of Spartanburg, Mary Black Foundation, Spartanburg Community Foundation, Wofford College, the Voyagers (a resident leadership group engaged in community activism), and private citizens as stakeholders in the Northside Development Group (NDG). NDG manages “the redevelopment of the Northside community area through expansion of mixed-income housing, economic, […]
Continue ReadingU.S. Treasury Department’s State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Program has $1.5 billion for employee-owned and other SEDI-owned businesses
The new SSBCI $1.5 billion allocation is for business enterprises owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (SEDI-owned businesses), along with $1 billion of incentive funds for jurisdictions that demonstrate robust support for SEDI-owned businesses.
Continue ReadingFunding Resilience: Advancing Multisector Investments for Equity©
This is an interactive tool designed to help communities: 1) envision how the funds might be used for cross-sector initiatives and 2) understand scope of funds available to build equitable, healthy communities.
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