Hawaii Pacific Health (HPH) committed $1.5 million in loans through its Place-Based Investment (PBI) Fund, and an additional $25,000 in Community Benefits funding to Feed the Hunger Fund (FTHF). Supporting local food systems and increasing food security is a specific focus of HPH’s investing strategy.
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Boston Medical Center & Nubian Market
Wealth to Health: Nubian Markets BMC is proud to be part of Nubian Markets, a BIPOC-owned venture to create a local grocery store offering fresh foods, prepared meals, and a café right in the heart of Roxbury’s Nubian Square. The market is part of BMC’s commitment to community health and wealth-building.
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HAN member RWJBarnabas Health just launched ‘Harvest’ – a first-of-its-kind farm to community center in Newark, NJ to combat food insecurity, promote nutrition education, and empower local businesses. The health system is partnering with Newark-based farm-to-city social enterprise Urban Agriculture Cooperative (UAC) to improve overall health outcomes. This innovative initiative brings together the power of health care, agriculture, education, and economic development […]
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HAN member Rush University System for Health is addressing food insecurity and strengthening its bond with the community through food security and urban farming initiatives. It is estimated that more than half a million residents of the nearby West Side neighborhood have difficulty accessing nutritious food, which worsens other health issues. Increasing access to food is part […]
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Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) member Trinity Health is working at the intersection of food production, economic development, and community cohesion—functioning as an anchor institution that circulates resources within a community. The Food is Medicine strategy entails the ownership and operation of multiple hospital-based farms in 25 states where it has hospitals and health services. The […]
Continue ReadingFrom transactions to transformation: Building healthier communities through Impact Purchasing
HAN President and Founder David Zuckerman presented at the Vizient ESG Impact Spend Summit. He stressed the importance of taking action to be part of the solution through every day operations, providing inspiring HAN member systems’ examples in this area, and shared some key success factors. From David Zuckerman’s TED Talk: Perhaps most importantly, every single individual in this room needs to […]
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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 […]
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HAN members Bon Secours Mercy Health, CommonSpirit Health, and Providence St. Joseph Health are spotlighted by Catholic Health World for adopting the HAN Impact Purchasing Commitment (IPC). Pictured is Homeboy Industries, which CommonSpirit Health’s California Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles contracted with for electronics recycling. From the article: Those that have signed on to the Impact Purchasing Commitment have agreed […]
Continue ReadingCleveland Clinic, Kaiser, Intermountain among those committing to supplier diversity
Cleveland Clinic, Intermountain Healthcare, Kaiser Permanente, and Providence are among 12 systems in the country to sign a commitment to expand supplier diversity. The Impact Purchasing Commitment — designed by the Healthcare Anchor Network in partnership with Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth — includes increasing spending with minority and women-owned business enterprises (MWBEs), […]
Continue ReadingHealth systems commit to diversifying supply chains
A dozen health systems are pledging to diversify their vendor partnerships, including collectively funneling at least $1 billion over the next five years to minority and women-owned businesses. Each organization signing the “impact purchasing commitment” also agreed to work with two of their existing large vendors to hire workers from disinvested communities they serve. Signatories of […]
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