HAN members BJC Healthcare and SSM Health are members of the St. Louis Anchor Action Network (STLAAN), which won the St. Louis Business Journal’s Innovation in Philanthropy Award. The award celebrates “local partnerships for going above and beyond standard philanthropic practices in new and creative ways.”
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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 […]
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HAN welcomes Methodist Healthcare Ministries, Inc. as an affiliate member! A strategic goal of the not-for-profit organization is to contribute to the overall health and well-being of communities through long-term and sustainable collaboration and developing Communities of Solution that foster equitable access and opportunity for all.
Continue ReadingClosing the “death gap” through wealth building
The anchor mission and community wealth building efforts of Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) members Rush University System for Health, BJC HealthCare and Trinity Health are spotlighted in a STAT article. The article details Rush’s anchor mission journey, including the founding of West Side United (WSU), as well as BJC HealthCare’s and Mercy Health’s (a part […]
Continue ReadingNew HAN case study on Rush’s Impact Purchasing strategies
HAN just released a case study on HAN member Rush University System for Health’s Impact Purchasing program that covers its key strategies, program design and impact, and lessons learned. From the HAN Rush case study: Ultimately, Rush is able to align their procurement efforts with their institutional operations because they approach this work “as a strategic initiative, […]
Continue ReadingHAN’s Policy Day 2023
HAN’s 5th annual Policy Day was held on Capitol Hill and focused on affordable housing and workforce development. We were joined by a bipartisan group of congressional members who spoke about the importance of affordable and healthy housing and workforce programs for unemployed and underemployed individuals. Liz Osborn with Enterprise Community Partners, spoke about the need […]
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The Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) article discusses the powerful effects of people leading together and includes HAN as an example of an entity that creates the conditions for change through health systems leading together and committing to shared and deeply held goals.
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HAN is excited to have our third affiliate member, Health Foundation of South Florida join us! The organization focuses on improving the health of South Florida communities, with a focus on vulnerable, low- to moderate-income populations and works with regional anchor institutions to build a more inclusive local economy.
Continue ReadingComprehensive approach to tackle long-term inequities
HAN members Boston Medical Center, UPMC, and Trinity Health discuss their impact investments in affordable housing. Saint Joseph’s Health System’s (a part of Trinity Health) McAuley Station project is a $50.5 million, 170-unit affordable housing complex. Mercy Care will pay the rent on 10 of those apartments for people waiting for permanent affordable housing. Pennrose, […]
Continue ReadingIntentionality & financial planning for impact
The place-based investing of HAN members BJC HealthCare, Boston Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente, Rush University System for Health, and UCSF were spotlighted by Financial Investment News. From the Financial Investment News article: “When [HAN] first started, it was really a small group. We would have these convenings and didn’t call them conferences even, but they were not pretentiousness, everybody was warm, […]
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