Intermountain Healthcare’s local impact investing work is explored in a new case study. The case study covers the program’s inception and design, strategies employed, and key stakeholders involved. It also explores one of the program’s early initiatives, the Utah Housing Preservation Fund.
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Rush University Medical Center (RUMC): Collaborating with community stakeholders
The RUMC: Collaborating with community stakeholders case study shares how the anchor mission strategy provided an opportunity for RUMC to engage the community in new ways to ensure that its work was in line with the real world experiences of Chicago’s West Side residents. While RUMC had worked with community partners for decades, the idea of being more “community resident centered,” such that residents were involved in decision making, became a new approach.
Continue ReadingReimagining Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Supply Chains
The Healthcare Anchor Network’s (HAN) white paper Reimagining Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Supply Chains calls for national leadership and healthcare sector collaboration to create PPE production capacity for American sourced and manufactured supplies. The white paper was released at the HAN Anchoring Resilience: Aligning Supply Chains and Impact Purchasing for Community Health summit on November […]
Continue ReadingVideo: The Anchor Learning Network
The Democracy Collaborative and the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities co-coordinate the Anchor Learning Network, which is designed to facilitate a more rapid and effective advancement of the anchor mission within its member institutions, in their home communities, and across the higher education sector. In this video, members of the Anchor Learning Network share why the anchor mission matters to their urban and metropolitan campuses.
Continue ReadingHenry Ford Health System Cardinal Health Distribution Center Case Study
Cardinal committed to moving its warehouse operations from a location outside of Detroit into the neighborhood adjacent to Henry Ford Hospital. Distribution Warehouse represents a $30 million investment. Four local entities joined to build the warehouse resulting in the fruition of this place-based anchor mission project: Henry Ford Health System, Detroit Medical Center, Cardinal Health […]
Continue ReadingHealthy Communities Policy Framework
This document, created by the Aligning to Advance Policy Initiative Group of the Healthcare Anchor Network, outlines the foundational elements of a policy agenda to create equitable, engaged, connected and economically strong communities.
Continue ReadingCommunity Benefit & Community Health Needs Assessment Checklist
Authored by CHAN Healthcare for the Healthcare Anchor Network, with input from the Healthcare Anchor Network’s Collaborating with Community Stakeholders initiative group, this document presents best practices for aligning Community Benefit and Community Health Needs Assessment processes.
Continue ReadingSocial and Economic Determinants of Health: The Evidence is Clear
Summary of research that connects economic inclusion with improving health outcomes.
Continue ReadingHospitals Building Healthier Communities
This 2013 report from The Democracy Collaborative explores how health systems are addressing the upstream social and economic determinants of health.
Continue ReadingPlace-Based Investing: Creating Sustainable Returns and Strong Communities
The infographic below provides a quick overview of how place-based investing can create sustainable returns and strong communities.
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