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Continue ReadingAnchor mission, social services & policy advocacy
HAN member UCSF and the Social Interventions Research and Evaluation Network (SIREN) discuss community-level actions needed to address SDOH including the anchor mission approach, access to social services, and advancing systems and policy change.
Continue ReadingHigher Education’s Anchor Mission: A Sharpened Imperative & A Framework for Action
The report by the Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) and the Coalition of Urban & Metropolitan Universities (CUMU) “rearticulates the goals of the anchor mission and positions it as a framework through which higher education institutions can more fully realize their commitment to the public good and make more equitable the local economies they support and often […]
Continue ReadingCHOP achieves key milestone of 100 homes cleared of asthma triggers
In 2019, HAN member Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) launched the Healthier Together Initiative, a $25 million, five year commitment to address the SDOH in the neighborhoods surrounding the hospital. The initiative’s housing focus is spearheaded by CHOP’s Community Asthma Prevention Program Plus (CAPP+), which works to eliminate sources of asthma triggers in homes with patients suffering from […]
Continue ReadingComprehensive Approach To Where People Live and Learn
HAN member BJC Healthcare’s Dr. Jason Purnell discusses how where we live, learn, work, and play factor into our health. There’s an 18 year gap in life expectancy between two zip codes in St. Louis that are separated by just 10 miles. Dr. Purnell discusses BJC’s partnership with Beyond Housing, a local community development organization dedicated to […]
Continue ReadingSupporting Entrepreneurs and Youth Culinary Training
HAN member Ascension Wisconsin is donating $500,000 to PRISM Economic Development Corporation (EDC) to continue the health system’s support of the UpStart Kitchen entrepreneurs to access an affordable, fully equipped commercial kitchen and business resources to grow or start their own food business. The funds will also support the development of a youth culinary training program and COVID-19 […]
Continue ReadingInvesting in Housing with Rent Subsidies
Medical Home Network Accountable Care Organization (MHN ACO), which HAN member Rush University System for Health is a member of, is investing in a 3-year “housing first” pilot program to care for patients without stable housing who are at high risk for poor health outcomes. The program underwrites rent subsidies to help these individuals obtain apartments and […]
Continue ReadingFinancial Wellness for Employees and Community Members
HAN member Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System’s (FMOLHS) Our Lady of the Lake (OLOL) Regional Medical Center, along with Catholic Charities Diocese of Baton Rouge and MetroMorphosis, created The Faith Fund, a community-owned, financial institution micro-loan investment fund. FMOLHS saw that some of its staff were struggling financially and some became caught in a long-term cycle of debt […]
Continue ReadingAnchors helping local small businesses get back on their feet
We see the devastating impact of COVID-19 on small neighborhood businesses throughout our towns and cities. Too many stores and restaurants have closed, leaving empty or boarded up voids on our main streets. Many that remain are struggling to get by and unsure of how they’ll be able to fully get back on their feet […]
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