HAN members Advocate Aurora Health, Ascension Health, Froedtert Health, and SSM Health that have operations in Wisconsin were spotlighted in a special report on the role of anchor mission strategies in addressing upstream conditions that impact health. Other HAN members’ activities to address the social determinants of health were also covered, including CommonSpirit Health, Kaiser Permanente, Boston Children’s Hospital, and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
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Removing financial barriers to economic security through investing
HAN member BJC HealthCare is investing to expand the scope of nonprofit lender Justine PETERSEN’s DRIVE auto refinancing loan program, an innovative program that assists low-to-moderate income drivers who may have challenging credit situations or may have been victims of predatory lending. The drivers can obtain a competitive interest rate compared to financing terms that can be as […]
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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.
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HAN is happy to welcome UPMC to the HAN network! UPMC is a Pittsburgh-based, $24 billion health care provider and insurer. UPMC is the largest nongovernmental employer in Pennsylvania and has more than 92,000 employees, 40 hospitals, 800 doctors’ offices, and outpatient sites.
Continue ReadingWhite House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
The White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health included a session on Cultivating community development and advancing health equity to improve nutrition and health that HAN member Boston Medical Center’s Dr. Thea James spoke at.
Continue ReadingProMedica’s Place-based Investment Program
ProMedica’s Place-based Investment Program is explored in a new case study. As an anchor institution, ProMedica is committed to focusing on upstream health needs and improving the economic prosperity of the communities it serves. ProMedica was a co-founding member of the Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) in 2017. It signed HAN’s Place-based Investment Commitment in 2019, […]
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Trinity Health’s Community Investment Program
Trinity Health’s Community Investment Program is explored in a new case study. The case study covers the program’s history, design and implementation. The purpose of the program is to support projects, or loan pools, that will reduce social and economic disparities that cause unequal health outcomes for minority and low-income communities. These focus areas include […]
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HAN member University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) announced that it is committing a portion of its investment portfolio to companies and funds that address economic development, food insecurity and other disparities in the communities it serves. UMMS is starting with $14 million for 11 equity and fixed income investments that represent mission-driven Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and private […]
Continue ReadingLeveraging Supply Chain to Improve Economic Health
HAN member Kaiser Permanente is partnering with Project Equity and Obran Cooperative to educate their supply chain vendors about, and support their transitioning to, an employee ownership model. Hawaii-based Courier Corporation, a transportation and delivery company with 153 employees who are predominantly Native Hawaiians, is the first company to switch to employee ownership.
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