This Health Affairs article discusses how the vital conditions framework achieves more than communicating social determinants because it helps “changemakers see connections across conventional categories, and it prepares them to consider the intergenerational dynamics that drive well-being and justice in our plural society.” The Health Care Transformation Task Force’s Building the Business Case for Health Equity Investment: […]
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New HAN Member
HAN is excited to have UC San Diego Health join the network! UCSD Health is the region’s only academic medical center and has more than 1,500 doctors and scientists. Its hospitals include UC San Diego Medical Center, Jacobs Medical Center and Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center.
Continue ReadingA Place-Based Business Approach for Health Equity
The Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) along with co-authors from HAN members Rush University System for Health and UCLA Medical Center (part of UCLA Health) and HAN partner West Side United, wrote a commentary in the New England Journal of Medicine on how health systems’ everyday operations can support local economic growth. From the NEJM commentary: In 2018, Rush was joined by 5 […]
Continue ReadingSupply management & health equity
HAN member Bon Secours Mercy Health (BSMH) has formed a strategic collaboration with Emerge Manufacturing, an MWBE, to support and advance U.S.-based sourcing and manufacturing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and to create more than 100 jobs in two economically struggling and predominantly Black neighborhoods in Cincinnati. From the article: “By investing in Emerge Manufacturing, we are supporting ongoing job creation […]
Continue ReadingKaiser Permanente & Futuro Health: Creating education journeys into allied health careers
Kaiser Permanente’s Futuro Health initiative is explored in a new case study. The case study covers the program’s history, design and implementation. Futuro Health creates education journeys into allied health careers. Futuro Health’s model currently focuses on meeting the healthcare workforce needs of California but has the potential to be scaled across the country.
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Investing for hope, health & opportunity
HAN member Sentara Healthcare announced an $11 million investment into the Marshall-Ridley revitalization project in the southeast community of Newport News. The housing development will include an open-air community terrace and lounge, outdoor space with a walking trail, retail space, and an early childhood development center. From the story: “Sentara’s support of the Marshall-Ridley Choice Neighborhood Initiative is another […]
Continue ReadingUndoing health inequities & saving our planet
Frontiers of Health Services Management is publishing a three-part series on ESG (environmental, social, and governance). The second series on the social strategies includes HAN members Boston Medical Center, BJC HealthCare, Henry Ford Health, and ProMedica as healthcare organizations focused on undoing “entrenched health inequities and deliver[ing] whole-person care.” The first series on environmental strategies includes HAN members Kaiser Permanente and Ascension.
Continue ReadingNew HAN Member
HAN is happy to welcome Parkland Health to the network! The health system is based in Dallas, Texas and is one of the largest public hospital systems in the country. The hospital averages more than 1 million outpatient visits annually and includes a network of community-based health centers. Parkland is the primary teaching hospital for the University of […]
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