Build Healthy Places’ case study highlights HAN member Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System along with the City of Spartanburg, Mary Black Foundation, Spartanburg Community Foundation, Wofford College, the Voyagers (a resident leadership group engaged in community activism), and private citizens as stakeholders in the Northside Development Group (NDG). NDG manages “the redevelopment of the Northside community area through expansion of mixed-income housing, economic, […]
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U.S. Treasury Department’s State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Program has $1.5 billion for employee-owned and other SEDI-owned businesses
The new SSBCI $1.5 billion allocation is for business enterprises owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (SEDI-owned businesses), along with $1 billion of incentive funds for jurisdictions that demonstrate robust support for SEDI-owned businesses.
Continue ReadingFunding Resilience: Advancing Multisector Investments for Equity©
This is an interactive tool designed to help communities: 1) envision how the funds might be used for cross-sector initiatives and 2) understand scope of funds available to build equitable, healthy communities.
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Facilitating purchasing from local, diverse & disadvantaged companies
HAN member RWJBarnabas Health for launching BuyLocal to facilitate local companies doing business with the health system. Local, minority, veteran-owned, and women-owned businesses can register online to be considered for purchasing contracts.
Continue Reading16 HAN member systems sign Climate Change Pledge
Healthcare Anchor Network members Advocate Aurora Health, Ascension, Baystate Health, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston Medical Center, CommonSpirit Health, Hackensack Meridian Health, Henry Ford Health, Kaiser Permanente, Mass General Brigham, Providence, Rush University System for Health, RWJBarnabas Health, Seattle Children’s, University of California Health (with HAN members UC Davis Health, UCSF Health & UCLA Health), and […]
Continue ReadingThe Role of Health Care Systems in Bolstering the Social Safety Net
HAN member UCSF’s Rita Hamad, MD, PhD, wrote The Role of Health Care Systems in Bolstering the Social Safety Net to Address Health Inequities in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic, which includes a recommendation to lean into policy advocacy and recognize that a holistic view of health, beyond solely healthcare systems, is critical for […]
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