Across the country, nonprofit hospitals are under intense scrutiny due to the discrepancy between the substantial revenues they generate compared to the level of support they provide to neighborhoods that surround them.
Hospital Partners with Housing Authority to Put Health at the Center of a Neighborhood Transformation
A hospital partners with a city to develop a health, literacy and recreation hub.
Acting under existing legislative authority and without new funding, the new Administration can give hospitals greater flexibility over tax-exempt spending while strengthening their role in building healthy communities.
Significant financial barriers remain to older adults who want to age in place and stay connected to their communities.
The Georgia Health Policy Center (GHPC) shares how changes in the Affordable Care Act create a renewed effort to refocus funds to community benefit activities.
The Georgia Health Policy Center (GHPC) shares how changes in the Affordable Care Act create a renewed effort to refocus funds to community benefit activities.
Our team is regularly on the road, hearing and learning about how community development and public health are joining forces. In this occasional series, we report on what we are discovering to help you stay on top of the cutting-edge policies, tools, and projects in the fields.
A community needs assessment conducted by five major hospitals in Baton Rouge has yielded powerful results—from farmers’ markets to efforts to reduce ER visits.
We know that cities across the country are grappling with deep inequities in health and well-being. We also know that the Affordable Care Act is changing the way that hospitals deliver health care services and think about their role in improving health. And there is a growing recognition that neighborhood factors have a profound impact …
We know that there are health and economic disparities across communities especially when it comes to access to affordable housing, healthy food, and even neighborhood parks. Community Commons is an interactive mapping tool created to inspire change and improve communities. Thousands of databases are combined in categories such as income/economy, education, food, environment, and health. …
At #NetworkCommons, leading physicians and public health professionals discussed the imperative to work with community development practitioners to improve population health.
Our team is regularly on the road, hearing and learning about how community development and public health are joining forces. In this occasional series, we report on what we are discovering to help you stay on top of the cutting-edge policies, tools, and projects in the field(s). Our executive director, Dr. Doug Jutte, was invited …
We at the Network applaud yesterday’s Supreme Court decision in the King v. Burwell case. The decision will go far in ensuring that Americans will continue to get the health care coverage they need. Five years after the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), millions of Americans are now insured because of the opportunities …