A Foundation for Improving Social Determinants of Health

American Hospital Association March 12, 2019
Laurie Larson

Today’s potential donors want to address the root causes of poor health in their communities

Although the central purpose of hospital and health system foundations has always been to help their organizations meet the ongoing financial challenges of providing care and to support community benefit programs, that purpose is gaining a sharper focus under value-based care models and their contingent attention to population health. Health care leaders are realizing that making meaningful improvements to their service population’s long-term health and well-being must include addressing social, economic, educational and quality of life issues — their community’s social determinants of health. And that imperative is intrinsically tied to their foundation’s function as well.

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