Becker's Healthcare October 16, 2018
The sprawling Oakland, Calif.-based nonprofit health system has carefully been advancing a population health strategy that touches the social, environmental, economic and physical aspects of health.
To name a few strides this year: In May, the system invested $200 million in programs to prevent and reduce homelessness and address approaches to affordable housing. In April, Kaiser Permanente invested $2 million in gun violence research. In June, it struck a partnership with Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare to reduce healthcare disparities in Georgia. In September, it pledged to go carbon neutral by 2020 to help foster healthier environmental conditions.
“Our line of...