ProMedica and LISC set $45M partnership
The two organizations will concentrate capital and on-theground technical support to address social determinants of health and improve overall quality of life. Notably, the partnership will leverage funds for a major initiative announced last year called the Ebeid Neighborhood Promise (ENP), which is revitalizing
According to officials, new investments and grants will focus on helping families grow employment skills and boost incomes and education. The goal is to improve community safety, finance healthy homes and vibrant businesses, and ensure communities have quality greenspace and jobs. It is a model that can be replicated in communities across the country.
"Healthcare has traditionally invested heavily in high-tech clinical care and stateof-the-art facilities, yet we underinvest in programs to improve socioeconomic factors. This is despite scientific evidence of how these factors greatly influence a person's health status," said
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"Your zip code should not determine your prospects in life," said Maurice Jones, president and CEO of LISC, a national community development organization that has invested more than
The partnership includes a $2C million pool of grants, half from each organization, that will be deployed over 10 years for community programs and services. I: also includes a new
Importantly, according to officials, the partners will work with health researchers to develop a new framework for evaluating how these kinds of community investments i mpact health - integrating data on financial, educational, and clinical outcomes to identify what works.
"We are taking a data-driven approach that will demonstrate exactly how we're making a difference," said
According to officials, the investment effort builds on the partners' long-time commitment to these issues.
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For 40 years, LISC has been investing in thousands of urban and rural communities across the country, including
"Healthcare institutions can wield remarkable influence over social determinants, not just by :he care they provide but by the data they have on place-based health challenges,"
To move forward, LISC and
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