Our Community

Community engagement widens the possibilities for care improvement. These resources feature best practices for strengthening partnerships and integrating diverse perspectives to your planning.

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A Strategy for Building Health Communities and Promoting Health through Policy Change

In this report from University of California, Berkeley, community-based research culminates in lessons and best practices for advancing health equity and building healthier communities.

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AHA: Building Hospital-Community Partnerships: Leveraging strengths to improve community health

By following the principles of partnership set forth in this population health resource, organizations can leverage strengths to improve community health. 

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AHA’s Creating Effective Hospital/Community Partnerships to Build a Culture of Health

Researchers conducted 50 interviews with healthcare providers and community leaders, revealing lessons and best practices in identifying and addressing community health needs. Read AHA's report. 

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AHA’s Playbook of Fostering Hospital-Community Partnerships to Build a Culture of Health

As AHA notes, "Building a Culture of Health means creating a society that gives all individuals an equal opportunity to leave the healthiest life they can." See AHA's framework to get started, 

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Chicago’s HEAL Initiative

Hospital Engagement, Action and Leadership is a bold, three-year initiative to reduce violence and improve health through neighborhood engagement. Read the report.

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Child Welfare Information Gateway: Community-Based Resources: Keystone to the System of Care

What is a community-based approach? Learn more about services and support in the context of child and youth welfar. 

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CDC's Health Equity Guide: Meaningful Community Engagement in Health and Equity

This four-page resource features proven guidelines to support community health inititaives—plus discussion questions for reflection and strategizing within your organization.

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DePaul University: What is Asset Based Community Development

Asset-based community development has five key assets: individuals, associations, institutions, physical assets and connections. Get more information in this four-page resource.

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Healthy Chicago 2025

The Chicago Department of Public Health presents findings from the recent community health assessment and a five-year framework for action.

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Principles to Consider for the Implementation of a Community Health Needs Assessment Process

The George Washington University's resource aims to support implementation of the Affordable Care Act's community health needs assessment provisions applicable to certain hospitals.

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Healthcare Anchor Network: Community Investment Checklist

Complete this basic assessment to gauge your institution's progress in improving community health—and idenitfy key steps to take going forward. 

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Societal Factors that Influence Health: A Framework for Hospitals from AHA

Looking to enact meaningful change at the individual, community and system level? This two-page flyer is a great starting point for refining your hospital-based strategy.

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WHO: Community Engagement for Quality, Integrated, People-Centered and Resilient Health Services

WHO views public health challenges through a global lens. Review resources for using community parternships to improve quality of services, access to care and health equity.