On December 6, the New York Fed, in partnership with Comunilife, NYC Health + Hospitals and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, held the first event in its Healthy Communities conference series. Titled, "New Sources of Place-based Capital to Improve the Upstream Social Determinants of Health," the event explored the relationship between health and community development strategies.
The event included a series of panels examining the intersection between health outcomes and other policy areas, such as housing and community development finance, as well as the role diverse stakeholders can play in promoting healthy communities. It also offered a closer look at the cross-sector strategies being implemented in the New York City area.
The event brought together leaders from across the non-profit, community development, housing and health sectors, including:
Media
This event was open to the media. All remarks and panels were on-the-record, unless otherwise noted.
Co-sponsors
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Comunilife
NYC Health + Hospitals
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Resources
The top contributors to long-term health may be surprising. Only a fraction of what affects our health is actually related to healthcare. Below are links to two videos that provide some insights on how to improve outcomes for long-term health:
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The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) research report provides rigorous evidence about the impact of our investments, and the work of both community organizations and “anchor institutions.” In South Minneapolis, strong community partnerships and commitments from hospitals and corporations stabilized and boosted home values, without contributing to accelerating prices and gentrification.
Comunilife since its founding thirty years ago (1989), has been committed to providing vulnerable communities with housing and culturally sensitive supportive services. Each year, their rich continuum of care supports the needs of more than 2,200 low-income and vulnerable New Yorkers.
Nonprofit Finance Fund has always brought capital to where it’s needed most for social good. In 1980, their loans helped nonprofits deal with the high energy costs of double-digit inflation. Today, they continue to evolve with the needs of society and sector, helping nonprofits and their supporters be financially stable and nimble so they can explore opportunities, weather storms, and make use of data and ideas.
Prosperity Now Scorecard is a comprehensive resource for data on household financial health, racial economic inequality and policy recommendations to help put everyone in the country on a path to prosperity.
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