Case example: Partner with the community to improve health equity

To improve health equity, it is critical for health care organizations to develop strong relationships with other organizations in the community. Health care organizations can avoid reinventing the wheel by leveraging community partnerships to address social determinants of health that are beyond the direct reach of health care. The following case story is adapted from IHI’s Improving Health Equity: Partner with the Community guide and describes how a multistakeholder coalition including Main Line Health is working to improve health equity in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (author introduction)

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