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## Abigail Goodwin

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Abigail Goodwin works as Vice President of Grants & Community Investments, Palm Health Foundation

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### [Forging Deeper Connections to Community by Shifting Power Dynamics](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/forging-deeper-connections-community-shifting-power-dynamics-palm-health-foundation?hsLang=en-us)

 Posted by [Abigail Goodwin](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/abigail-goodwin) on December 7, 2020

Six years ago, Palm Health Foundation made a risky decision. Dissatisfied with the short-term gains of responsive grantmaking, the foundation launched the Healthier Together initiative in an effort to forge a deeper connection to community through the social determinants of health. With no roadmap to follow, the foundation granted $1 million to six communities and asked residents to lead the way in creating lasting, systemic, transformative change. 

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