Early in the Healthier Together initiative, one of the foundation’s biggest challenges was shifting power dynamics. Residents were skeptical of an organization that granted funding without expectations of traditional outcome metrics. Trust didn’t come easily, but foundation leadership consistently showed up at community meetings and invested in resident leaders by sending them to the Tamarack Institute for training on leading community change. Residents grew a stronger set of skills and deeper understanding of collective impact to fuel their decision-making power, and Healthier Together gained momentum that continues to build, six years later.
Read more about Palm Health Foundation’s learning journey of Transforming Communities Through the Social Determinants of Health over the first five years of the Healthier Together initiative, and join Abigail Goodwin, Pat McNamara, and Sylvia Cheuy for an upcoming webinar - Transforming Communities Through Resident Leadership: Lessons from Healthier Together
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