Health Working Group

>About the group (.pdf) To join the Health Working Group or learn more, e-mail WG Vice President Carolynn Mambu.

From WG Daily:

Uniting funders, providers, government officials and consumers to reform the safety net health care system in the National Capital Region, and building partnerships to push a common health agenda.

2009
The social and economic determinants of health – among them safe and supportive communities, affordable housing, educational achievement, available and affordable fresh food, poverty and structural racism – directly affect the physical and mental health of adults and children across all income levels. The Health Working Group believes that engaging “non-health” funders in understanding the interconnection of these issues lead to better outcomes for the region's residents. The group will continue building relationships with local public officials and engaging in policy activities as appropriate.

Chair: Pat Mathews, Northern Virginia Health Foundation
Vice Chair: Rachel Wick, Consumer Health Foundation