Creating Healthier Communities, Together
You may have noticed that Community Health Charities looks a little different. That’s because today we introduced a new name and brand, CHC: Creating Healthier Communities, that better aligns with our present-day commitment and long-term vision for the future.
Together with our staff, national board of directors, and community partners, we’ve reflected on our past 60+ years and how we describe our work, priorities, vision and community engagement.
Just as our work has evolved, so too should our brand.
Community Health Charities has always been committed to health and wellbeing, but over the past few years our nonprofit partners have grown beyond just chronic disease, our definition and understanding of health has evolved, and our role in creating healthier communities has expanded.
During our early years, we worked with public and private sector leaders to drive resources to organizations that were fighting some of our biggest health challenges — from cancer and Alzheimer’s to heart disease, autism and arthritis.
But we and our partners know that health is more than healthcare. Supporting the health and wellbeing of a community requires a coalition of diverse partners — faith-based, social justice and equity, mental health, traditional health and human service and beyond — and a complex web of supports that touch on every aspect of life — where we live and what we eat, our access to opportunities for quality education, sustaining employment, and more.
Achieving our vision — where every person in every community has an opportunity to realize their greatest potential — requires more partners and more complex work. Yes, we still mobilize significant resources through workplace giving and employee volunteering. But we’ve also embraced our role as a catalyst for change, bringing leaders together and tackling tough community issues.
Our new name leads with our mission of Creating Heathier Communities and articulates our holistic commitment to health and wellbeing. Organizations we partner with have bold visions of affecting, addressing, and alleviating health disparities and inequities — as do we. We will continue to prioritize and listen to our partners and community leaders who have the best pulse on what their respective community needs to address disparities in health and wellbeing.
Join us at chcimpact.org, sign up for our newsletter, and engage with us on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. We look forward to sharing this next phase of our journey with you and creating healthier communities together.
