THEORY OF CHANGE
PLACE
WHO WHO WE WE WORK WORK WITH WITH Within Health Forward’s communities of focus, we prioritize people who experience the greatest injustices in health outcomes, including: • People of color whose health outcomes are shaped by structural racism and other socioeconomic conditions • People in rural areas where systemic barriers hinder optimal health These communities often overlap with people of varied identities who are experiencing economic insecurity, live in marginalized conditions, and have been systematically barred from accessing high quality care that is affordable, equitable, and trauma-informed.
PURPOSE STRATEGIES STRATEGIES AND INITIATIVES Advance safe, healthy, and affordable housing and homeownership
Every day we work to support and build inclusive, powerful, and healthy communities characterized by racial equity and economically just systems
IMMEDIATE OUTCOMES STRATEGIC AND INITIATIVE OUTCOMES Increased affordable housing and homeownership opportunities as a pathway to health and wealth creation
• Advocate for policies that increase the sustainability of housing and homeownership
• Increased supply of—and access to—safe, healthy, and affordable housing
• Support the creation and sustainability of organized regional actions and pathways that eliminate houselessness, support renters, and ultimately increase homeownership
• Adoption of policies that improve or expand access to housing and maintain homeownership
• Partner in innovative collective financing to increase the number of people who can attain or sustain housing or homeownership
Advance digital access, literacy, and equity
INTENDED INTENDED IMPACT IMPACT
High-quality, equitable community health ecosystem
• Greater funding opportunities for homeownership and creation of housing stock
Reduced disparities in digital access and literacy
• Advance local policies that make high speed internet available, affordable, and usable
• Adoption of policies and practices that promote digital equity
• Amplify key components of digital equity— connectivity, device accessibility, and literacy
• Increased accessibility and affordability of high speed internet
• Support capacity of organizations to provide digital trainings and resources that enhance digital literacy
• Increased digital literacy and skills
Strong community organizations and voices
• Increased use of digital services (e.g. telehealth)
Equitable and just places that foster health and economic advancement