Advancing Health Justice

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Currently our region lags the nation in how long and how well we live. In some communities, the average lifespan gap can be up to 26 years between neighborhoods located just a few miles from one another.1

It's true. And we must do better.

Many people assume that health care access, genetics or race cause the vast difference in lifespan. But the main reason is policies and systems that have advantaged some communities over others: urban over rural, white over black, wealthy over poorer.

Two weeks ago, Interact for Health launched our updated strategic plan, kicking off a new era of community-led health initiatives focused on closing those longstanding gaps. Priorities include a strong focus on mental health, investments in policy and systems change, and building community power.

We also announced plans to award $2.6 million in grants, open now, that will put money directly into the community to address our priorities:

• Mental health: Our rst $750K in grants will support partners working to increase the cultural competence of their workforce and programs. Another $400K will be allocated to support partners working with youth in crafting solutions to address the mental health crisis.

• Health justice: We’ve allocated $1.5M to partners working in policy and system change, community power or narrative change.

This is just our rst wave of investments in these areas; more will be announced in the coming months. Visit interactforhealth.org/open-funding to learn more.

At Interact for Health, we envision a future where everyone is healthy and thriving, regardless of who they are or where they live.

We are grateful to all LINK’s Partners - those organizations in the community who believe strongly in what we are doing, and have thrown their full support behind us. These NKY institutions are helping bring a voice back to our community.

PRESIDENT & CEO Lacy Starling

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Mark Collier

MANAGING EDITOR Meghan Goth

PRINT EDITOR Kaitlin Gebby

SPORTS EDITOR Evan Dennison

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