Thurston Thrives!

Last year Thurston Thrives, our community’s collective impact initiative on the determinants of health, committed to convening meaningful conversations and training opportunities to establish a shared understanding about our individual and collective roles in order to end racism and advance health equity. As a result of that commitment, Thurston Thrives has been focusing on closing health equity gaps so everyone in our community can live a longer and a healthier life. Using the following four benchmarks: Infant mortality, premature births, youth mental health, and overall health of adults, Thurston Thrives has been able to convene community partners, providers, clinicians, community members, nonprofits, and elected officials among many other interested parties to mobilize efforts to close health equity gaps that exist in our Thurston County community.