The Bloomington Health Foundation’s mission expresses our organization’s commitment to “helping the people of Bloomington and neighboring communities lead healthier lives.” This commitment, by definition, extends to all people who live in our community. Racism has no place in our community. To all people of color: we stand with you and we support you.
In April of this year, BHF announced that in partnership with Community Justice and Mediation Center (CJAM), it received over $600,000 through Community Voices for Health (CVH), an initiative led by Public Agenda and Altarum, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The funding will support the Community Voices for Health in Monroe County, Indiana project which works to build a stronger engagement infrastructure that involves a broader range of people – specifically marginalized and underserved communities – so their voices are heard in healthcare policy making decisions.
In Monroe County, local data shows that marginalized and underrepresented members of our community consistently have some of the poorest health outcomes. It is imperative that we develop strategies to bring healthcare leaders and policy makers together in ways that lead to more inclusive decision-making and create advances in health equity. We are listening via email at voices@cjamcenter.org or by phone at 812-336-8677.
To be clear, we also are holding the mirror up to ourselves. There is more we can and must do as an organization and we look forward to both internal and external opportunities to move our organization and community forward towards a healthier tomorrow.
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