{"id":2714,"date":"2014-04-15T11:51:14","date_gmt":"2014-04-15T11:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jointcenter.org\/place_matters\/our-purpose\/"},"modified":"2021-12-02T15:28:40","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T20:28:40","slug":"place-matters-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jointcenter.org\/place-matters-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"Place Matters&#8217; Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. --><br \/>\n<strong>Eliminating Health Disparities\u00a0By Addressing the Social Determinants of Health<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PLACE MATTERS is a national initiative of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Health Policy Institute (<a href=\"\/\">www.jointcenter.org<\/a>). \u00a0The initiative is intended to improve the health of participating communities by addressing social conditions that lead to poor health.Our national learning community consists of 19 PLACE MATTERS Teams responsible for designing and implementing health strategies for residents in 27 jurisdictions. \u00a0The Health Policy Institute provides technical assistance to participating Teams in the form of facilitation, ACTION Lab meetings (including national-level experts and peer-to-peer learning opportunities), technical assistance grants, and access to data.<\/p>\n<p>Our approach to reducing health disparities involves identifying the complex root causes of health disparities and defining strategies to address them. \u00a0Addressing upstream causes of health (for example, employment, education, poverty, and housing) is at the core of our work. \u00a0With generous funding provided by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the PLACE MATTERS Initiative attempts to address social determinants through the work of the participating Teams.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our Mission:\u00a0<\/strong>Build the capacity of leaders and communities to identify and address social, economic, and environmental conditions that shape health and life opportunities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vision:\u00a0<\/strong>Every community is socially and racially just and there are equitable opportunities for all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are Social Determinants of Health?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age, including the health system. These circumstances are shaped by the distribution of money, power and resourcesat global, national and local levels. 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