This field guide, produced by The Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) in partnership with Kaiser Permanente, connects the dots between the social determinants of health and the framework of strategies that both BALLE and MIT's Presencing Institute have identified as the path forward in building thriving local economies:
This field guide was created to show health providers the overlaps between these frameworks and strategies. It includes examples from Kaiser Permanente’s Total Health4 work along with similar efforts at Detroit’s Henry Ford Health System5 and the Alaskan Nuka System of Care.6 Following the strategies and examples in this document, health providers will see how it is possible to align the non-clinical assets of their organizations – such as procurement, employment, investment, and more – with their missions to increase human and community health... Read full field guide.