The Bloomington Health Foundation, in partnership with Community Justice and Mediation Center (CJAM), has 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 – especially marginalized and underserved communities – so their voices are heard in healthcare policymaking decisions.
“We are all witness to the unprecedented challenges COVID-19 presents. The current crisis affects each of us differently and for many in our community only exacerbates existing health challenges. The need to inform healthcare policy by building more inclusive and impactful community health assessment tools is more important now than ever,” said BHF President and CEO Jonathan Barada. “As one of only six projects nationally, and the only one in Indiana, we are grateful to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for their support and vision.”
