"Public Safety Begins with Public Health." 

A representative from the DC Health Matters Collaborative (DCHMC) will speak about the release of their Community Health Needs Assessment and CommunityHealth Improvement Plan, which are focused on improving health through work in mental health, care coordination, health literacy, and place-based care. DCHMC is a collaborative effort of hospitals (Children's, Howard, HSC, Sibley) and health centers (Breadfor the City, Community of Hope, Mary's Center, and Unity Health Care) focused on improving population health through collaboration. Understanding that the majority of our health is driven by social factors outside of access to health care, DCHMC embraces apolicy and system change framework that addresses “upstream” factors that create conditions for optimal health in our community.