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Our Vision Statement
To serve as a central resource for community-based solutions that strengthen health and well-being among residents of Richmond’s East End.
Our Mission Statement
To collaborate with various partners to offer impactful programs, services, research initiatives, and student experiential learning opportunities.
Social Determinants of Health
“When we think of someone who has heart disease, our first instinct may be to assume they are ill because they do not exercise or choose to eat unhealthy foods. However, the behaviors people engage in, the choices they make, and the states of health that they experience do not exist in a vacuum. These all have underlying social causes. Aspects of our social environment that impact people’s well-being are referred to as the social determinants of health, and they include all of the social factors external to an individual that influence their health both directly and indirectly.”