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reatingillnessandinjuryisonlyapartofwhatwedo.Ahealthy communityfocusesonprevention,maintainingwellness,and thenutritional,physical,emotionalandspiritualwell-beingofthose wholive,workandplayinourlocalneighborhoods. Itisabouthousing,addressing povertyandhomelessness,and education. Itisaboutgoingbeyondtodayto identifythecausesofillhealthand injuryandworkingtodecrease chronicconditions. Also,eachyearKaiserPermanente providesgrantstolocalnonprofit organizationsthatprovidecommu- nityprogramsforimprovedhealth. Thisyear, forexample,we'veof- feredadozenlocalgrantstoim- proveaccesstohealthyeatingandactiveliving,accessto healthcare,mentalhealthandearlychildhoodeducation, aswellasseveralregionalgrantsthatthathaveincluded $150,000toNorthBayChildren'sCentertoimprovepre- schoolfacilitiesand$90,000toNorthMarinCommunity Servicestohelpreducementalhealthstigma. "Betterhealthoutcomesbeginwherehealthstarts,and thatisinourcommunities,"saysKaiserPermanente's ChiefCommunityHealthOfficerBecharaChoucair,MD. T WhatisAHEALTHYCOMMUNITY? "Wearefortunatetositatmanytableswithourcommunitypartners,makingmore ofanimpacttogetherthanwecouldasindividualhealthproviders." PATKENDALL,MedicalGroupAdministratorfortheSanRafaelMedicalCenter TohelppromoteMarinCountynonprofits,TheMarin IndependentJournalcreatedaGivingMarinpartner- shipwithcommunity-mindedNorthBaybusinessesand institutions. GivingMarinpartnersunderwriteadvertisingspacefor localnonprofitorganizations.KaiserPermanenteisproud tobeoneofthesepartners,alongsideCPIDevelopers; FairviewCapital;GhilottiBros.,Inc.;MarinCommunity Foundation;theMarinI-J;NuggetMarkets;Redwood CreditUnion,andUltragenyxPharmaceutical. GivingMarin:Promotingnonprofits 4 October28,2018 AHealthyCommunity - KaiserPermanente