Platform

How healthy we are is strongly influenced by our society’s systems, policies, and stories.

Using our platform

To advance racial equity and economic inclusion, Health Forward is partnering with local governments and funders to center equity and race in all policies, systems, and decisions.

We are reshaping the way people understand and talk about racial, economic, and health equity. And we are aligning our invested resources in a way that advances our purpose and has a positive impact on the people and communities we serve.

Outcomes

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Our intended impact

The impact we seek will not happen overnight. We know change is possible if we come together as a community and strategically focus our efforts to move toward systems that benefit all of us.

High-quality, equitable community health ecosystem

Strong community organizations and voices

Equitable and just places that foster health and economic advancement

Policy intern weaves experience into understanding narrative change and trust-based philanthropy 

By centering the communities we serve around their own stories, we can help restore power and autonomy to these communities while also building more mutually beneficial relationships. Another tool to add to narrative change is asset-based language. 

Meet our team

 Meet the people who make our Platform work possible.

Funded partners

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  • Alive and Well Communities
  • Be Great Together
  • Cornerstones of Care
  • Generating Income for Tomorrow
  • KC Health Collaborative
  • NEO Philanthropy, Inc.
  • Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, Public Health Department
  • United Community Services of Johnson County, Inc.

Partner with us

At Health Forward, we’re one small part of the health equity movement that is gaining traction in the Kansas City area. Sometimes we lead. Sometimes we follow. But we are always listening to, and guided by, our community partners.