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    Built to Thrive: A Blueprint for Healthier Communities, Stronger Workforces, and Economic Vitality

    June 4, 2026

    New report examines economic costs of poor community health

    A new report published by the Leadership Council for Healthier Communities, Built to Thrive: A Blueprint for Healthier Communities, Stronger Workforces, and Economic Vitality, presents evidence on the economic costs of poor community health and how investments in community health produce strong economic returns. An essay published within the report by Philip M. Alberti, PhD, founding director of the AAMC Center for Health Justice, examines the potential impact of corporations who commit a meaningful percentage of their philanthropic budgets to the upstream infrastructure that every downstream business and community health goal depends on.

    Read the report