Community investments help foster the social and physical environments that support communities’ long-term health. In the final episode in a series, Gary Yates, M.D., member of the board of stewardship trustees at CommonSpirit Health, discusses their community investment, including understanding the community’s needs by listening across the entire community, including voices that may not be heard otherwise, and framing the work as a broad strategy to improve the health of the community. Listen here.

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