GE Launches HealthyCities Leadership Academy to Accelerate Population Health in Communities Across America

 “GE has a strong commitment to improving population health,” said Sue Siegel, CEO, GE Ventures and healthymagination. “Previously, governments, foundations, and private organizations have united to develop and execute programs designed to improve the health of local communities. However, these partnerships have rarely included or relied on local businesses to achieve their goals. We believe that leveraging the strengths of businesses can enable communities to more effectively develop and implement community health initiatives.”

“The stakeholders required to make change happen include entities like social service units, school systems, employers, environmental quality, and law enforcement,” said Dr. David Kindig, Co-Chair of the Roundtable for Population Health Improvement at the National Academy of Medicine. “Many times they have never coordinated efforts with traditional public health agencies, the healthcare delivery system, or community-based organizations. The leadership by GE and its partners to identify new, creative and economically sustainable ways to affect the broader social determinants of health such as the social, economic and physical environment factors is an exciting opportunity.”

• Honorable Donald Berwick: Dr. Berwick was most recently the Administrator for the Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS, where he was responsible for implementation of the Accountable Care Act. Prior to this role, he founded and was CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
• Dr. Bechara Choucair: Dr. Choucair is Senior Vice President, Safety Net Transformation and Community Health, Trinity Health. Prior to this position, he was the Health Commissioner for the City of Chicago, Illinois.
• Dr. David Kindig: Dr. Kindig is Emeritus Professor for Population Health Sciences and Emeritus Vice-Chancellor for Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin. He is also Emeritus Co-Chair of the Roundtable on Population Health Improvement at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, and also developed with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation the County Health Rankings model for population health.
• Dr. James S. Marks:  Dr. Marks is Executive Vice President, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.  He oversees all program, communication, research, and policy activities in support of the Foundation’s vision to build a “Culture of Health” in America.  Prior to this position, Marks served as Assistant Surgeon General and Director of the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• Elizabeth Mitchell: Mitchell is President & CEO of the Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement (NRHI), a national network of 35 multi-stakeholder collaboratives across the U.S.  She also serves as Vice-Chair of the Physician Focused Payment Technical Advisory Committee at HHS.  Prior to leading NRHI, Mitchell was the CEO of the Maine Health Management Coalition.