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We build connections between health care organizations & community partners in New Hampshire for equitable health for all.

Improving Community Health Is Complex

For many health care organizations or community partners:

It is challenging to keep up with massive amounts of health care data that changes constantly.
It is frustrating being so busy in your day-to-day role that you lack the bandwidth to address the problems you encounter.
Staying compliant with ever-changing regulations.
Maintaining health care quality in the face of financial challenges and workforce shortages can feel overwhelming.

At the Foundation for Healthy Communities

We know that innovative partnerships can develop the right tools and strategies to help individuals achieve their highest potential for health and well being in the communities where they live, work, learn and play.

Bringing Stakeholders Together to Address Community Health Needs

We achieve our mission of improving total population health through our dynamic partnerships between hospitals, medical providers, health plans, health care stakeholders, and community organizations and individuals.

FHC is the quality arm of the New Hampshire Hospital Association (NHHA). It therefore has a unique relationship with an advocacy-focused organization that can help direct policy changes that support our work.

Building Healthier Communities Together

Access to Care

Advanced Directives

Behavioral Health

Emergency Preparedness

Granite State Health Care Coalition

Quality & Patient Safety

Population Health

Rural Health Transformation

A Message from our Executive Director

At the Foundation for Healthy Communities (FHC), collaboration is more than a value. It is the strategy that powers our work and enables meaningful change across New Hampshire.

The challenges facing health care today are complex. Access to care, behavioral health needs, workforce shortages, emergency preparedness, rural health disparities and patient safety cannot be addressed by any one organization acting alone. Lasting solutions require hospitals, health systems, community organizations, public agencies, providers, patients and families to work together toward shared goals. That is where FHC plays a unique role.

Every day, we bring partners together through initiatives that improve the health and well-being of Granite Staters. Through our access-to-care programs, we help individuals navigate health coverage options and connect to needed services. Through our behavioral health and substance use disorder initiatives, we support providers in expanding access to evidence-based care. Our quality and patient safety programs help health care organizations learn from one another, share best practices and continuously improve outcomes. We strengthen emergency preparedness through the Granite State Health Care Coalition and advance innovation through programs such as the Rural Health Transformation Program.

We also recognize that health is shaped far beyond the walls of hospitals and clinics. That is why we work closely with community partners across sectors to align investments and address population health needs throughout New Hampshire.

The common thread running through all these efforts is partnership. When organizations share knowledge, resources and experience, we accelerate progress and create solutions that are stronger and more sustainable than any one entity could achieve alone.

As we look to the future, FHC remains committed to serving as a trusted convener, connector and catalyst for innovation. Together, we are building healthier communities, improving health care and creating a stronger New Hampshire for all.

Be healthy, stay well!

Peter Ames

Executive Director

Our Impact:

$496.7 Million

Amount New Hampshire hospitals and health systems invested in their communities in total community benefits provided in 2018.*

Read more about the positive impact of NH hospitals and health systems on their communities.

Health Insurance Navigation

The Foundation for Healthy Communities’ Health Insurance Navigation Program operates year-round to increase awareness among the remaining uninsured about the coverage options available to them, help consumers find affordable coverage that meets their needs, and assist consumers beyond the enrollment process to ensure they’re equipped with the tools and resources needed to utilize and maintain their health coverage all year