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Transforming Communities Initiative

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The Transforming Communities Initiative (TCI) is a hospital-community partnership bringing together its regional health ministry (RHM) hospitals, community-based organizations and residents through an innovative funding and technical assistance initiative advancing health and racial equity in our communities experiencing high poverty and other vulnerabilities.

TCI initially launched in 2016 and is currently in its second round of grant funding.

TCI Round 2:

Round 2 of TCI launched in January 2022, as a 5-year, $16 million grant to advance equity in 9 of Trinity Health communities. Through a multi-sector collaborative each TCI community develops and implements evidence-based strategies that advance equity through addressing one priority need identified through the hospital’s most recent Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) Implementation Strategy, or one community need identified through an inclusive community-driven approach.

Map of highlighted states of Round 2 TCI Trinity Health Member-Hospitals and Communities

TCI Trinity Health Member-Hospitals and Communities

  • Holy Cross Health, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
  • Loyola Medicine, Maywood, IL
  • Mercy Medical, Springfield, MA
  • Nazareth Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
  • St. Agnes, Fresno, CA
  • St. Francis, Wilmington, DE
  • St. Mary’s, Waterbury, CT
  • St. Francis, Hartford, CT
  • Trinity Health Michigan - Oakland, Pontiac, MI

National Evaluation & Technical Assistance Providers

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TCI Round 1:

Transforming Communities Initiative (TCI) initially launched in March of 2016, supporting eight communities to build capacity for — and successfully implement — policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) change strategies related to tobacco use and childhood obesity and evolved to addressing a broader range of community needs and goals related to social influencers of health. Round 1 concluded in June 2020.