Health Matters: April 2025

by Olivia Potok
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How Healthcare Organizations Can Leverage Opportunity Zones for SDOH Funding

Proposed expansions to Opportunity Zones could bring new funding opportunities to healthcare organizations tackling Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) like access to care, food security, and housing stability. Traditionally geared toward housing and commercial development, Opportunity Zones now offer a powerful way to align community investment with health-focused initiatives.

This expansion presents a pivotal moment for healthcare organizations to integrate SDOH solutions into broader economic strategies. Learn how to identify Opportunity Zones and tap into this funding potential.

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Capital Link is a national organization that helps Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Primary Care Associations (PCAs) strengthen sustainability, plan for growth, and access capital. With over 30 years of experience, Capital Link offers industry-specific insights, tools, and resources to help health centers navigate a rapidly changing healthcare landscape. By leveraging PolicyMap, Capital Link enhances its Market Assessment Process report and ability to support health centers in making data-driven decisions regarding sustainability and growth, staffing, and service offerings.

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Food as Medicine

Food as medicine (FaM) is capturing people’s attention across the United States, from the federal government to public health officials, large corporations, nonprofits, and venture capitalists. Understanding and visualizing community-level needs and social determinants of health is essential to implementing FaM interventions, as it enables stakeholders to address diet-related diseases, reduce healthcare costs, and enhance community health more effectively. Learn how PolicyMap can help.

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Updated Data

Area Median Income data from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has been updated to 2024.

Monthly building permit data from the Census has been updated to December 2024.

The CDC Mortality data has been updated through 2023.

The CDC Infant Deaths data has been updated through 2022, and now includes, though very limited, the counts of infant deaths for mothers who were Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) & Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Environmental Justice Index is now updated on PolicyMap.

We are committed to our promise of curated, cleaned, standardized, and always updated data. We’re posting real-time updates on our website, X (formerly known as Twitter) and BlueSky.
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