b'Cone Health Foundation: Investing in Community-Driven SolutionsAt Cone Health Foundation, we are working to create a Greensboro where racial equity has been achievedwhere systems, policies and norms align to ensure everyone is healthy. Over the past year, we have advanced our intentional pivot to focus on the upstream drivers of health inequities and to be increasingly guided by community.Strategic Shift: Moving UpstreamResearch shows that social drivers of health can influence up to 80% of a persons health outcomes. With an eye toward addressing these root causes, Cone Health Foundation continued our strategic shift with a clear goal: to be more centered and grounded in community. We identified priority focus areas for grantmaking and advocacy opportunities that are informed by the community and contribute to holistic improvements in reducing health inequities in Greensboro.Health Equity Through Community InsightKnowing that the wisdom to address social drivers of health rests with community-based organizations and the impacted populations, we engaged in a process to better understand the collective progress, barriers, strengths and needs of community-based organizations (CBOs).Greensboro Community ReportIn January 2024, we convened CBOs from across Greensboro and Guilford County to share their experiences and insights into how to be more effective in supporting their work. We hosted more than 60 organizations working in various issue areas. From the event, additional surveys, and 1:1 conversations, we developed the Greensboro Community Report, highlighting the current landscape of Greensboro CBOs, key learnings and areas for support. conehealthfoundation.com/our-approach/community-learning/Whats next?In 2025, we look forward to incorporating learnings from the Greensboro Community Report into our grantmaking, advocacy and convening strategy, moving from understanding to action. We are deepening our response to the community by reprioritizing our funding based on what the community said they needed. Follow our journey on Facebook and LinkedIn.CONE HEALTH ANNUAL REPORT29'