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What We Do
The Leonard Parker Pool Institute for Health encourages and facilitates cross-sector collaboration to enable meaningful, place-based improvements in the health of our community.
Reading is a Portal (2020) by Aaron Glassman and Celeste Byers in collaboration with Hays Elementary School
The Pool Institute for Health acts as a convener, facilitator, innovator, and idea importer. It serves as a reliable source for relevant qualitative and quantitative data, and measurement of health improvement, particularly for the most vulnerable communities in the Lehigh Valley.
Why we do this work
Following a belief that the health of the community is only as good as our least healthy neighbors, The Pool Institute for Health aspires to sustainably improve the systemic factors that influence health, such as education, access to safe and healthy food & housing, and overall health and well-being. The Pool Institute for Health was created to carry forward the legacy of Leonard and Dorothy Rider Pool and expand Lehigh Valley Health Network’s leadership and service for health.
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Addressing Vital Conditions in Franklin Park
The vital conditions framework recognizes belonging and civic muscle as a foundational component to creating thriving neighborhoods.
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Pool Center for Health Analytics
The Pool Center for Health Analytics is dedicated to achieving a deeper understanding of how Social Determinants of Health influence the physical and mental well-being of individuals and their respective communities through research, information, and collaboration with Lehigh Valley-area public partners.