Supporting Black health across communities

Serving Black Communities Nationwide

Vizient is proud to partner with local nonprofits that support the health of our communities, providing critical resources through their services and programs. This past year, Vizient was honored to contribute grant dollars to the missions of some incredible nonprofits, including Abide Women’s Health Services and Urban Growers Collective.

Abide Women’s Health Services

Abide Women's Health Services (Abide) is a Black-led nonprofit in Dallas, offering culturally-informed prenatal and postnatal care. According to data from the March of Dimes, Black women are three to four times more likely than white women to die from pregnancy-related causes – even when these causes are preventable. Abide exists to help combat these disparities in Black maternal and infant health through their clinic, childbirth education courses, breastfeeding courses and community support group. Vizient is excited by the opportunity to support Abide’s work with a grant and spotlight the importance of prenatal and postnatal care. See our recent Newsroom story for more.

Urban Growers Collective

Urban Growers Collective (UGC) is a Black- and women-led non-profit farm in Chicago, working to build a more just and equitable local food system. UGC aims to address the inequities and structural racism that exist in the food system and in communities of color. Their mission is to cultivate nourishing environments which support health, economic development, healing and creativity through urban agriculture. Their organization provides hands-on job training and creates economic opportunity for youth, and beginner BIPOC farmers. Their aim is to provide jobs while working to mitigate food insecurity and limited access to affordable, culturally-affirming and nutritionally-dense food. We were thrilled to support UGC with a grant in 2023 and highlight their work for local employees.

Supporting Supplier Diversity

Encouraging the growth and development of diverse businesses promotes economic sustainability in all our communities. To this end, Vizient supports programs that help maximize opportunity, cultivate collaboration and offer mentoring and enrichment for diverse suppliers and small businesses.
Our Supplier Diversity Program supports the development of minority-, woman-, disability-, LGBT- and veteran-owned business enterprises that meet high-quality standards. We also strive to work with suppliers who proactively seek strategic partnerships with diverse companies. Learn more.

Advancing Health Equity

Advancing health equity is both a moral and business imperative for health systems. The Vizient Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Benchmarking Study, which surveyed 76 health systems representing 33 states, revealed that health care organizations are working quickly to define their scope of ambition to address SDOH and improve health equity for the communities they serve.

It’s all about empowering full community health potential, where no one is disadvantaged due to circumstance. We’re dedicated to equipping members with the data, metrics and resources they need to make empowered decisions to inform this very important work. Learn more.