History
Healthy Marin Partnership (HMP) was formed in 1995 in response to a mandate requiring all not-for-profit hospitals to complete an assessment of our community every three years. In Marin, all of the hospitals joined together along with the United Way and Marin County Health and Human Services to do one assessment. We were soon joined by the Marin County Office of Education, the Marin Community Foundation, and members of the business community.
This partnership has extended beyond the original requirement and, together, has learned how to build a healthier community. The strength of the collaboration and the intentional efforts to promote health and health equity position HMP as a convener of local communities, organizations, agencies, and policy makers to explore strategies that can enable everyone in Marin to live an even healthier life.
Vision
All who live, learn and work in Marin County will experience lifelong health.
Mission
Through shared commitment and collaboration, Healthy Marin Partnership will leverage collective influence and resources to achieve health equity and catalyze meaningful improvement on health outcomes for all who live, learn and work in Marin County.
Statement of Purpose
Healthy Marin Partnership is a multi-sector and multi-disciplinary collaborative that strives to advance health equity through joint efforts that are organized around a common vision and shared goals. HMP recognizes that health equity means every person who lives, learns and works in Marin has a fair and just opportunity to be healthy, and this cannot be achieved through siloed and disconnected efforts. HMP also recognizes that to achieve health equity, we must tackle the specific impact of individual, interpersonal and institutional racism on health and mental health. The complex challenges facing Marin residents require a deepened commitment to collaborative approaches centered explicitly on health equity. HMP affirms our commitment to addressing the social and structural drivers of health. We also acknowledge that poor health and mental health outcomes are shaped by racist policies and practices, both historical and contemporary. By leveraging our collective influence, power, and resources in partnership with community-based organizations and grassroots leaders, HMP is well-positioned to serve as a catalyst for meaningful improvement on health outcomes.