Transforming Communities Initiative

Transforming Communities Initiative (TCI) launched in March of 2016, supporting eight communities to build capacity for — and successfully implement — policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) change strategies related to tobacco use and childhood obesity. Concluding in June 2020, round 1 of TCI evolved to addressing a broader range of community needs and goals related to social influencers of health.

• Highlights from the TCI Final Evaluation
• TCI Final Impact Evaluation Report

The second round of TCI launched in January 2022, is a 5-year, $16 million, innovative health system/community partner collaborative supported by funding and technical assistance, partnering Trinity Health, its Regional Health Ministries (RHMs), community-based organizations and residents to advance health and racial equity in 9 of Trinity Health communities that have 40% of more of their population who are Black or Latinx and experiencing high poverty and other vulnerabilities. Each TCI community, through a multi-sector collaborative, develops and implements evidence-based strategies that advance health and racial equity through addressing one priority need identified through the hospital’s most recent Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) Implementation Strategy, or one community need identified through an inclusive community-driven approach.