Speaker presentation from U.S. News Healthcare of Tomorrow leadership summit, Nov. 17-19, 2019 in Washington, DC. Find out more about this forum at www.usnewshot.com.

1. The following 3 slides are to accompany the panel discussion:
Healthcare Community Change-Agents: Addressing the Social Determinants of Health
For Cathryn Gunther’s panel comments
2:45 – 4:00 pm, Room Lincoln 6
For Qs, please call 203-654-6444 or email me at Cathryn.Gunther@merck.com

2. Areas of Focus
HEALTH
Improve health care quality and health system capacity while also increasing
access to care and reducing health disparities for underserved populations in
selected disease areas of global need and relevance to Merck:
• Alzheimer’s disease, Cancer, Diabetes, HIV/AIDS
COMMUNITY
Provide financial support and share expertise of Merck employees through grant
and volunteer programs to address critical health and social issues in communities
where Merck has a presence

3. MOMENTUM
Newark
Atlanta
Baltimore
Camden
Chicag
o Columbus
New Orleans
Jackson
Philadelphia
Safer Childbirth Cities Initiative
Fostering local solutions to help cities become
safer – and more equitable – places to give birth.

4. Workplace Contributions to Social Determinants of
Health; An Inside-OutView
SDoH
Neighbor-hood
& Built
Environment
Health &
Health Care
Social &
Community
Context
Economic
Stability
Education
Workplace Wellbeing
Social Determinants
of Health
Neighbor-hood
& Built
Environment
Health &
Health Care
Social &
Community
Context
Education
Economic
Stability
Environmental sustainability efforts, ergonomic focus &
equipment, sit-stand desks, walking paths, bikes, safety
coaches, safety moments
Employee & dependent benefits, navigators, multi-modal
coaching for disease mngt support. Health promotion: tobacco-
free sites, vaccine & screening clinics, nutrition & movement,
EAP, mindfulness training
Onboarding orientation, learning & development, rotational
assignments, mentoring, career development plans, talent
development, financial planning resources
Create communities – open space, affinity groups, support
diversity & inclusion, community partnerships & activities
Tuition support, college planning, academic affiliations &
training programs, reverse mentoring, internships, on-the-job
training