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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Community Health and Economic Prosperity Engaging Businesses as Stewards and Stakeholders—A Report of the Surgeon General

About this resource:

HHS Non-systematic Review

Source: Office of the Surgeon General

Last Reviewed: January 2021

Workgroups: Social Determinants of Health Workgroup

This Surgeon General’s report provides a business audience with: 

  • Examples of ways that businesses have invested in healthy communities
  • Perspectives written by business leaders on the importance of engagement with communities
  • Actions taken by specific companies to foster community health and economic prosperity
  • Recommendations for how businesses can improve community health
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Suggested Citation

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Surgeon General. (2021). Community Health and Economic Prosperity Engaging Businesses as Stewards and Stakeholders—A Report of the Surgeon General. Retrieved from https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/chep-sgr-full-report.pdf [PDF - 6.9 MB]