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About Ward Infinity

The mission of Ward Infinity is to partner with change agents to magnify and accelerate their capacity to radically improve the health and well-being of underinvested communities. Ward Infinity aims to radically reduce health disparities through the creation of community-driven solutions. We partner with change agents in Washington, D.C.'s most underserved communities, Wards 7 and 8, to develop innovative solutions that address social determinants of health.

Upcoming Events The Community Collaborative

Sibley Memorial Hospital is launching a new initiative, The Community Collaborative, to support local, impact-driven innovators with a series of inspirational and informative learning and networking events. The second event of the series, "Achieving More Together: Creating Lasting Networks" will be hosted by Ward Infinity alumni and founder of Dynamic Solutions for the Aging, Dr. Katrina Polk.

This will be a dynamic conversation between influential community voices and master networkers as they discuss tips for fostering impactful connections and how they overcame the barriers they faced as minority business owners. You don't want to miss this!

Achieving More Together: Creating Lasting Networks
Date: Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Time: 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Location: Virtual (Zoom)

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Our Goals

Eliminate Disparities

Health disparities increase medical costs by $77 billion and indirect costs by $83 billion each year. Our strategy distributes resources to increase health and vitality and reduce costs.

Increase Inclusion

Vulnerable communities are often not consulted on changes that affect their quality of life. Our approach empowers residents to shape changes in their community.

Build Trust

As we've seen with the COVID vaccine roll-out, trust between patients & providers either impedes or encourages healthcare service use. Our process listens and responds to community needs.

Learn about Ward Infinity's impact in Wards 7 and 8.

The Sibley Innovation Method

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Our social innovation method prescribes a process, not an outcome. It combines our very own human-centered design approach Listen Imagine Do with public health and business problem-solving methods to generate community-driven innovations. The goal of the process is to design solutions that resonate with community needs and values all while having a viable underlying business model.

Listen

Encouraging the teams to listen and understand the health needs of their neighbors.

Carlisha Gentles, a Ward Infinity 2019 participant, has conversations in a barbershop to understand how men navigate the healthcare system.

Imagine

Helping teams imagine viable solutions that will bring about lasting health changes in the community.

Jason Anderson and Brenda Liddell, from the Ward Infinity 2018 cohort, conduct a brainstorming activity with staff member Marissa McKeever.

Do

Simply providing tools, knowledge, and funding that helps teams turn their ideas into real-world societal change.

Taboris Robinson, from the Ward Infinity 2019 cohort, tests out his mobile market in Southeast DC. In communities east of the river, transportation is the #1 barrier to accessing healthy foods.

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