The Cooperative

Accelerating environmental threats take a tremendous toll on health. Conditions like heat stroke, asthma flares, heart attacks and pregnancy complications are on the rise as extreme temperatures, poor air quality and catastrophic storms become more common.

The Cooperative equips clinicians and healthcare systems with the tools, data and expertise they need to help patients stay healthier in a changing environment. Led by Mass General Brigham, this highly collaborative initiative adapts care delivery by pairing the most effective treatments with proactive approaches that increase health resilience.

Partnering to develop integrated, scalable healthcare solutions for environmental threats

Multisector collaboration forms the foundation of The Cooperative’s approach. We are bringing together stakeholders across healthcare, public health, community-based organizations, local and state governments, academia and other key sectors to co-develop solutions. Our goal is to innovate scalable healthcare interventions that reflect community needs, improve patient outcomes and can be integrated into clinical workflows—complementing public health and community efforts. 

Over time, these healthcare adaptations will help lay the groundwork for broader system change—embedding patient resilience into everyday care, better aligning resources across sectors and supporting prevention-based models.

For more information, or to join our effort, please contact the founding director, Dr. Renee N. Salas (RNSalas@mgh.harvard.edu).