Introduction
Incorporated in 2008, the EvoWell’s sole purpose is to enhance the abilities of community health organizations and its resources to serve society and their individual communities.

Through research, public education, and advocacy, EvoWell seeks to provide a strong, cohesive and persistent "voice" for a wide range of community health organizations sharing many common goals and challenges--hospitals, health insurers, nursing homes, malpractice liability insurers, home care providers, and others. In addition, through education and other types of programs, the EvoWell seeks to enhance the performance of community health organizations in carrying out their unique roles and responsibilities.

Historical Perspective
Community health organizations, whether involved in the financing and/or delivery of services, have long been the backbone of the American healthcare system. The reasons for governments’ and businesses’ traditional support of this "third sector" lie in a number of basic beliefs and values held by most Americans:

• Health care, like education, is a "public good" or "social service", essential to human dignity and the pursuit of happiness.
• A healthy society rests on the health of its citizens
• Healthcare needs differ locally and are best prioritized and addressed within the political, social and economic fabric of each community
• The overriding purpose of community health organizations is to "do good" for the benefit of their communities.

Unlike investor-owned organizations, which are economically driven and legally obligated to do well financially for their owners, with profits primary, community health organizations are obligated along with government at all levels to meet society’s needs for medical education and research and to advocate for and meet the needs of the most vulnerable members of their communities. Profits of community health organizations do not inure to the benefit of individuals and, while necessary over the long run, are secondary.

Our Mission
EvoWell will excel in promoting positive and preventive lifestyles through wellness education, fitness programing, and interactive relationships with the community. EvoWell will drive the wellness evolution to a healthier community!

Challenges
With a fluctuating economy, rising healthcare costs, government and business cutbacks in their commitments to healthcare, pressures at all levels for tax relief, and ever increasing numbers of uninsured and underinsured (over 15% of the U.S. population are without any health insurance protection, as of 2002), never have community health organizations been more needed to assist in education and access. Yet, their ability to do so is severely challenged by a variety of forces, including but not limited to:

• general ignorance on the part of the general public, opinion leaders and Wall Street (and even within parts of the healthcare field) about the unique role, responsibilities and performance of community health organizations
• increasing needs for capital, to support increased uncompensated care, new information systems and other technology advances, renovation of facilities and equipment, etc.
• public controversies and bad press for community health organizations as a whole, caused by real and alleged unethical or illegal behaviors by a few

Objectives
In light of the above, the EvoWell seeks to:

• demonstrate the value of nonprofit entities to regain public understanding and respect
• bring better balance to discussions about community health
• help nonprofits enhance their value to the communities they serve and society

In pursuing these objectives, the EvoWell will collaborate wherever possible with other health organizations and associations that share common interests and constituencies. The EvoWell believes in synergy, and in building upon, not duplicating or re-inventing, the efforts of others.