GREATER BROOKLYN HEALTH COALITION INC

THE GREATER BROOKLYN HEALTH COALITION (GBHC), FORMERLY THE GREATER SOUTHERN BROOKLYN HEALTH COALITION, WAS FORMED IN 1997 AS A JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL PROJECT TO IDENTIFY THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT BEST REPRESENT THE ETHNIC AND FAITH-BASED GROUPS IN BROOKLYN, AS WELL AS THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS SERVING THEM. TODAY, NEARLY 140 AGENCIES ARE MEMBERS OF GBHC, WHOSE MISSION HAS EXTENDED TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, HOSPITALS, HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANIES, AND A VARIETY OF HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. GBHC'S MEMBERSHIP REPRESENTS THE ETHNIC, FAITH-BASED, AND GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY OF BROOKLYN.