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ARCHI at a Glance
ARCHI is a thought leader, driver of innovation, and facilitator of systems change to invert the burden in Atlanta.
OUR HISTORY
What began in 2011 as a bold, 28-year vision for health transformation has grown into a powerful movement for equity. ARCHI was founded on the belief that sustainable change requires new ways of working—shared responsibility, cross-sector collaboration, and innovative tools that remove barriers to care.
Through its dynamic, city-wide network of partner organizations, ARCHI continues to connect institutions and community advocates to build systems that work for everyone. Today, ARCHI is helping Atlanta reimagine what equitable health access can look like.
Who We Are
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ARCHI's Approach to Systems Change
Too often, those who need help the most are forced to navigate fragmented systems alone—while the organizations that could help remain siloed. ARCHI exists to change that. By fostering collaboration and addressing the Six Conditions of Systems Change, ARCHI is creating the environment for long-term, community-driven health improvement.
Six Conditions of Systems Change
Policies
Practices
Resource Flows
Relationships &
Connections
Power Dynamics
Mental
Models
Structural Change:
Redesigning Policies and Platforms
ARCHI backs practical, equity-driven policies that strengthen the community health workforce, stabilize housing, and ensure broader access to care. It also leverages innovative approaches and technology—referral platforms and community resource hubs—to reduce friction and drive systemic collaboration.
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Relational Change:
Unbiased Convener of Cross-Sector Partners
ARCHI serves as a neutral convener across Atlanta’s health ecosystem, helping organizations with different mandates see their shared stakes and work side-by-side. Using a community-centered, asset-based approach—and practices like partner roundtables, shared learning, and data exchange—we create the conditions for practical cooperation. From housing to healthcare, we make it easier for institutions and community leaders to respond to real needs together and activate change at the system level.
Transformative Change:
Innovative Models
ARCHI helps reset how leaders and partners think about health by “inverting the burden,” elevating community expertise as evidence, and revealing how systems—not just individual choices—drive outcomes. Through shared language, plain-spoken data stories, and partner learning spaces, we normalize cross-sector responsibility for health and carry that mindset into decisions, communications, and policy.
Explore Our Initiatives in Action
Health System Care Coordination
Biweekly hospital collaborations bring together diverse departments to improve care for patients with complex needs. By addressing systemic challenges like avoidable hospital stays and emergency department overuse, the initiative strengthens healthcare’s ability to support patients holistically and advance community well-being.
Centering Community Voice
The Advisory Community of Practice ensures community voice guides ARCHI’s strategy and action plans. Advisor-stewards share feedback and lived experience from chronic conditions, youth homelessness, advocacy, and frontline care, helping shape initiatives that meet people where they are and improve regional health.
