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===Philanthropy=== In 2009, Frist launched a statewide education reform nonprofit organization targeting K-12 education called SCORE (State Collaborative on Reforming Education).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tnscore.org/|title=Home|website=SCORE|accessdate=March 7, 2023}}</ref> The organization's mission is to "collaboratively support Tennessee's work to prepare students for college and the workforce." Frist has served as chairman of SCORE's board of directors. As part of SCORE's work, Frist annually presents the State of Education in Tennessee report, a comprehensive look at the state's efforts to improve public education.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wsmv.com/story/20967300/reform-group-to-release-study-on-tn-education |title=Reform group to release study on Tennessee education |access-date=February 14, 2013 |archive-date=June 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618075909/http://www.wsmv.com/story/20967300/reform-group-to-release-study-on-tn-education |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2013, Frist voiced support for higher academic standards in grades K-12, reauthorization of the [[Elementary and Secondary Education Act]], and improving efforts to identify, foster, and reward effective teaching.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://theweek.com/articles/474143/crucial-need-hold-students-higher-standard | title=The crucial need to hold students to a higher standard | website=[[The Week]] | date=July 3, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.politico.com/story/2011/02/come-together-on-education-reform-049081 | title=Come together on education reform | website=[[Politico]] | date=February 9, 2011 }}</ref> In 2010, Frist served on the six-person board of the [[Clinton Bush Haiti Fund]], which had raised $66 million for immediate [[earthquake]] relief and long-term recovery efforts in the [[Caribbean]] country.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2010/03/22/25560/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319230450/http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2010/03/22/25560/ | archive-date=March 19, 2012 | title=Bolten '76, Frist '74 appointed to serve on Clinton Bush Haiti Fund's Board of Directors - the Daily Princetonian }}</ref> Frist also founded and chairs Hope Through Healing Hands, a global health non-profit, as well as community health collaborative NashvilleHealth. In 2019 NashvilleHealth completed, in partnership with the Nashville Metro Public Health Department, the first community health and well-being survey of Nashville/Davidson County residents in nearly 20 years.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nashvillehealth.org/survey/ | title=Survey }}</ref> The organization also led a review of Nashville's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, detailing recommendations to improve future crisis response in a report, ''Strategies for Future Preparedness: Examining the Impact of COVID-19 in Nashville''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nashvillehealth.org/covid-response/ | title=Nashville COVID-19 Response Review }}</ref>
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