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Mobilizing Community Investment for Health Payers

When it comes to determining health outcomes, where a person lives — their ZIP code — often has a greater impact than their genetic code. Social, economic, and environmental factors shape whether people have access to stable housing, nutritious food,...

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From the Ground Up: How Communities Are Reclaiming Data for Change

Written by Build Healthy Places Staff on 01/27/2026

When communities control their own data, something shifts. Data moves away from top-down approaches and becomes a tool for learning, accountability, and action, rooted in what communities say they need,...

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Shared Equity: The Strategy for Reclaiming Community Power and Building Generational Wealth

Written by Grounded Solutions Network and Build Healthy Places Network on 01/08/2026

Who owns the future of your neighborhood? When housing and asset decisions are left solely to the speculative market and outside investors, communities lose their culture, their stability, and their...

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Our Mission Our mission is to transform the way organizations work together across the health, community development, and finance sectors to more effectively reduce poverty, advance racial equity, and improve health in neighborhoods across the United States.

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BHPN gave us the right messaging, language, and knowledge to successfully engage local hospitals as partners in advocating for affordable housing and racial justice.

—Alice Salinas, Executive Director at Coachella Valley Housing Coalition

BHPN strengthened our healthcare partnership strategy and engagement in key markets.

—Mary Ayala, Program Director, Health Begins with Home at Enterprise Community Partners

Build Healthy Places Network is ProMedica’s partner for thought leadership and for sharing cross-sector collaboration best practices and lessons learned from the community development and healthcare sectors.

—Kate Sommerfeld President, Social Determinants of Health at ProMedica

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Sharing Knowledge A key role for the Build Healthy Places Network is the seeking out and lifting up of success stories, best practices, and lessons learned from work at the intersection of community development and health.

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Our Publications and Reports

Explore our publications and reports for insights to important cross-sector work addressing social determinants of health.

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Crosswalk

A gathering spot for stories emerging from the connection between health and place.

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Community Close Ups

An in-depth series of case studies that showcase innovative cross-sector partnerships

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The Bulletin

A regular roundup of the latest news and resources from the Build Healthy Places Network.

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Blogs, Network Commons and Healthy Communities Initiative

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News and Expert Insights

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Network Commons

A series of webinars featuring conversations with national experts

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Healthy Communities Initiative

A joint effort between the regional Federal Reserve Banks and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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Tools & Resources Find partners, bust jargon, explore measurement, or make a play for cross-sector collaboration. You'll also find Principles for this work and resources collected from partner organizations across fields.

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Community Building Principles

Finding Partners

Jargon Buster

Factsheet Series

MeasureUp

Healthcare Playbook for Community Developers

Healthy Neighborhood Investments: A Policy Scan & Strategy Map

Network Resources Library

Our Initiatives & Services We help community development and health organizations build healthy communities together.