Place Matters is a national initiative designed to build the capacity of leaders and communities around the country to identify and address social, economic, and environmental factors that shape health inequities. Initiated by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and now operated by the National Collaborative for Health Equity, Place Matters is based on local teams in order to establish community-based leadership that can focus on specific social conditions tied to health.
Members of the Place Matters Teams have been drawn from various sectors of society–including local government, public health organizations, business entities, educational systems, faith-based groups, and community-based organizations. 19 Place Matters teams work in 27 jurisdictions across the country: