…Policy Officer, Robert Wood Johnson Watch the webinar Learn More Check out these resources to learn more about the organization’s profiled in this event: The recording is available here Proposed Rule Change Text and Option to Submit Comments (due by March 16): https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=HUD-2020-0011-0001 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation AFFH Fact Sheet and Summary (both include language you can use for developing…
The Booth Memorial Child Development Center serves 63 children, ages 0-5 in Oakland, California. Through the Child Care Facilities Fund program in Alameda, supported by First 5 Alameda/Every Child Counts, LIIF provided grant funding to revamp their facilities. LIIF’s investment helped renovate the Booth Center, improve the health of the children and staff and stabilize the center’s finances….
…Ruth Thomas-Squance, PhD, MPH, is Co-Executive Director at the Build Healthy Places Network a national center positioning cross-sector partnerships from community development, public health and healthcare sectors to lead and leverage community-centered investments across the country to address the drivers of health and advance racial equity. Dr. Thomas-Squance has a passion for health equity strategy, bringing an interdisciplinary lens…
…Colleen is the Co-Executive Director of Build Healthy Places Network. She brings over 20 years supporting community development strategies that advance health and racial equity. Previously, Colleen was the Director of Programs at Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), the country’s largest community development nonprofit. In this role, Colleen directed multiple initiatives supporting cross-sector collaborations in community-led efforts across New…
…Ashley Hernandez is the Communications and Outreach Manager for Build Healthy Places Network. She has extensive experience in non-profit work both nationally and globally . Most recently, she worked as Program Associate for International Funders for Indigenous Peoples (IFIP), an organization focused on transform ing the relationship between the funding world and Indigenous Peoples to one of mutual understanding…
…or Problem? The Possibilities in Opportunity Zones PolicyLink: Recommendations for Opportunity Zones NextCity: These Opportunity Zone Investors Want to Support Local Businesses Governing.com: The Problem with Opportunity Zones SPARCC Hub: National Opportunity Zones Ranking Report Housing Finance: Affordable Housing Finance – Top 5 Ways to Use Opportunity Zone Funds in LIHTC Deals Shelterforce: Who will benefit from opportunity zones? MarketWatch:…
…In this academic article published in Social Science and Medicine – Population Health, the Build Healthy Places Network explores what common metrics and indicators are used across sectors to measure health. The importance of social determinants of health (SDOH) —such as affordable housing, stable employment, consistent transportation, healthy food access, and quality schools—is well-established as a key component of chronic disease prevention and health promotion. Highlights…
…Kevin Leacock is the Program Manager of the Community Innovations for Racial Equity (CIRE) initiative at the Build Healthy Places Network where he works to support the coordination of technical assistance and capacity building for ten BIPOC-led organizations focused on identifying community ownership models in housing. He is responsible for assisting in the creation of tools and resources,…
…Alexis holds a Master’s degree in Public Health from Baylor University and has a background in public health project management and public health communication. She previously worked with Native communities in the non-profit sector to provide technical assistance to improve public health infrastructure and combat opioid overdoses. She has experience creating and developing health communication materials and content, coordinating…
…Mario A. Guel is a South Texas native with a background in nonprofit grant management, community economic development focusing on rural & underserved communities and higher education. He has over fifteen years of experience in nonprofit, grant and program administration.Most recently, Mario served as Senior Manager for Lending & Asset Management at the National Association for Latino Community…
…in communities. Seung has led the strategic expansion of LISC’s national workforce and asset building initiatives, through its network of Financial Opportunity Centers, and its Bridges to Career Opportunities initiative. She was also instrumental to successful program development for LISC’s growing network of business development partners focused on serving small businesses owned by people of color and women. She has…
…This Winter 2013 special issue of the National Civic Review celebrates twenty-five years of Healthy Cities and Communities in the United States by looking at where this widespread movement started, what it has accomplished, how it is expressing itself today as part of a metropolitan and regional revolution, and its unfinished agenda. Its goal is to examine the learning…
A ZIP code is 5 numbers meant to give mail to people—not indicate how long they live. But all too often, that’s exactly what a ZIP code does. Millions of Americans actually live sicker and shorter lives than others just a few miles away. Some of us are more likely to live 25 years less or be 3…
…Nancy Andrews, President and CEO of the Low Income Investment Fund, talks about the decision to include a healthy communities focus in all of the work LIIF does around the country. Reflecting on Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen’s historic speech at the National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference, Nancy Andrews also discusses the value of combining people- and…
…Doug Jutte, MD, executive director of the Network, speaks at the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center annual retreat on the social determinants of health and the need for greater collaboration between health and community development. …
…The Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations featured the Network’s Partnerships for Health Equity and Opportunity: A Healthcare Playbook for Community Developers in the 2019 Vital Signals issues. Read the issue here. What does it mean for a community to be healthy? When you think about it, health is so much more than not being sick. A healthy…
…Despite the rise of comprehensive community initiatives, little research evaluates the specific type and extent of neighborhood investment generated by government spending. This study uses the case of housing revitalization in San Francisco’s Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood to determine the feasibility of analyzing public, private, and nonprofit investment flows related to the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative and HOPE SF. Through…
…In this short interview, watch Len Syme, considered by many to be one of the forefathers of social epidemiology, discuss toxic stress and how community developers may be the most important health interventionists of our time. Syme is Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health and a leading expert on the social determinants of…
…Bradley Kreit of the Institute for the Future writes in Fast Company about the potential of impact investing for addressing the root problems of negative health outcomes….
…The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Community Health YouTube channel features a series of videos addressing community health and chronic disease prevention. These videos range from those making the business case for housing and food access strategies that support health, to those highlighting communities across the nation that have made healthy living easier. …
