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Why Community Development Financial Institutions are Essential for Community Health and Prosperity

Written by Build Healthy Places Staff on 07/10/2025

Our latest video snapshot features an insightful conversation between BHPN's Co-Executive Director Colleen Flynn and Donna Gambrell, President and CEO of Appalachian Community Capital. Donna shares how CDFIs are catalysts...

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Challenging Conversations: Using Values-Based Narratives to Build Healthy Communities

Written by Build Healthy Places Staff on 06/04/2025

Explore our latest two-pager from our latest Network Commons! Whether you missed the webinar or want to dig deeper, this resource highlights how health and community development leaders are using...

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Community Development Financial Institutions: Catalysts for Healthy Communities

Written by Build Healthy Places Staff on 09/15/2025

Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) are powerful allies for public health and healthcare, providing flexible, mission-driven capital that directly improves the conditions shaping community health.  Federal funding cuts are impacting...

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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.

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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

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