…What matters most to health is the context in which we live our lives. This calls for a profoundly different health delivery and financing system with some pretty hefty obstacles in the way. But it is possible to meet these challenges. This article in the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco‘s Community Development Investment Review, by Rick Brush of…
…This report, prepared by Wilder Research and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis for the RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America, provides new information on collaborative action to improve the health of communities across the country. It addresses the following questions: What collaborative activity is occurring between the health and community development sectors in the United States? What…
…of Mackinac Straits, shared that the situation required “a complete revamp of [its] strategic plan, and that included a new building to grow the health system.” Ceremony of placing an eagle feather in the entrance way to welcome healing for all who enter The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians is a sovereign, federally recognized American Indian Tribe with…
…long-neglected communities, ensure safe and affordable housing for all who need it, and close the racial wealth gap. Fewer affordable homes means less resilient American families More than ever, where and how we live is being driven by climate change. Climate change and economic disparity lay bare the legacy of intentional, racially discriminatory systems that disproportionately hurt low-income and communities…
…Safe, affordable housing is essential to health – not just health of individuals, but of entire communities. Housing shapes the workforce, drives economic growth, and enables local culture to flourish. Since long before the Covid-19 pandemic, businesses and other major employers had a vested interest in ensuring that workers and their families were adequately and securely housed. For…
…Build Healthy Places Network is re-launching our Community Close-up series. In this latest series, the featured case studies provide in-depth details of how cross-sector partners are collaborating on longer-term, community-driven, and community-owned investments that tackle historical disinvestment and advance health and racial equity. The Healthy Neighborhoods Equity Fund II (HNEF II) is a $42 million private equity fund….
…Near East Side community. After extensive engagement and consultation with residents, PACT partners took meaningful steps to form a singular vision for Poindexter Village through The Blueprint and committed financial resources. Poindexter Village: Project Components: Mixed-income multifamily housing; Poindexter green acres; efficient street grid; safe, comfortable, and effective transit; connected bike network. Key Stakeholders: City of Columbus, Ohio State University,…
…But they can still be prevented Imagine a world where the cure Points back to their beginning Their home Their neighborhood The community that they live in So imagine making this world A bit easier for them Giving them the chance to be healthy from the start Imagine how your intentional act of involvement Can open up doors for those…
…It is building by the people It is healing from within It is at the center of how we have always cared for each other It is where the process should begin and end In centering the peoples voice That is how we foster healthy communities That is how we remind our neighbors that they have a choice Of what…
…persistently marginalized communities that will not be eradicated immediately. Time Adopting equitable policies and practices is time consuming, iterative, and bumby because it requires listening, learning, and paying attention to equity in every part of the decision making process. Healthcare Support There is a lack of healthcare support for race-conscious priorities and policies to address racial discrimination by recognizing…
…Through deep participation of Southwest Frenso residents, the community will soon open a Community Health Hub, a health hub that will contribute to a thriving and more equitable neighborhood….
…technical assistance and funding processes to center the expertise of the BIPOC-led CDCs. This co-creation model is supporting us to learn, grow, and deepen our racial equity commitments beyond CIRE to other programs and field changing work. These insights will help us co-create a model with our CDC partners to be responsive to the goals and needs of BIPOC-CDCs and…
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…as peer-reviewed publication of at least five cross-sectional or two longitudinal studies or an equivalent systematic review with significant findings. Evidence-based strategies are those with strong supporting health evidence in at least one peer-reviewed publication. Best practice strategies “lack a published health-evidence base at this time but are anticipated to promote health, given theory, professional practice, and industry standards.”…
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