…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…
…Testimony by Nancy Andrews of the Low Income Investment Fund, prepared for the RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America, on the need for better collaboration between the health and community development sectors. If I could make a wish for community development as a whole, it would be that we reach across the aisle in partnership with our colleague…
…Recognition by the business community of the need to invest in creating healthy communities is growing. Visionary leaders from business and emerging countries have met to talk about innovation and investments in communities. These leaders recognize the need for addressing social determinants of health in order to enhance the health and well-being of communities and to further the progress…
…Healthy Development without Displacement: Realizing the Vision of Healthy Communities for All In recent years we have seen a surge in initiatives designed to improve health and safety through changes to community environments, with new investments in bike lanes, parks, urban trails, public transit, grocery stores, and more. Over time such investments, combined with shifting job and housing markets,…
…field of health impact assessments (HIAs) provides a way to factor health outcomes into decisions that affect both housing and neighborhoods, such as zoning, road-building, codes, or neighborhood revitalization. With HIAs, doctors and public health experts can work with communities to inform decisions in other fields that will help people lead healthier lives. Author: Aaron Wernham, Health Impact Project…
…Community development financial institutions (CDFIs), which play an important role in providing financial products and services to underserved communities, are increasingly being asked to demonstrate measurable returns. This demand for quantifiable impact is not unique to the CDFI industry. As public and private resources become increasingly scarce, it is a challenge they share with many other sectors. In response,…
…Cross-sector strategies require a common framework and shared standards for achieving maximum impact. Jeff Edmonson of StriveTogether and Nancy Zimpher of the State University of New York discuss the importance of setting standards for collective impact and getting a better social return on investment in our most challenging issues. “In the “new normal” where resource limitations are a fact…
…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…
…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….
…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…
…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,…
…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…
…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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