Join us for a Network Commons webinar exploring how community economic development organizations can partner with healthcare institutions to create career pathways in historically-marginalized communities.
Read MoreWatch the recording of the Build Healthy Places Network’s March 25, 2021 Network Commons, where Renae Badruzzaman from BHPN and Jen Lewis-Walden from Shift Health Accelerator introduced the Healthy Neighborhood Investments: A Policy Scan & Strategy Map.
Read MoreWe are now witnessing not just a health crisis but a community crisis. What is the role for community development investment and cross-sector partnership with healthcare in strengthening resilience and increasing equity in our post-pandemic world? How are these sectors working together to drive meaningful investments toward our hardest hit communities?
Read MoreThe Build Healthy Places Network, in collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, hosted a live discussion, on February 19, 2020, regarding the proposed changes to the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule. These changes ultimately weaken the oversight and accountability for agencies receiving federal housing dollars allowing them to implement policies or programs without consideration for the impact on groups that have been historically discriminated against in the past.
Read MoreThe solutions to improve the health of communities often transcend the borders of cities or towns. What do successful cross-sector approaches to health and equity improvement look like when they span different geographical regions?
Read MoreIn early June, the Mixed-Income Strategic Alliance discussed Promoting Health Equity through Mixed-Income Communities (click to rewatch). This blog is a follow-up to that Network Commons event to address some of the lingering questions, particularly questions around inclusive social dynamics.
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