Learn how Intermountain Healthcare, an integrated healthcare system, is leveraging cross-sector partnerships to co-invest in the preservation of affordable housing…
Read More Founded in 2013, Lift Orlando is a non-profit organization that invests in the power of the neighborhood by placing focus…
Read More The UpTown neighborhood holds a unique place in the history of Toledo, Ohio. In the late 1800s trolley lines were…
Read More Join us for the upcoming Network Commons webinar on March 25 9:00-10:30 am PT/ 12:00 – 1:30 pm ET.
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During this survey process, we heard from 119 CDCs across 30 states, spanning geography and urban and rural communities. We learned that while many CDCs who answered the survey are already engaging with healthcare, many need additional capacity (knowledge, staff, and resources) to sustain healthcare engagement efforts. We also found that many are still at the beginning of their journey toward healthcare engagement.
Read More Build Healthy Places Network’s Executive Director, Dr. Douglas Jutte, was interviewed by Julia Resnick, Director of Strategic Initiatives at the American Hospital…
Read More Build Healthy Places Network’s Executive Director, Dr. Douglas Jutte, was interviewed by Dr. Gabriel Kaplan, Board President of NACDD (National Association of Chronic Disease Directors). The two discussed the fundamentals of the community development field, the intersection of community development and health, and how the sectors can forge partnerships to increase investment in low-income neighborhoods to tackle health disparities. Tune in to learn more about how the community development, finance, and health sectors can collectively contribute to innovative cross-sector partnerships that address social determinants of health leading to better health outcomes in neighborhoods across the country (20-minute listen).
Read More Build Healthy Places Network, Prosperity Now, and Financial Health Network partnered to explore how to foster alignment across the community development, public health, healthcare, and financial well-being sectors. Fostering Healthy Neighborhoods: Alignment across the Community Development, Financial Well-Being and Health sectors presents examples of existing alignment across sectors, opportunities and challenges for increased collaboration including place-based initiatives, and recommendations to foster cross-sector alignment. We conducted focus groups, interviews, and an exhaustive scan of the published and online resources and materials at the intersection of this work.
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