“Health Is Wealth”: A Conversation with the U.S. Surgeon General

Written by Build Healthy Places Staff on 01/29/2019

This article originally appeared on the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s Economy Matters blog on January 3, 2019. As part of our Healthy Communities Initiative blog series, we highlight the role of regional Federal Reserve Banks in supporting and enabling cross-sector collaboration across the community development and health sectors.

Motivating Collaborations: The Convergence of Public Health and Community Development

Written by Build Healthy Places Staff on 01/22/2019

This article originally appeared on the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s Community Development and Policy Studies blog on December 19, 2018. As part of our Healthy Communities Initiative blog series, we highlight the role of regional Federal Reserve Banks in supporting and enabling cross-sector collaboration across the community development and health sectors.

Health: What’s the Fed got to do with it?

Written by Build Healthy Places Staff on 06/26/2017

Germinating New Healthy Cross-Sector Collaborations

Written by Build Healthy Places Staff on 04/13/2017

We talked with Jeanne Milliken Bonds, Regional Community Development Team Leader, at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.

Where Health Meets Equity in Ohio

Written by Build Healthy Places Staff on 01/04/2017

Redlining has a long and unsavory history in America. A policy initiated by the federal Home Owners Loan Corporation in the 1930s in order to stabilize the housing market, its discriminatory impact on low-income and minority communities continues to be felt today.

Making Housing Healthier in Philadelphia and Beyond

Written by Build Healthy Places Staff on 12/12/2016

Substandard housing has consequences on renters’ health and burdens the U.S. health care system, research shows. And the region served by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia is no exception.

In Texas, Cross-Sector Partnerships to Fight Suburban Poverty

Written by Build Healthy Places Staff on 11/16/2016

Austin is making a big bet on the future of urban health care, and unlikely partnerships among the health, urban planning, and community development sectors are at its core.

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Cleveland’s Greater University Circle Initiative: An Anchor-Based Strategy for Change

Written by Build Healthy Places Staff on 10/27/2016

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Healthy Communities: The who, what and where of achieving health equity

Written by Build Healthy Places Staff on 10/07/2016

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Age-Friendly Health Centers: A Proving Ground for Change

Written by Build Healthy Places Staff on 09/13/2016

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Addressing Health From All Angles in Milwaukee

Written by Build Healthy Places Staff on 09/08/2016

Protesters took to the streets in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, last month after the fatal police shooting of a black man. Among their concerns was the over-reliance on policing and incarceration in low-income communities to address problems associated with systemic poverty and poor health.

Building Healthy Communities One ZIP Code at a Time

Written by Build Healthy Places Staff on 08/03/2016

When Reno’s Renown Health and the Washoe County Health District teamed up to conduct a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) in 2014, they found that the region shared a basic health profile with the rest of the state and country. Heart disease, cancer, and chronic lower respiratory disease were the leading causes of death. However, the CHNA found that the mortality rates from these causes were higher in the region than in the rest of Nevada or the U.S., and found that chronic disease was a cause of major economic strain for local families. And within the county, some communities fared far worse than others.

Federal Reserve Tackles Ties Between Poverty and Health

Written by Build Healthy Places Staff on 08/03/2016

For most people, health is not what immediately comes to mind when they hear about the Federal Reserve—unless it’s the “health” of the American economy.

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