Network Commons — Why Investing in Communities Matters More than Ever in the Time of Coronavirus

Written by Build Healthy Places Staff on 05/11/2020

We 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?

Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule: The Proposed Change, Why it Matters for Health Equity, and What We Can Do

Written by Build Healthy Places Staff on 02/27/2020

The 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.

Network Commons — Larger Than Cities and Towns: Partnering for Health at a Regional Level

Written by Build Healthy Places Staff on 11/21/2019

The 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?

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Network Commons — Why Investing in Communities Matters More than Ever in the Time of Coronavirus

Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule: The Proposed Change, Why it Matters for Health Equity, and What We Can Do

Network Commons — Larger Than Cities and Towns: Partnering for Health at a Regional Level