The Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations featured the Network’s Partnerships for Health Equity and Opportunity: A Healthcare Playbook for Community Developers in the 2019 Vital Signals issues. Read the issue here.
Read MoreDeveloped by the University of Illinois Chicago's Nathalie P. Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement this toolkit presents strategies for addressing the pressures of gentrification in a community during different phases of gentrification.
Read MoreThis literature review will document the vast bodies of scholarship that have sought to
examine the issues of gentrification and displacement.
PolicyLink and the Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy created this primer on how to view the issue of gentrification.
Read MoreIn 2015, Communities Joined in Action (CJA) launched this take-home advice series to accelerate local organizations’ efforts toward achieving better health and well-being for their communities. This marks the sixth issue in this series, which is based on semiannual surveys of leaders from organizations catalyzing population health in order to provide usable information for communities.
Read MoreThis study from The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy supports that inclusionary housing programs are an increasingly prevalent tool for producing affordable housing.
Read MoreA joint publication initiative between the National Academy of Medicine and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, identifies national examples of cross-sector collaboration to improve public health.
Read MoreA side by side comparison of the regulatory structures and policy goals of the Community Reinvestment Act and Non-Profit Hospital Community Benefit.
Read MoreThis report by the New York State Health Foundation outlines which hospitals in New York State and nationally are addressing non-medical determinants of community population health, as well as facilitators of and barriers to this work.
Read MoreImagine a healthy community as a connect-the-dots landscape painting. Each “dot” has its place and purpose: affordable housing, a vibrant economy, safe streets and public transportation, a high quality public education system, easy access to fresh food and safe recreation, and a healthcare system that provides both preventative and responsive services. When connected as designed by “artists” – community developers, business owners, school administrators, urban planners, traffic engineers and health professionals – the dots become a vibrant work of art that is a healthy community. Today, we stand before a huge canvas with the challenge to collaborate on a shared vision for something creative and grand, as well as practical and effective – a healthy community.
Read MoreThis 90-minute webinar includes a short overview of the Health in all Policies approach, and an introduction to the work of Baltimore’s Cross Agency Health Taskforce and Sonoma’s Health Action, including history, accomplishments, and a discussion of the lessons learned from these exciting local initiatives.
Read MoreA policy guide by geared toward state and local government leaders seeking to use intersectoral collaboration to promote healthy environments.
Read MoreWe need a more coordinated and integrated approach among housing, environmental health, and public health agencies.
Read MoreThis resource library provides an overview of opportunities to finance healthy homes through the healthcare system.
Read MoreHow can FQHCs and local health departments work together to advance community health?
Read MoreThe Initiative for a Competitive Inner City explores the different ways that the Affordable Care Act could improve community health.
Read MoreShould Medicaid dollars be used to pay for supportive housing?
Read MoreHousing mobility can complement community revitalization for children with serious health challenges. A more robust housing mobility agenda, accompanied by Section 8 reform and catalyzed by advocacy across sectors, can improve the health of vulnerable children and families.
Read MoreA collaborative initiative by three federal agencies aims to increase the supply of nutritious foods in urban and rural areas where access to healthy food is low.
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