Build Healthy Places Network (BHPN) and National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) held a thought leader roundtable gathering national, state, and local leaders to bridge a way for public health and community development sectors to work together advancing health and racial equity through upstream partnerships. This primer shares the recommendations emerging from our roundtable and illustrates opportunities for public health to advance racial equity goals through engagement with those responsible for helping to shape the built environment.
This playbook is designed for healthcare institutions who want to pursue partnerships with local community and economic development organizations and other sectors in rural areas to create the conditions that support improved community health. After interviewing dozens of experts, the playbook shares case studies from all over the country highlighting core strategies used by rural healthcare entities as examples for future multi-sector partnerships to follow.
This action-oriented playbook, developed in collaboration with The National Alliance of Community Economic Development Associations (NACEDA), offers a roadmap for community economic developers and social enterprises to partner with health institutions to create career pathways for residents in low-income neighborhoods & BIPOC communities