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Voices from the Field: Lessons learned from BHPN’s Community Innovations Initiative

For decades, healthcare and community development have been working in the same places, sometimes with the same people, and often not together. Community development organizations with the greatest amount of capacity and support have been most able to access the resources and network needed to accelerate health partnerships. Meanwhile, many smaller and lower-resourced community development corporations are excluded from the national dialogue, resulting in less access to the resources needed to successfully engage healthcare investment partners in the social determinants of health (SDOH).  Community Innovations, was a 18-month BHPN initiative funded by The Kresge Foundation that launched in 2019 with the aim of connecting local organizations to other peer organizations; facilitating healthcare-community development partnerships through access to tools, resources and capacity and  the Network’s understanding of how best to support community development organizations’ cross-sector efforts.

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The impact of vital conditions on community health

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…” —Charles Dickens, “A Tale of Two Cities”

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We Can’t Afford to Cut Affordable Housing

Without significant investments in affordable housing, efforts to Build Back Better will fail to meaningfully advance racial and economic equity. Our latest Expert Insight makes the case for why the federal government needs to invest now in affordable housing.

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You’ve Got to Earn It: Organizational Credibility as a Primary Step for Community Progress, a Multi-sector Responsibility.

The recently released AAMC’s Principles of Trustworthiness are a timely guide for organizations who interface with community members—in any sector, not just health care—to demonstrate that they are worthy of their community’s trust.

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Strong Voices: Black Leaders Who Are Making Neighborhoods Healthier

This new video series aims to elevate Black leaders in community development through storytelling, showcasing their leadership style and contributions to the field as members of the Purpose Built Communities Network.

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Healthy Neighborhood Investments Policy Convening for Advancing Racial and Health Equity