Resources | What Makes a Healthy Community
In a dangerous cycle, medical bills are a common cause of foreclosure—and the stress and financial crisis of foreclosure causes an increase in serious health problems.
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This Health Affairs article explores the growing partnerships between the health and community development sectors as well as the challenges they face, and policy recommendations that might help them succeed.
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Investing in What Works for America’s Communities is a book that calls on leaders across sectors to build on what we know is working to move the needle on poverty.
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The How Housing Matters initiative explores the notion that stable, quality housing may be an essential “platform” that promotes positive outcomes in education, employment, and physical and mental health, among other areas.
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Shelterforce authors discuss the roles of place, mobility, and displacement on health and neighborhoods.
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Risa Lavizzo-Mourey of RWJF discusses the social determinants of health and the need to work together in health and community development to accelerate change.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Community Health YouTube channel features a series of videos addressing community health and chronic disease prevention.
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Through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Healthy Communities Program, communities are working to reduce chronic diseases by changing the places and organizations that touch people's lives every day.
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The Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Community Health has developed a free online tool to help organizations develop success stories, including writing guidance and a library of templates and photos.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention developed a series of infographics on healthy communities, available for use in presentations and printed material. Browse them below and click each one to download it in a higher resolution:
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Community development isn't just about where low-income people live; it's about how well they live. Zip code and health are intrinsically linked.
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