Collaboration to Build Healthier Communities

This report, prepared by Wilder Research and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis for the RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America, provides new information on collaborative action to improve the health of communities across the country. It addresses the following questions:

• What collaborative activity is occurring between the health and community development sectors in the United States?
• What factors underlie successful cross-sector initiatives to improve community health?
• What obstacles prevent collaboration between health and community development organizations from occurring?
• What actions can help optimally support additional collaboration between health and community development organizations that work to improve community health?

 

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