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Community development’s unseen benefit? Good health

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kids_playgroundCommunity development isn’t just about where low-income people live; it’s about how well they live. Zip code and health are intrinsically linked. In the first of a series of articles on this from the Institute for Comprehensive Community Development, LISC’s Amy Gillman looks at how and why community development has become so critical to the question of better health in distressed areas, with everything from good housing and strong schools to local health centers, fresh food markets and athletic programs helping sever the long-standing link between poor places and poor health.