Introducing the BUILD National Network
Centering Wellness in Durham, NC
For students in middle school and high school, change and growth are natural parts of evolving as young people. Even...
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Creating for the Future in Allentown, PA
In Allentown, Pennsylvania, residents of the Franklin Park neighborhood are deeply aware of how childhood experiences shape the future trajectory...
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Introducing the BUILD National Network
Communities across the country are changing the way we address health in the United States. They are working together to...
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Emerging Themes Across 13 Communities
As 2025 came to a close, BUILD’s fourth cohort found itself doing community-centered systems change work in an increasingly difficult...
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Meet BUILD’s 2025-2026 Awardee Council
We are excited to introduce BUILD’s 2025-2026 Awardee Council! The 2025-2026 Awardee Council brings together a new group of past...
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A Year of Reflection, and Looking Ahead
And so begins 2026 – already living up to the old axiom that the only constant is change. Much as...
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The Power of Centering Parents
Washington, DC | BUILD 2.0 & 3.0 | 2017-2022 Southeast DC has a long history as a center of Black...
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In Greenville, Greater Trust Leads to Greater Health
Greenville, South Carolina | BUILD 3.0 | 2019-2022 “We were able to put pieces together and figure out — it’s...
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What We Built Together
The BUILD Health Challenge community – including awardees, alumni, funders, and partners – gathered in San Diego in May 2025...
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Turning Ideas into Action in Muskegon Heights, MI
In Muskegon, MI, residents and organizational partners come together to identify changes they want to see in their community, and...
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Celebrating Ten Years of BUILD – An Event Recap
In May 2025, The BUILD Health Challenge® (BUILD) marked a milestone – a decade of advancing health equity, racial justice,...
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Creating Local Ownership in Cleveland, OH
In 2015, a group of partners in Cleveland, OH came together to address unsafe housing conditions and related health outcomes,...
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