Introducing the BUILD National Network
April 16, 2026
Communities across the country are changing the way we address health in the United States. They are working together to... […]
Healthy Homes Des Moines Makes Strides in Asthma Prevention
March 13, 2017
Healthy Homes Des Moines (HHDSM), a BUILD Health Challenge community in Iowa, made great strides in their home-based asthma intervention...
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Confronting Chinatown-International District’s Health Challenges
December 22, 2016
The Public Health Insider recently featured BUILD Health community Seattle Chinatown-International District Healthy Community Action Plan in a three-part blog...
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How Three BUILD Health Communities Used Community Development Finance Institutions to Accelerate Their Work
September 20, 2016
Earlier this year, the Build Healthy Places Network and The Kresge Foundation awarded Joining Forces Planning Grants to three BUILD...
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BUILD Health’s East5ide Unified: Making Progress for a Healthier Denver
September 12, 2016
East5ide Unified, a BUILD Health Challenge community in Denver, is working to level the playing field for young children, so...
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BUILDing Healthy Communities through Collaboration
August 17, 2016
At the Colorado Health Foundation, our mission is that together, we will make Colorado the healthiest state in the nation....
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Leveraging Our Strengths to Transform Health
June 30, 2016
I’m a firm believer that no single sector is able to tackle the barriers to health without collaborating and leveraging...
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BUILD Health Celebrates a Year of Progress and Rising Momentum
June 20, 2016
June 9 marked the one-year anniversary of the BUILD Health Challenge’s announcement of the inaugural group of grantees. In just...
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Joining the Choir for Social Change
May 27, 2016
Philanthropy has a special role to play in creating and supporting healthier communities. Foundations have been at the forefront of...
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The BUILD Health Challenge in South Central Los Angeles: BUILDing Change from Within
May 5, 2016
In Historic South Central Los Angeles, a group of highly motivated teens spent several months surveying and interviewing members of...
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Why The Advisory Board Company Joined Four Philanthropies to Promote Cross-Sectoral Collaborations with BUILD Health
April 28, 2016
The Advisory Board Company is a technology, research, and consultancy firm, but we’re more than that, too. We view ourselves...
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Five Lessons on Successful Philanthropic Collaborations
April 20, 2016
The Kresge Foundation’s Chris Kabel shares insights from the launch of the BUILD Health Challenge Chris Kabel, Deputy Director of...
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BUILDing Connections: The Practical Playbook National Meeting
April 14, 2016
At the de Beaumont Foundation, I have been fortunate to work on the BUILD Health Challenge – a funding...
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