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... […]
Data-Sharing and Analysis: A Medical-Legal Model for National Success
November 25, 2019
Special thanks to the “Healthy Together Medical-Legal Partnership for Improving Asthma in Southeast DC” team for sharing their reflections and...
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18 Communities Join the BUILD Health Challenge
November 18, 2019
The BUILD Health Challenge® (BUILD) kicks off its third cohort this month with 18 dynamic community collaborations from across the...
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3 Recommendations for Inspiring, Implementing, and Sustaining Community Advocacy
October 23, 2019
Special thanks to the “Bridging Health and Safety: an Advocacy and Leadership Campaign in Near Northside” team for sharing their...
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BUILDing Community Engagement for Better Asthma Outcomes
July 29, 2019
Special thanks to the BUILD DC team for contributing this piece. When Isaiah was just 16 months old, he was...
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Life After BUILD: Lessons and Tips from BUILD Communities on Sustaining the Work After BUILD Funding Ends
June 11, 2019
This post is contributed by Courtney Simpson and Katie Miller on behalf of the BUILD Technical Assistance team. Special thanks to them...
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Finding New Avenues to Health (Departments and Systems)
March 21, 2019
Houston children continue to be poisoned by lead even though childhood lead poisoning is considered the most preventable environmental disease...
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Story of Impact at the Intersection of Health and Housing
March 19, 2019
The Kresge Foundation recently profiled the effort of Health Homes Des Moines, in Des Moines, IA and their team’s impact...
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Do Cities Have the Right Number of Housing Inspectors? (infographic)
January 29, 2019
With nearly 40 community partnerships across the country, the BUILD Health Challenge strives to identify learnings that can be applied...
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Lead Safe Cleveland Coalition Formed
January 24, 2019
BUILD’s Cleveland-based collaborative is part of a newly formed coalition focused on creating a “lead safe” Cleveland within the next...
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A Recipe for Community Engagement and Systems Change
January 23, 2019
Special guest post by Teresa Garcia, Executive Director, Engaged Latino Parents Advancing Student Outcomes (ELPASO) Building equity is not a quick...
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PBS NewsHour Segment: Efforts to Reduce Infant Mortality
January 3, 2019
The U.S. ranks near the bottom among the world’s wealthiest nations in infant mortality. What can we do to better...
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PBS NewsHour Segment: Health and Housing
December 10, 2018
On December 7, 2018, PBS NewsHour aired a story on community-led innovations at the intersection of health and housing. The...
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