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... […]
Infographic: Highlights and Learnings from the First BUILD Cohort
December 7, 2017
In 2015, the BUILD Health Challenge (BUILD) launched a nationwide effort to advance multi-sector partnerships—with bold, upstream, integrated, local, and...
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What will you BUILD? 2.0 Kick Off Convening Highlights
October 11, 2017
The BUILD Health Challenge welcomed its new cohort of 19 communities during a two-day long convening in Washington, DC. The...
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Introducing: 19 New BUILD Health Challenge Communities!
September 9, 2017
The BUILD Health Challenge welcomes 19 new communities that will embark on a two-year endeavor to transform health locally. Funder...
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NEW REPORT: Keys to Collaboration
July 10, 2017
Today, the BUILD Health Challenge releases the first report in its new Learning Series, “Keys to Collaboration.” This report details...
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Building Community-Centered Collaboration to Improve Community Health
June 6, 2017
The BUILD Health Challenge (BUILD) is proud to take part in the American Hospital Association’s Community Health Improvement (CHI)...
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The Illnesses That Never Happen: A Pathway to Prevention
June 5, 2017
In health care policy circles we often focus too much on Washington and not enough on the promising innovations already...
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All In: Connecting the People Behind the Data
May 4, 2017
Recently, the All In: Data for Community Health network convened its first in-person meeting—bringing together more than 250 changemakers looking...
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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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