Join us in this exploration of learning with our communities as we identify lessons learned and best practices for promoting community health across the country. Check back regularly as we continue to share what we're learning.
Listening Tour Report: Listening, Learning, and Leading Together

Journeying Toward Healthier Communities: A Report on Trends in the Field
The BUILD Health Challenge® (BUILD) team ended last year, like many of you reading this, with more questions than answers....
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BUILD’s Two Key Frameworks
BUILD’s five principles—Bold, Upstream, Integrated, Local, Data-Driven—guide communities as they address upstream health and health equity in ways that honor...
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Moving to Center: BUILD’s Journey to Advance Health Equity
In 2015, The BUILD Health Challenge® (BUILD) was created with the bold goal of transforming systems through cross-sector partnerships, a...
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Is More Always Better? A Reflection on the Dynamic Nature of Nationally and Regionally Focused Funder Collaboratives
Five years ago, five organizations shared a vision to advance health equity and sought to develop innovative approaches that could...
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Community Approaches to System Change
The BUILD Health Challenge (BUILD) worked with 19 communities across the country over the last two years with the goal...
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19 Stories from the Field: What Systems Change Looks Like in Communities
What does it take to create lasting change when it comes to improving health in communities? The BUILD Health Challenge...
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CASE STUDY: Healthy Ontario Initiative
The BUILD Health Challenge followed six communities that participated in its first cohort of awardees on their journey to drive...
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CASE STUDY: The San Pablo Area Revitalization Collaborative
The overarching goal of the San Pablo Area Revitalization Collaborative’s (SPARC) BUILD initiative was to reduce health disparities rooted in...
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CASE STUDY: New Approaches to Healthy Housing in Cleveland
In 2011, Cleveland had one of the highest rates of childhood lead poisoning in the United States, with almost one...
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Getting BUILD Ready: Tools and Feedback Survey
After working with 37 communities across the country over the last three years to drive sustainable improvements in community health we’ve...
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CASE STUDY: Addressing Healthcare’s Blindside in Albuquerque’s South Side
The Addressing Healthcare’s Blindside in Albuquerque’s South Side (AHBASS) collaborative participated in the BUILD Health Challenge’s first cohort with the...
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