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
November 2, 2021
There is an urgent need to facilitate and amplify community-centered efforts to remove economic and social obstacles to health, such... […]
Journeying Toward Healthier Communities: A Report on Trends in the Field
January 25, 2022
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
January 18, 2022
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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Listening Tour Report: Listening, Learning, and Leading Together
November 2, 2021
There is an urgent need to facilitate and amplify community-centered efforts to remove economic and social obstacles to health, such...
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Moving to Center: BUILD’s Journey to Advance Health Equity
September 15, 2021
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
July 22, 2020
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
November 12, 2019
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
November 12, 2019
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
September 30, 2019
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
August 27, 2019
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
May 21, 2019
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
February 26, 2019
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
January 30, 2019
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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