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Stories of Change from BUILD 3.0

The BUILD Health Challenge (BUILD) launched its third cohort in the fall of 2019 with 18 dynamic communities from across the US, all committed to supporting community-driven cross-sector collaboratives.  Over the last three years, the collaboratives—led by community-based organizations, public health departments, hospitals, residents, and partners—worked together to not only address root causes of chronic disease, but also advance health equity.

Here are their stories of change, of impact, and of resilience. We profile their journeys and the influence of social, economic, and cultural shifts that occurred as they worked to ensure better health for all. Every month for the rest of 2022 and into January 2023, BUILD will share new stories on this page. (Unlinked stories are not yet available.) We invite you to read about each community’s path to driving sustainable improvements in community health.

Camden, NJ – Roots to Prevention

Gastonia, NC – Healthy Highland

Greensboro, NC – Collaborative Cottage Grove

Greenville, SC – BUILD Trust, BUILD Health/Fomentar la Confianza y Salud

Houston, TX – Maternal Upstream Management (MUM)

Kerrville, TX – The Hope for Health Collaborative

Marion County, SC – Marion County Creating Health Food Environments (CHFE) Project (NEW)

Milwaukee, WI – BUILD Sherman Park

New Brunswick, NJ – New Brunswick Healthy Housing Collaborative

New Orleans, LA – Maternal and Child Health at Columbia Parc

Oakland, CA – Health Havenscourt Collaborative

Omaha, NE – Empowering a Self-Healing Community: Safety, Self-sufficiency and Well-being in North Omaha

Reno, NV – The Hello Project 

Vallejo, CA – Strong Immigrant Communities Through Collective Action for Hosing Affordability and Ownership 

Vancouver, WA – BUILD Fourth Plain

Washington, DC – Healthy Together Medical-Legal Partnership to Improve Health in DC by Enhancing Community Resilience 

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Coming soon!

Dallas, TX – Advancing Community Partnerships to Increase Food Access in Southern Dallas

Sunflower County, MS – Healthy Babies, Empowered Moms, Flourishing Families

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To learn more about the work of each community, visit BUILD’s Community page.

Looking for more stories of impact? Check out the BUILD 2.0 stories.

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