The BUILD Health Challenge® (BUILD) began in 2015 with an interest in understanding how conditions related to where a person lives — such as access to healthy food, stable housing, civic engagement, and jobs — influence their health and well-being. Today, BUILD is creating a new norm in the United States, one that shifts from a focus on individual healthcare to centering what supports health in a community. That is how real and lasting systemic change is realized.
Today, we celebrate BUILD and a decade of community-centered, cross-sector collaborations advancing health and racial justice across the country. The results of their efforts show us what is possible when communities come together with a shared vision, trust, and the resources they need.
Read our new report, which explores the BUILD model, community highlights and updates, powerful locally-led change across the country, and key lessons learned over the last decade:
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Our collective work — and the resulting transformations in communities — demonstrates how the BUILD model is a framework for any community to identify the root causes of health in their neighborhoods and embark on a shared path forward to greater equity.
BUILD looks forward to continuing its partnership with community leaders, health institutions, funders, policymakers, and health champions across the country. Together, we embrace our shared responsibility of establishing healthy and equitable communities and a better future for us all.
