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Six Community Leaders Share Insights from Decades of Collaboration

By Joanne Lee on November 27th, 2018

When asked about unexpected aspects of collaboration that they’ve learned, they discussed power and disruption, sustainability, collective impact, skill and capacity building, and trust.

The Problem with Cultural Assimilation

By Joanne Lee on September 12th, 2018

In a previous blog, I shared that the first time I truly felt like a minority or an outsider in this country didn’t occur until I was an adult. My […]

Modest Investments with Impressive Impact

By Joanne Lee on May 30th, 2018

Impact indicators and lessons learned from the 2016-2018 Roadmaps Collaborative Learning and Action Acceleration initiative.

When “Community Engagement” Becomes a Roadblock

By Joanne Lee on February 14th, 2018

Only when we understand that effective community engagement builds from existing community agency, rather than creating it, can we truly achieve sustainable, community-led outcomes.

Home Outside the Comfort Zone

By Joanne Lee on November 8th, 2017

When I moved from Hawai’i to North Carolina, I thought of it as an adventure. I was in my 30s and eager to experience new things professionally and personally. Back […]

Building a Culture of Health through Collaborative Learning

By Joanne Lee on July 26th, 2017

It is impossible to achieve and sustain a culture of health without practicing a culture of learning. The complexities of the community transformation process require us to be curious and […]

Programs as Community Ministries

By Joanne Lee on May 24th, 2017

“Time- and resource-intensive.” “Unsustainable.” “Limited to individual responsibility.” These phrases have been used to describe concerns about programmatic strategies for improving population health, particularly when public health began emphasizing policy, […]

Talking Cities, Lived Experiences, and Movement-Making

By Joanne Lee on April 17th, 2017

One of the many privileges of being part of the Active Living By Design (ALBD) team is forming long-standing relationships with community partners, learning from their experiences, and celebrating their […]

Sustainable Thinking: Destination or a State of Being?

By Joanne Lee on March 15th, 2017

When we think about sustaining healthy community change, it can feel a bit like running on a treadmill. It’s hard and, no matter how high we turn up the speed, […]

Finding Common Ground in Divided Places

By Joanne Lee on November 16th, 2016

Dear Neighbor, As we exchanged our usual pleasantries this morning in the driveway, we both paused for a moment, knowing that things are significantly different since last Tuesday. This change […]