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Introducing: Conveners for Health and Equity in Six New York Communities

By Phil Bors on January 26th, 2022

In 2021, the New York State Health Foundation’s Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative grant program came to its official end, but not without leaving an important imprint on six conveners and their communities. Over the coming weeks, we will feature these local leaders on our blog.

Creating Health and Equity in Rural Communities

By Phil Bors on October 20th, 2021

Read this blog to learn about rural health and equity challenges, opportunities, and three promising examples for advancing social connection, physical activity spaces, and access to food and nutrition security.

Planting and nourishing the seeds for change: HCCC teams are excelling at community engagement and spurring multisector partnership gains

By Phil Bors and Brittany Perrotte on September 23rd, 2021

Note: This article is cross-posted on APHA’s Healthiest Cities and Counties Challenge Communities4Health blog and Healthy Places by Design’s blog.

Communities Rising to the Challenge: Coming Together, Reflecting on an Uncertain Year

By Phil Bors and Arianne Noorestani on June 16th, 2021

Note: This article is cross-posted on APHA’s Healthiest Cities and Counties Challenge Communities4Health blog and Healthy Places by Design’s blog.

Equitable Processes Lead to More Equitable Outcomes

By Phil Bors on February 17th, 2021

A roundup of resources that help practitioners and community leaders ensure that community change processes are equitable and therefore more likely to result in equitable outcomes.

Niagara Falls Is Creating Health through Social Connection and Trust

By Phil Bors on November 17th, 2020

A committed group of residents has been quietly building trust in the City of Niagara Falls since 2015.

In Defense of Racial Equity Training

By Phil Bors on October 14th, 2020

In a recent blog, Risa Wilkerson highlighted our President’s refusal to denounce violent White supremacists. Since then, the President has used Twitter to attack—rather than defend—Michigan’s governor in response to […]

20 Cities and Counties Pledge to Advance Health Equity

By Phil Bors on July 15th, 2020

APHA, NACo and Healthy Places by Design to collaborate on capacity-building efforts to accelerate community change

Remembering Chris Kochtitzky

By Phil Bors on June 30th, 2020

On May 3, 2020, advocates for active transportation and health equity lost an inspiring, behind-the-scenes leader.

How one community trust and eight local leaders are creating a healthier, more livable South Bronx

By Phil Bors on November 6th, 2019

In 2014, the New York Community Trust (NYCT) invested in three South Bronx neighborhoods to help them become healthier places to live. The Healthy and Livable South Bronx initiative was […]