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Socially Connected Communities

By: Risa Wilkerson | March 4th, 2021

Social isolation is not a personal choice or individual problem, but one that is rooted in community design, social norms, and systemic injustices. We must reshape our communities in ways that support meaningful social connection among residents, improve trust between neighbors, and strengthen an overall sense of belonging and community connection. Find resources and action steps you can take here.

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7.15.20

20 Cities and Counties Pledge to Advance Health Equity

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

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6.30.20

Remembering Chris Kochtitzky

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6.25.20

Why We Deleted Our Facebook Page

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4.15.20

We Don’t Want Things to Go “Back to Normal” after COVID-19

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3.30.20

Our Strategic Framework

Our newly updated framework describes our current priorities and vision for impact.

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3.24.20

Social Connection in the Time of COVID-19

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12.4.19

Is climate change the newest social determinant of health?

We talk with Shamar Bibbins about how The Kresge Foundation is addressing the connection between climate, equity, and health.

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11.26.19

How New Jersey Health Initiatives keeps relationships at the heart of its investments

“It has been exciting to see past and current grantees weave in elements of what they had been funded for five or 10 or 15 years ago.”

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11.21.19

A Corridor of Opportunity

In late October, more than 100 residents of Danville, VA gathered over dinner to celebrate the unveiling of their Opportunity for All: Quality of Life Plan.

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11.12.19

Do mobile programs perpetuate racial disparities and health inequities?

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11.6.19

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

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10.24.19

Untokening Communities

Highlights from the 2019 Untokening gathering in Durham, NC

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