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Organizing Action in the South Bronx

By Phil Bors on June 6th, 2018

A conversation with Yineska Guerrero, Healthy Livable Communities Coordinator at Urban Health Plan (UHP), a federally qualified non-profit health system.

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.

Strategic Framework 2018-2023

By Sarah Moore on May 17th, 2018

Our 2018-2023 Strategic Framework is concise, transparent, and flexible. It keeps equity at the forefront, describes our guiding principles, and refines four focus areas of our work. We look forward to connecting with partners around our common goals and invite you to ask us questions and challenge our thinking.

We Have a New Name!

By Sarah Moore on April 25th, 2018

Read the story behind our new name, Healthy Places by Design!

At the Intersection of Equity and Parks

By Sarah Moore on March 28th, 2018

A Conversation with the National Recreation and Park Association

Imagine Such a Place

By Risa Wilkerson on March 19th, 2018

Imagine a place where everyone has a fair and just chance to lead the healthiest life possible

Facilitative Leadership Really Does Work

By Sarah Strunk on March 1st, 2018

The Health Legacy Collaborative Learning Circle (HLCLC) Project

Empowered Learning

By Abby Lowe-Wilson and Risa Wilkerson on February 21st, 2018

When we’re all teachers, everyone learns. Accelerating health equity, addressing social determinants of health, and advancing community-led action are built on individual and organizational exchanges that require two-way interaction. These […]

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.

Open the Gates You Keep

By Phil Bors on January 31st, 2018

Each of us has power; we are all gatekeepers at some level. So what does that look like in action?