The Reverends Richard Joyner and Jeffrey Brown reached turning points in their careers when they realized that the early, preventable deaths in their communities—due primarily to poor nutrition or violent […]
Active Living By Design is about to launch a fresh model for community-driven change to reflect the evolution of our field’s growth. It reminds me of how far we’ve come. […]
At one time or another, almost all of us pledge to be healthier. Eat better, exercise regularly or sleep more. But as we all know, sustaining these efforts over the […]
The healthy communities movement has high aspirations. We want inclusive, multidisciplinary partnerships. We want real, ongoing engagement of struggling residents in low-income neighborhoods. We want shared priorities and measures of […]
In many American cities, bicycling is making a comeback. People are dusting off their old bikes and fixing them up for their daily commute. They’re purchasing cargo bikes and special […]
The beloved Coach Dean Smith, recognized in a mural near Chapel Hill After a historic career as a revered college basketball coach, teacher and all around great human being, Dean […]
The Maryvale on the Move initiative in Phoenix, Arizona, worked energetically and persistently to engage, prepare and involve low-income residents through training, assessment and a variety of real-time opportunities to collaborate with professionals and advocate for change.
CCROP built the capacity of its new immigrant population to advocate for community change, developed a region-wide network of strong leaders, and achieved significant equity results across an eight-county, rural region.
Healthy Active Communities chose to advance educational approaches to healthy housing over regulatory ones that might deter production of multifamily rental housing.
The Healthy Kids for Kingston (HKK) partnership managed tensions related to differing individual and organizational interests by creating an advisory network, focusing on co-creating a vision, and engaging residents in more focused and meaningful ways.