Through a diverse array of assessment projects and deployment of ten “promotoras”, Denver’s HKHC partnership was able to train emerging resident leaders, build new networks of relationships, increase meeting attendance and participation, and unearth new problem-solving methods.
Benton County, Oregon’s “Creciendo en Salud” (CeS) initiative, which translates as “growing in health”, improved engagement of low income and Latino residents by creating a Health Equity Alliance.
Shape Up Somerville (SUS) pursued greater engagement of immigrants and youth by creating structured initiatives with established community partners who serve these groups and supporting them with contracts.
Despite hard economic times, county bankruptcy and a state takeover of the public school system, the Health Action Partnership (HAP) in Jefferson County, AL seized the opportunity provided by a Communities Putting Prevention to Work grant to hire new staff, restructure and formalize the roles of its members, and create a new framework to help it dramatically increase its scope.
Knox County HKHC created opportunities for Burundi residents to share their eating traditions with African American and Latino residents in order to build social ties and help address cultural misunderstanding in a neighborhood in ethnic transition.
Live Well Omaha’s (LWO) relationship building with new partners, brought vital sources of energy and diverse perspectives that challenged it to evolve as a collaborative.
The Buffalo HKHC partnership has used a variety of methods to strengthen its relationships with City staff and community members. These relationships have boosted participation in the local Complete Streets Coalition and Food Policy Council; and improved policy implementation.
In Chattanooga, TN, a healthy community partnership renamed Grow Healthy Together Chattanooga (GTHC) was restructured to include and lift the voices of more community members and leaders in the Eastside and Southside communities.
Facilitated by the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi (CFNWMS), the HKHC partnership in Northwest Mississippi developed leadership and capacity in Desoto, Marshall and Tate counties.
The City of Rancho Cucamonga, CA has institutionalized its Healthy RC initiative within the City Manager’s office with three facilitative outreach staff.