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Denver, CO: Community Capacity Building Example

By Risa Wilkerson on August 8th, 2014

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.

Somerville, MA: Community Capacity Building Example

By Risa Wilkerson on August 8th, 2014

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.

Spartanburg, SC: Community Capacity Building Example

By Risa Wilkerson on August 8th, 2014

In the community of Woodruff in Spartanburg County, SC, the departure of an important champion in City government and subsequent dynamics made it difficult to get agreements from all the property owners along a proposed and popular greenway project, and forced the return of an important grant.

Chattanooga, TN: Community Capacity Building Example

By Risa Wilkerson on August 7th, 2014

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.

Three Ways to Become a Covert Health Champion

By Phil Bors on April 28th, 2014

The intersection of Conkey Ave. and Clifford Ave., in Rochester, NY, has long held a reputation as an open-air drug market. It was not unusual to see drug dealers on […]

Fit Community Case Studies

By kompleks on July 23rd, 2012

These case studies summarize the Fit Community initiative, an innovative program that helped generate changes in policies and environments in municipalities and counties across North Carolina between 2006 and 2012.

Communities on the Move: Improving Active Living in Rural North Carolina

By Risa Wilkerson on August 7th, 2010

The Fit Together Grant Program was established to support five rural North Carolina community partnerships to improve community health and increase physical activity utilizing Active Living By Design’s Community Action Model.