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Two housing authorities in King County and Seattle, WA worked to promote cross-cultural exchange among residents and addressed necessary social and cultural factors that influence behavior change.
This document offers a range of insights that challenge business as usual, and explores lessons learned about investing in healthy community change to help funders of all sizes leverage their investments, achieve their goals and sustain their results.
The WeTHRIVE! Initiative in Hamilton County, OH supported a broad-based shift from individual-focused public health messages and programs to a healthy community approach that that addressed environmental, policy and systems (PSE).
While remaining consistent with its mission, the Down East Partnership for Children (DEPC) in Nash-Edgecombe Counties, NC shifted and broadened the frame of its work from educational and social supports for young children and their families to a healthy communities frame. It utilized established networks and approaches to introduce new ideas about healthy policy and environmental changes, carefully assessed readiness for change among partners, and showed people how they could take the work and do it in their own environments.
The Copper Country Health Kids, Healthy Communities partnership in Houghton County, MI built support among residents and elected officials for a Complete Streets ordinance…
Kane County, IL branded its integrated suite of health-oriented long range plans “Quality of Kane”, and used terms such as “promise”, “prosperity”, “quality of life” and “for everyone”.
As part of a rebranding process, LiveWell Greenville (LWG), involved diverse stakeholders in a retreat to develop a strategic action plan for the county.