Network Commons: Conversations with Experts Addressing the Social Determinants of Health

In the United States, there is a shortage of affordable housing and a dire need to create climate-resilient communities. The need for more collaboration between the public health and community development sectors is crucial for improving population health and health equity.

Tune in to these recordings from PHI’s Build Healthy Places Network webinar series Network Commons to hear conversations with national experts from community development, healthcare, public health and finance on topics related to addressing the social determinants of health.

Watch the Recordings:

Self-Determination and Community Investment: How Native Leaders and Multi-Sector Partners are Investing in Health while Strengthening Self-Determination

The live conversation, which aired on November 18, 2024, delved into how partners can cultivate trust with Tribal and Native organizations, ensuring that efforts are rooted in the principles of Native self-determination. Ashley Hernandez, Research and Product Manager, at BHPN led the dynamic conversation with inspiring Native leaders and their partners who are leveraging multi-sector approaches to address the drivers of health. From constructing state-of-the-art healthcare facilities to developing innovative solutions for Native communities experiencing homelessness, these leaders are making tangible differences. Learn more about how to accelerate investments in ‘health-supporting’ community infrastructure that can improve health outcomes while furthering Native and Tribal communities’ self-determination. Read more.

Building the Bridge: How Public Health and Community Development Can Work Together to Advance Shared Health and Racial Equity Goals

This live conversation, which aired on March 29, 2024, explored how racial equity is understood in these two sectors and where public health and community development collaborations have been successful in improving population health and health equity and what it will take to move us forward. Read more.

Building the Bridge: A One-Pager Resource: This one-pager resource builds on the rich discussions from this event. This dynamic tool is designed to ignite and elevate collaborations between Public Health and Community Development, aiming to drive impactful partnerships that enhance population health and advance health equity. View & Download.

Shifting Power to Communities Through the Use of Community-Driven Data

The live conversation, which aired on November 1, 2023, explored how community development corporations (CDCs) can utilize data and research techniques to produce community-driven and community-defined evidence. Colleen Flynn, Co-Executive Director at BHPN spoke with BIPOC-led CDCs who are creating and using community-driven data collection and evaluation strategies to help solve for the root causes of racial inequality in their communities. Verge Impact Partners, a public health equity consulting firm, also shared strategies to help CDCs develop data collection and evaluation goals so that it aligns with the values and visions of the communities they serve. Read more.

Exploring Community-led Racial Healing Models to Deepen Partnerships between Community Development and Healthcare

The live conversation, which aired on April 13, 2023, explored models for racial healing and reconciliation that are community-led and grounded in ancestral and traditional knowledge. Kevin Leacock, Program Manager at BHPN spoke with BIPOC-led Community Development Corporations that are leading this transformative work to interrogate the role healthcare institutions can play in reconciling past harms and discuss their approaches to repair the harm of racism by building relationships, trust and collective community power. Read more.

Reflections on 10 years at the Intersection of Community Development & Health: How far have we come and where do we go from here?

The live conversation, which aired on January 12, 2023, celebrated 10 years of Build Healthy Places Network (BHPN) and the organization’s efforts to support and expand the development of a new field, bridging the sectors of community development and health. Listen as national leaders in this movement reflected on the past and looked to the future for opportunities to drive collaborative neighborhood investments that improve health, advance racial equity, and reduce poverty in communities across the country. Read more.

Tackling Neighborhood Poverty to Improve Children’s Health: What role can doctors play in driving community investment?

The live conversation, which aired on November 1, 2022, explored how doctors and hospitals can play a pivotal role in creating healthier and more opportunity-rich environments for children and families. BHPN’s Douglas Jutte, spoke with panelists from Boston Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Cincinnati, and Nationwide Children’s Hospital to discuss the important roles they and their hospital partners played in guiding and accelerating neighborhood investments that are improving health outcomes in communities they serve. Read more.

Why Multisector Collaboration Matters: Exploring BHPN’s New Rural Playbook

The live conversation, which aired on September 13, 2022, explored A Playbook for New Rural Healthcare Partnership Models of Investment, highlighting core strategies used by healthcare entities in rural areas leveraging multisector partnerships for health and well-being as examples for others to follow. Leaders from the healthcare and community development sectors discussed strategies for advancing multisector approaches and the unique assets and resources they bring to the table to address the inequities faced in rural communities. Read more.

Network Commons Webinar: Partnering with Healthcare to Create Career Pathways

The webinar, which aired on April 21, explored how community economic development organizations can partner with healthcare institutions to create career pathways in low-income and BIPOC communities. It brought together inspiring leaders whose work is showcased in the Community Economic Development & Healthcare Playbook. The audience learned from local leaders about cross-sector partnerships to create training opportunities, how to form career pathways, and leverage assets from health institutions. Read more.

Originally published by Build Healthy Places Network