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January 2020
#253 Making Connections
The #253 Making Connections Initiative (MCI) focuses on preventing mental health challenges and community trauma from occurring in the first place. Their activities range from cultivating food in... -
The Built Environment and Health: 11 Profiles of Neighborhood Transformation
Highlights neighborhood-level changes to the built environment that can have a positive influence on the health of community residents, especially in low-income communities. -
Community Farm Alliance: Bridging rural farm policy with urban food access
For Community Farm Alliance (CFA), the health and prosperity of Kentucky’s urban residents is inextricably linked to a thriving rural economy. -
The Wray Health Initiative: Creating a Healthy Community in Rural Colorado
The Wray Health Initiative builds exercise facilities and makes fitness fun for people of all ages. -
Philadelphia Mural Arts Project
Mural Arts Program engages community members in murals that improve aesthetics and transform neighborhoods. -
The Seattle Department of Transportation: City Wide Improvements for Walking and Biking
The Seattle Department of Transportation works citywide to create pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure that promotes safe physical activity. -
Westside Project: Building Community Trust (Stamford)
The Stamford, Connecticut Westside Project supports activity, but builds trust before amenities. -
The Fenway Alliance: Walkability in a Commercial District (Boston)
The Fenway Alliance revitalizes a cultural district by improving walkability. -
The Paterno Trivium: Neighborhood Gathering and Traffic Calming (Hudson Heights NYC)
The Paterno Trivium transforms an unsafe traffic intersection into a neighborhood gathering spot. -
Community Coalition: Closure of South LA Liquor Stores (Los Angeles)
Community Coalition reduces violence and crime by closing neighborhood liquor stores. -
Gardens for Growing Healthy Communities (Denver)
Vacant lots of land once strewn with garbage now bloom with new life in some of Denver’s poorest neighborhoods. Denver Urban gardens has been transforming unused lots onto community gardens, creating... -
Safe Lead Yard Project (Boston)
Boston Lead-Safe Yard Project uses affordable techniques to mitigate exposure to lead in inner-city yards. Now that they have proven that affordable remediation techniques can reduce urban lead... -
Partners through Food (Rochester)
Recognizing the injustice of living in a community with limited food options, residents and activists collaborated with local government officials to lobby for a new supermarket. After five years of... -
Evergreen Cemetery Jogging Path (Boyle Heights)
The Evergreen Jogging Path Coalition (EJPC) created an outdoor fitness area that promotes health by encouraging physical activity. With the help of the Latino Urban Forum, residents transformed a... -
Active Living by Design – Slavic Village Development: Cleveland, Ohio
Slavic Village Development (SVD) is a community development corporation located in Cleveland, Ohio that works with the Broadway neighborhood. -
We're Not Buying It: Stop Junk Food Marketing to Kids
Watch the video and share! "We're Not Buying It" exposes deceptive marketing to children, debunks industry claims, and highlights the latest research. When we put children first, the plan of action...