Where you live affects how you live. A range of socioeconomic and environmental conditions such as income, segregation, pollution, crime, availability of fresh foods and safe recreational facilities, and accessible quality housing have dramatic impacts on individual and community health.
Our equitable development approach sheds light on the link between neighborhood conditions and the health of residents; it ensures meaningful participation and leadership from community members; it illustrates that “double bottom line” investments are beneficial for the community and developers; and it focuses on eliminating local and regional disparities.
Our work advances policies that eliminate adverse neighborhood conditions. We provide technical training and capacity building, policy advocacy, and communications training to advocates working to create healthier communities. And we develop reports and toolkits, informed by data-rich studies and the experience of local constituencies, to make needed resources accessible by all.
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