...transit options, and without high quality parks and grocery stores, and you’re more likely to suffer from health problems like obesity, asthma, asthma, heart disease, and high blood pressure.

Investments that make communities healthier are investments that make people healthier.

The PolicyLink Center for Health and Place is informed and driven by the recognition that a neighborhood’s environment – from the presence and maintenance of the local playground, to the frequency with which neighbors interact with one another, to the availability of jobs and quality affordable housing – all affect our health.

The Center equips advocates with the tools necessary to push for real change -- by providing technical assistance, strategies for shaping policy, communications training, and other resources. Consistently guided by the wisdom, voice, and innovation of local constituencies, we lift up equitable practices and policies to advance the movement for healthy communities.