title: Partnerships among community development, public health, and health care could improve the well-being of low-income people.
abstract: Safe, vibrant neighborhoods are vital to health. The community development "industry"-a network of nonprofit service providers, real estate developers, financial institutions, foundations, and government-draws on public subsidies and other financing to transform impoverished neighborhoods into better-functioning communities. Although such activity positively affects the "upstream" causes of poor health, the community development industry rarely collaborates with the health sector or even considers health effects in its work. Examples of initiatives-such as the creation of affordable housing that avoids nursing home placement-suggest a strong potential for cross-sector collaborations to reduce health disparities and slow the growth of health care spending, while at the same time improving economic and social well-being in America's most disadvantaged communities. We propose a four-point plan to help ensure that these collaborations achieve positive outcomes and sustainable progress for residents and investors alike.
authors: Center for Community Development Investments, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, CA, USA. david.erickson@sf.frb.org
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Erickson
authors: Nancy
authors: N
authors: Andrews
mesh_terms: D019058:Community Networks / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004779:Environment Design; D006801:Humans; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011203:Poverty; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011634:Public Health; D055818:Public-Private Sector Partnerships; D012922:Social Change