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November 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Community development and public health are two forces that often have the same goals. By enhancing the opportunities for good health in the places where we live, learn, work, play and worship, community development initiatives can be important drivers of improved health.
November 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The community development "industry" draws on public subsidies and other financing to transform impoverished neighborhoods into better-functioning communities. There is a strong potential for cross-sector collaborations to reduce health disparities and slow the growth of health care spending, while improving economic and social well-being in America's most disadvantaged communities.
November 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The implementation of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 and the Obama administration's urban policy create an opportunity to link community development with health in new and powerful ways.
November 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A collaboration between researchers and community developers in San Francisco aims to study the health effects of affordable housing in low-income communities.
November 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The availability of new federal grants and tax credits has led community development financial institutions to invest in the creation and expansion of community health centers. This article reviews recent trends and explores opportunities for further collaboration.
November 1, 2011 | Journal Article
With better alignment of job training strategies and disease prevention or health promotion programs, new jobs with the potential to simultaneously improve population health, lower the cost of health care and reduce unemployment could be created and filled.
December 1, 2010 | Report
Americans' confidence in their ability to afford future care and maintain coverage fell in November.
August 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
Brief examines how health reform law will affect the deficit.
August 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
Brief examines new rules for allowing the purchase of health insurance across state lines.
August 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
Brief examines how malpractice reform could affect the amount of money Americans spend on health care and insurance.