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Public Health and Community Development Partnerships Joining Forces to improve Community Health Andriana Abariotes Executive Director Twin Cities LISC Stacey Millett MBA Senior Program Officer Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation Slide 2 What is Health? How is health defined?What sectors contribute to health improvement?Who benefits from healthier communities?How can we measure success? Slide 3 A COMPLETE LOOK AT HEALTH Confidential and proprietary. 3 Slide 4 EARLY CHILDHOOD NURTURING THE HEALTHY GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN Slide 5 SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS CREATING NAVIGABLE AND EQUITABLE COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND SYSTEMS Slide 6 ACCESS TO COVERAGE Building a statewide network to ensure coverage for all eligible low-income adults and children Slide 7 HEALTH EQUITY Ensuring that health considerations are at the forefront of community decisions And core community institutions define their role as advancing health equity Slide 8 Public Libraries for Health Support public libraries as they expand their role in low-income communities and communities of color to include health equity Anticipated outcome: Public libraries become local leaders in pursuing health equity strategies Slide 9 What is Community Development? How is the field defined?Who makes up the sector?What are the motivators?How is success measured? Slide 10 Built Environment HousingCommercial Amenities Facilities Slide 11 Economic Vitality Jobs Small business Financial Coaching Asset Building Slide 12 Human Capital Workforce Early Childhood Education Training Slide 13 Social Capital Organizing Connectedness Engagement Participation Slide 14 Community Development: At the intersection of key sectors CommunityPrivate PublicPhilanthropic Community Development & CDFIs Slide 15 Community Development: Prime Motivators Community Quality of Life VitalityAffordabilityAccessibilityLivability Slide 16 Housing Based Initiative E.G. Slide 17 Slide 18 Franklin Portland intersection Phillips neighborhood, Mpls Transformation of critical intersection on transit-rich corridor 268 units and 11,000+ sq. ft. of commercial space $35 million leveraged Strong partners: Hope Community and Aeon Part of larger Back Yard Initiative sponsored with Allina Health Community transformation: visible change, economic opportunity, social networks Slide 19 Family Income & Wealth Building Financial Opportunity Center Customized Job Trainings Economic Development Juxtaposition Arts Northside Economic Opportunity Network Small business development and recruitment Capital Investment Gratias Annex Capri Theater Project Reclaim Heritage Park Senior Services Center Education Northside Achievement Zone Mary T. Wellcome Child Development Center Alignment of education and community development strategies Healthy Lifestyles Safety Organizing Northside FLOW West Broadway Farmers Market North Minneapolis Slide 20 THANK YOU! QUESTIONS?