This Getting Started Guide from the Centering Health Equity project team provides an introduction to health equity, the Conceptual Framework for Centering Health Equity in the Built Environment, the beta Action Framework, and a series of questions and exercises to help your project team get started.

The West Denver Renaissance Collaborative (WDRC) was created to provide integrated planning and collaboration around changing conditions, planning initiatives, and public investments in west Denver, with the goal of elevating assets and outcomes for existing residents.

The Enterprise Center has a rich and diverse practice supporting minority entrepreneurs and under-resourced communities spanning more than three decades. Our clients and partners trust us to advise and deliver on transformative economic development connected to minority business growth cycles and community wealth-building initiatives. We focus our work in the United States and two offices located in Philadelphia, PA.

The mission of Groundwork Denver is to bring about the sustained improvement of the physical environment and promote health and well-being through community-based partnerships and action. We are “doers”, not “talkers.” We plant trees, we improve parks, we clean up rivers, we grow food, we insulate houses, and we coordinate thousands of volunteers to help.

The Construction Apprentice Preparatory Program (CAPP) focuses on enhancing the scholastic aptitude of residents in the tri-state area that are interested in pursuing a career in the construction and building trade unions. Our instructors include retired members of the trade unions, retired members of the private sector, as well as CAPP Alumni.

Frontline Farming is a community engaged in food production and education along the Front Range. They grow high quality, organic food which supports fair wages for our farmers and is distributed through sales to a network of restaurants and institutional purchasers, sliding scale sales at farm stands and donations to a variety of non-profit partners.

Onpoint is a boutique real estate firm positioned to lead the way in community improvement and revitalization projects through partnerships in community endeavors.

The Institute of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health is dedicated to the discovery, dissemination and application of knowledge to promote social and emotional competence in young children locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally.

Langston Hughes Academy is a public charter school located in the Fairgrounds neighborhood of New Orleans. The mission of Langston Hughes Academy is to provide all scholars with the knowledge, skills, and character traits necessary to succeed in high school, college, and the world beyond.

1,000 Days is the leading non-profit organization working in the U.S. and around the world to ensure women and children have the healthiest first 1,000 days. Find resources for services providers, parents, and policymakers.

A series of short essays sharing ideas on how to change community development and investment to better support Black communities from the Center for Community Investment.

One of Seattle’s top studios specializing in illustration, graphic design and photographic retouching. Al Doggett has exhibited in many venues throughout the Northwest, and won a variety of awards. He was also an invited artist and juror for several exhibitions in the Northwest.

Our aim as the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization is to be a beacon of inspiration and transformation in centering equity in the sustainable building sector. In doing so, we can catalyze the building of a bigger, broader base for the sustainable building movement towards the betterment of the building users, communities, the economy, and the planet.

The BlackSpace collective brings together planners, architects, artists, and designers as Black urbanists, people who are passionate about the work of public systems and urban infrastructures to demand a present and future where Black people, Black spaces, and Black culture matter and thrive.

Addressing public health inequities has never been more pressing than now. Planners, architects, designers, urbanists, placemakers, civil engineers, artists, culture-bearers, arts and culture practitioners, landscape architects, real estate developers, public health professionals, and public servants must embrace and advance an agenda for health equity.

A pragmatically geeky citymaking software that helps you fight the smarter fight, using really detailed “micro-scale” urban design data, nerdy forecasting tools, and Sim-City like scenarios that help you co-create community-led changes with the biggest impact on quality of life and quantify their benefits!

Infrastructure projects play a significant role in contributing to community health. However, these initiatives are not neutral. They either increase or diminish social equity. That stated, we acknowledge differences across infrastructure project types, equity-seeking groups, and regional needs and opportunities.

Thrivance Project is led by a seasoned team of strategists and consultants specializing in research, policy development, project development, community organizing, civil service, and building solutions that serve the unique cultural needs of communities, organizations, and individuals converging in the built environment.

This introduction to The Healing-Centered Community Development Framework provides the context for why a healing-centered approach is essential to successful community development and defines core principles and strategies for centering healing.

The conceptual framework and tools in this resource emphasize building community power through the practice of HIA as a key process for advancing equity.