A Marketplace for Health and Housing to Exchange Money—Has the Time Come?

A Marketplace for Health and Housing to Exchange Money—Has the Time Come?

"Our current “investments” in health are not working. Despite spending more per person on health services than other nations, the U.S. continues to have worse health outcomes. So how do we set up a marketplace of buyers and sellers of services and products that address social determinants and change the ratios of health investments?"

Megan Sandel and Allison Bovel-Ammon | April 13, 2018

This piece appears in Shelterforce magazine.

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A Blueprint for More Equitable Transportation Planning

A Blueprint for More Equitable Transportation Planning

The Mobility Equity Framework offers a method to assess and compare different transportation modes based on positive and negative impacts on low-income people. It also advocates for community planning processes like participatory budgeting, a structured process by which community members can make recommendations and direct decisions on public spending and planning., to ensure that planners are actually addressing community needs.

Sarah Trent | April 2, 2018

This piece appears in Next City: Inspiring Better Cities

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Health Philanthropy’s Shift To Equity

Health Philanthropy’s Shift To Equity

" In the past two decades, we’ve seen a move from decreasing to eliminating disparities and, more recently, to achieving equity. The term “equity” increasingly shows up in philanthropic conferences and documents—it is as ubiquitous in word as it is elusive in practice—not only in foundations but elsewhere."

Gabriela Alcalde | March 29, 2018

This piece appears in Health Affairs Blog.

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