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Minnesota Healthy Communities Conference
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Our health and our environment are intrinsically intertwined, yet community developers and public health workers tend to work independently of each other. On November 1, 2012, leaders in both fields came together to find ways to converge efforts. Some ideas that emerged included developing a common framework and language, sharing board members, and sharing data.
  
Video: Minnesota Healthy Communities Conference Keynote Address. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, delivers the keynote speech.

Presentations

New Knowledge: Concurrent Mid-Morning Education Session Presentations

Health and Human Services Sector Education for Community Development Professionals.
Jim Hart, Adjunct Professor, University of Minnesota School of Public Health; David Kindig, Professor Emeritus and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Fellow, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health; Gretchen Musicant, Commissioner, Minneapolis Department of Health and Family Support.

Community Development Sector Education for Health and Human Service Professionals. Andriana Abariotes, Executive Director, Twin Cities LISC; Allison Coleman, CEO, Capital Link; Stacey Millett, Senior Program Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation.

Related Reading

Braunstein, S., & Lavizzo-Mourey, R. (2011). How the health and community development sectors are combining forces to improve health and well-being. Health Affairs, 30(11), 2042–2051.
 
Edmonson, J., & Zimpher, N. L. (2012, Summer). The new civic infrastructure: The 'how to' of collective impact and getting a better social return on investment. Community Investments, 24(2), 10-13.
 
Fleming, H. K., & Wysen, K. (2010/2011, Winter). Making up for lost time: Forging new connections between health and community development. Community Investments, 22(3), 11-18.
 
Lavizzo-Mourey, R. (2012). Why health, poverty and community development are inseparable. In Investing in what works for America's communities: Essays on people, place, and purpose (pp. 215-225). Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and Low Income Investment Fund.
 
Paloma, M. (2012, Spring). The intersection of health philanthropy and housing. Shelterforce.
 
Rausch, E. (2012, Spring). CDFIs as catalysts for improving social outcomes. Community Investments, 24(1),18-21. 

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Advisory Committee

Co-chairs:
  • Dorothy J. Bridges, Senior Vice President of Community Development and Outreach, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
  • Paul Mattessich, Executive Director, Wilder Research
Committee members:
  • Andriana Abariotes, Executive Director, Twin Cities LISC
  • Frank Altman, President and CEO, Community Reinvestment Fund
  • Kathy Annette, President and CEO, Blandin Foundation
  • Atum Azzahir, Executive Director, Cultural Wellness Center
  • JoAnne Berkenkamp, Local Foods Program Director, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
  • Edward Ehlinger, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Health
  • Kathy Gaalswyk, President and CEO, Initiative Foundation
  • Rob Grunewald, Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
  • Shawntera Hardy, Government Relations Manager, Health Partners
  • Jim Hart, Adjunct Professor, University of Minnesota School of Public Health
  • Arlen Kangas, President, Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation
  • Michou Kokodoko, Senior Project Manager, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
  • Kristine Martin, Vice President of Wilder Center for Communities, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
  • Stacey Millett, Senior Program Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation
  • Ela Rausch, Project Manager, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
  • Carolyn Roby, Vice President, Wells Fargo Foundation
  • Mihailo Temali, President and CEO, Neighborhood Development Center
 

 Hosts

 
​Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and Wilder Research in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and support from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation

Arthur Rolnick, senior fellow, Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, discusses the return of investment for communities investing in early childhood education.
 

 Short Takes

 

Adriana Abariotes, Executive Director, Twin Cities LISC, and Kathy Gaalswyk, President and CEO, Initiative Foundation, describe collaborative efforts in which leaders in community development and public health are successfully working together.

More short takes
 

 Media