Creating The Healthy Community

Using All Assets: Civic Institutions as Fulcrums of Change

Organizations and government agencies all across the nation are working to improve public health. It’s a huge and complex task, and there is much to be done. Partners for Livable Communities, long recognized for its expertise in mobilizing communities to address social challenges, believes that using a community-based approach to health and wellness can create a more caring, compassionate community and a healthier life for all Americans.

So we’re doing just that. In the Spring of 2014 Partners will kick-off a new agenda: Creating the Healthy Community, Using All Assets: Civic Institutions as Fulcrums of Change (“Fulcrums”). Partners and a network of U.S. cities will address public health issues specific to the community at hand, with a focus on three key demographic groups: at-risk youth, the vulnerable elderly including veterans, and distressed communities. To do so, Partners and its network of Healthy Communities will collaborate with and utilize the resources and expertise of a variety of anchor institutions, ranging from schools to zoos to libraries, museums, community gardens, arts and culture organizations, community development corporations, and beyond.

Members of the Fulcrums network will be considered until February of 2014, so inquire with Program Officer Arianna Koudounas ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; 202-887-5990 x106) if you are interested in making your community a Healthy Community.