The Build Healthy Places Network (BHPN) designed this guide for practitioners working in or interested in rural areas and small cities. It is a guide to cross-sector collaborations between the community development, finance, public health, and healthcare sectors to improve health.

What’s in the Primer?

>>Section One: Introduction and 101. This is a basic explanation of the contributions and challenges the community development and healthcare sectors experience in rural areas and small cities. Read about the opportunities that cross-sector partnerships can offer in creating conditions that support health.

>>Section Two: Rural and Small Cities Toolbox. This is a list of existing resources that help facilitate cross-sector collaborations that increase investments that support better health outcomes where people work, live, play, and worship in rural communities and small cities.

BHPN uplifts success stories, best practices, and lessons learned from work at the intersection of community development and health. Their website has useful publications ranging from in-depth essays to an easy-to-read newsletter and insight from expert partners on trends in the field.