“When it comes to your health, your zip code matters more than your genetic code ” -–Dr. Anthony Iton , The California Endowment
Healthy Neighborhoods Equity Fund Invests in the Building Blocks of Healthy Communities
Where people live, work, play, and learn — including the natural environment around them, available community resources, economic opportunities, and access to public transportation — dramatically shapes health and life expectancy.
HNEF II HealthScore Criteria
HNEF's approach to measuring the community, environmental, and health impacts of a potential development has been shaped in part by our work with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, with whom we jointly conducted a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) for three sample projects in Roxbury, Massachusetts, including a 2020 HIA update and by the pathbreaking Healthy Neighborhoods Study.