Resources
Building Communities that Thrive: A Conversation with Dr. Thea James
Read this interview with CLF Board Member Dr. Thea James to understand the linkages between health, housing, and the environment.
Housing Can Remedy Public Health Disparities
Read more about how our metrics are supporting new mixed-income housing near public transit, jobs, and green space.
The Future of Development is Community Led
Read more about how our metrics are incentivizing developers to put development in the hands of community residents.
Investing in Change and Building Affordability
Read more about how our metrics are helping to deepen affordability, improve quality of life, and protect the environment.
Health Impact Assessment for the Healthy Neighborhoods Equity Fund
The impact measurement tool we developed for our own fund was based on the latest research and evidence. Click here to access the Health Impact Assessments we commissioned.
Community Investment HealthScore™ Training Webinar
Our method for building custom impact measurement frameworks has been used across the country. Learn more about our method from our informational webinar.
Roadmap to Investing for Equitable Impact
In partnership with the Massachusetts Housing Investment Corporation, CLF has launched two path-breaking private equity funds focused on transit-oriented real estate development. Learn how we did it.
Report of the Healthy and Equitable Community Investment Work Group
Learn more about the findings and recommendations of the Healthy and Equitable Community Investment Work Group, a national initiative supported by the Health Impact Project, a collaborative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts.
Updated Health Impact Assessment for the Healthy Neighborhoods Equity Fund
A new rapid Health Impact Assessment (HIA) explores the relationship between transit-oriented development and health. The Metropolitan Area Planning Council in partnership with Conservation Law Foundation came together to update a 2013 HIA that defined pathways for how transit-oriented development can impact health and contribute to social, environmental, and economic changes.
HealthScore Metrics
HealthScore is a screening tool that offers a holistic and actionable vision for healthy, inclusive, and sustainable housing and mixed-use development.
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