YOUR ZIP CODE MATTERS

“There is a symbiotic relationship between the health and resilience of a country’s economy, and the health

and resilience of a country’s people…”

Richard W. FisherPresident and CEO

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America, www.rwjf.org/content/dam/images/Sandbox/2013%20Commission/Charts/fig6_Education.pdf

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America, www.rwjf.org/content/dam/images/Sandbox/2013%20Commission/Charts/fig8-9_Parents_Income.pdf

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America, www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/features-and-articles/Commission/resources/city-maps.html

“Across America, babies born just a

few miles apart have dramatic

differences in life expectancy.

To improve health we need to improve people’s opportunities to

make healthy choices—

in the places where they live, learn, work, and

play.”

YOUR ZIP CODE MATTERS

Healthy Communities: Investing in Health as an Asset

Components integral to healthy, vibrant, resilient communities:

Access to Healthy FoodAccess to Medical CareAesthetics: Landscaping, Art, Culture Air, Soil and Water QualityBuilding Financial CapacityBuilt EnvironmentEarly Childhood DevelopmentEducationEmploymentEntrepreneurshipPersonal/Public SafetyPhysical ActivityPublic TransportationSenior Needs: Accommodation, Care, ServicesSocial Networks/Social EnvironmentSocial Services

Recommended Resources

Center for Public Policy Priorities, www.cppp.org

CFED’s Assets & Opportunity Scorecard, http://assetsandopportunity.org/scorecard/

“Healthy Communities: A Framework for Meeting CRA Obligations,” Elizabeth Sobel Blum, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, http://dallasfed.org/cd/healthy/index.cfm?tab=5

RAISE Texas, http://raisetexas.org/

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America Report, www.rwjf.org County Health Rankings & Roadmaps,

www.countyhealthrankings.org