Strategies

The Convergence Partnership utilizes three core strategies to support the creation of environments that foster good health for all communities.

• Build support for equitable policy and environmental changes that promote healthy people in healthy places.
• Promote and support coordination and connections among government officials, funders, advocates, and practitioners across multiple fields and sectors.
• Optimize and increase investments that will expand the intensity, reach, and number of community-based initiatives focused on equitable, multi-sector policy change that improve food and physical environments.

These three strategies work collectively to transform communities. Each strategy’s success is hinged upon the other. While broad-scale policy change requires a shift in organizational practice and community environments, it cannot happen without an engaged and connected field, investments that help to spark and support momentum, and targeted improvements in places most affected by disparities.

For more details, download Promising Strategies for Creating Healthy Eating and Active Living Environments.