Team Outcomes: bricks and mortar

Outcome story: Gaston County NC put a business plan team together last year that combined representatives from the county public health department with the head of a local community health center. Their goal: to build a shared space for community health and public health clinics and offices. The two groups see the new building as a key part of their strategic alliance-- and a central way to address a serious problem with access to care in a neighborhood called Highland.

Last month, their board of commissioners gave the go-ahead on the Highland project-- including making county land available without cost. Next step: architect drawings!

--Steve Orton