## Place-Based Change Programme Explorer


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## Overview


## Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are shaped by place, not only by medicine

NCDs cause at least 43 million deaths a year.Around 18 million of those deaths happen before age 70, and 82% of premature NCD deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries.Where people live, work, learn and move shapes exposure to risk, access to prevention, and continuity of care the challenge is not only knowing what works. It is organising delivery where it matters most.


## A practical way to address the non-medical drivers of NCDs

Place-based change brings actors together around a defined geography, population and problem.It helps connect prevention, care, community trust, public systems and local delivery around shared outcomes.It is one practical mechanism for addressing the non-medical drivers of NCDs – including food environments, housing, transport, education, employment and social infrastructure – that can account for up to 80% of an individual's health outcomes.


## What effective place-based change requires

The four principles of effective place-based change programmes.


### Community ownership and empowerment

Community ownership empowers local organizations and individuals to design, implement and maintain place-based strategies to meet their community’s needs, while being supported by a network of engaged collaborators


### Rigorous analytical approach

Place-based efforts should stem from a rigorous analytical approach that draws on local and reliable data sources to pinpoint the set of factors that maximize health and close the gaps in long-term outcomes


### Purposeful and lasting partnerships

All organizations have a role to play in health equity. They must leverage the differentiated expertise, perspectives and networks of a diverse group of collaborators across the public and private sectors and civil society to create comprehensive and dynamic solutions


### Sustainable and execution-oriented operating and governance model

All organizations have a role to play in health equity. They must leverage the differentiated expertise, perspectives and networks of a diverse group of collaborators across the public and private sectors and civil society to create comprehensive and dynamic solutions

Taken from the 2024 World Economic Forum white paper, Closing Health Gaps: A Guide to Impactful Place-Based Change


## This is a growing evidence base for place-based health action

It brings together 150+ place-based health programmes to make the field more visible and more learnable.It captures programmes by:• Geography• NCD focus• Intervention type• Leading anchor organisation & sector• Alignment to the four place-based principlesIt is designed to help users compare models, spot patterns and learn from practice.