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Building Healthy Communities Black communities remain disproportionately affected by chronic illnesses. At HEAL Collaborative we are helping to close that gap by partnering with local churches medical professionals policymakers and patient advocates to build collaborative local faithbased networks and provide education on the critical medical issues plaguing our communities from a trusted source. HEAL Collaborative is a nonprofit organization focused on growing healthy vital communities of color. We do this through education community building and advocacy.