Discussed at the 25 Sep EACC meeting, CWB as a 'community re-generator' in the UK has its genesis in the 'Preston Model'. See this link: https://cles.org.uk/community-wealth-building-in-practice/community-wealth-building-places/community-wealth-building-in-preston/ . CEC's lead on its own CWB initiative, Bria Clegg, offers further information on the community health and wellbeing impact and potential in the following sources:

The mental health and wellbeing impact of a Community Wealth Building programme in England: a difference-in-differences study - The Lancet Public Health

Does it work? Measuring impact for community wealth building

Understanding the differential effects on employment of a community wealth building programme in England: a difference-in-differences study | Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

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