This issue of Banking and Community Perspectives focuses on some nonlegislative efforts to foster healthier communities, particularly in low- and moderate-income areas. These efforts are led by both public and private organizations across the Federal Reserve's Eleventh District.

Community health centers (CHCs) played an important role during the recent economic recession as the demand for their services grew significantly. Recently, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas interviewed Jose E. Camacho, executive director/general counsel at the Texas Association of Community...