When West Baltimore exploded in violence following the death of a young, African-American man in police custody, the very community in which he died was torn apart. The burning of a local pharmacy, which also served as a convenience grocery store, instantly created both a food and a pharmaceutical desert. The blighted neighborhood was already among Baltimore’s most segregated, and the city itself has the 5th-highest murder rate in the country. What is the path back to health in that kind of environment? How can the public health community address violence?