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Rhode Island lawmakers are considering a bill that would mandate all-day kindergarten statewide.
Rhode Island lawmakers are considering a bill that would mandate all-day kindergarten statewide.
Join us on January 31, 2012, at 2:00 pm CST (3:00 pm EST) for this special topics webinar featuring guest speakers from the American heart Association. Click here to register.
Heard of the County Health Rankings but don't know much about them? If yes, then the County Health Rankings 101 Webinar is for you. Please join us on January 17, 2012, at 2:00 pm CST (3:00 pm EST). Register now
Leading a healthy lifestyle is easier if you live in a healthy community. Unfortunately, there are location-based disparities throughout the nation and many people live in communities where leading a healthy lifestyle is difficult.
The goal of the County Health Rankings project, which has given Wyandotte County low marks for health but high praise for its commitment to change, is to bring these hidden health factors to light.
Ranking the health of nearly every county in the nation, the County Health Rankings illustrate what we know when it comes to what’s making people sick or healthy. The new County Health Roadmaps show what we can do to create healthier places to live, learn, work and play.
When you think about improving the health of people in your community, what comes to mind? Improving access to and the quality of medical services? Yes. Increasing access to recreation opportunities or nutritious food? For sure. Cleaning the air or water? Absolutely. These all are critical ways to improve the health of community members.
Please join us on November 21, 2011 to learn the basics of healthy community design and hear about specific healthy community design elements that could be implemented in your area. Register online here.
Twelve coalitions across the United States have been awarded Roadmaps to Health Community Grants of up to $200,000 by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to improve the health of people living in those communities.
