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2020-2021 RWJF Culture of Health Prize winners share innovative strategies to advance health, opportunity and equity
A Farmers Market on the Move in North Carolina
A Northern Michigan Community Explores Its Assets and Resources
Members of Oscoda County’s CHOICES partnership were well aware of the challenges facing their rural Northern Michigan community. What they needed to understand was what resources they already had. “We needed to focus on what we have and not on what we don’t have,” said Jan Schleicher, certified health coach and co-chair for...
Addressing High Rates of Obesity in Muscatine County, Iowa
Every five years, all counties in Iowa are required to perform a health needs assessment, then submit a detailed health improvement plan to the state department of public health. This year, health officials in Muscatine County were excited to have a new set of data to incorporate into their planning — the detailed information from the 2010 County Health Rankings.
Advocating for Tobacco-Free Kids in Northwest Florida
A movement has taken hold in Florida’s Pensacola area. Businesses, hospitals, local government and public health officials, educators, nonprofits, community health centers, faith-based groups, and community members have joined together to form Live Well Northwest Florida. Collectively, they focus on three priorities: tobacco use, healthy weight, and...
Alliance Helps NC Make Bars and Restaurants Smoke-free
The North Carolina Alliance for Health’s mission is to advocate for policies that promote wellness and reduce the state’s incidence of tobacco use and obesity. Its first focus was to advocate for an increase in the state’s cigarette tax, and when that was accomplished in 2005, it turned its focus to smoke-free...
Atlanta Places of Worship Grow Gardens in their Yards
Nazeera Dawood, former health promotion manager of Georgia’s Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness in Atlanta, is passionate about her work. When the county’s interfaith coalition invited her to speak about health, she eagerly showered them with “BMIs and other numbers.” “I don’t know what you’re talking about…” members told...
Audio podcast program a win-win for students’ learning and health
Bridgeport Works to Improve Fresh Food Access in Corner Stores
Bringing Plans to Life
A plan for action is a roadmap for achieving your goals. It comes to life when it includes clear, measurable goals, timelines, and accountabilities for accomplishing the work. With many multi-sector workgroups and successful programs and policy wins across several health focus areas, the Greater Flint Health Coalition (GFHC) had a proven track record for developing strategic action plans that...