Community Stories Health improvement efforts from around the country 4 Stories Filtered by Diet and Exercise, Community Members, and Systems Change PART II: Holmes County, Mississippi’s Ambassadors for Health March 11, 2013 As Margaret Mead famously said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only... Read more Part III: Collaborating to Improve Community Safety in Genesee County, Michigan December 6, 2012 Public safety is an important component of every community’s overall health. In Flint, MI, located in Genesee County, the violent crime rate is over... Read more Rockingham County, North Carolina Establishes Task Force to Identify the Root Causes of Its Poor Health Rankings, Develops Recommendations July 11, 2011 Rockingham County, dubbed as North Carolina’s North Star, is nestled at the tip of the Northern Piedmont Triad region and cradled by the foothills... Read more Part II: Collaborating to Improve Health Behaviors in Genesee County, Michigan March 21, 2011 In an April 2011 Rankings in Action webinar, Kirk Smith, president and CEO of the Greater Flint Health Coalition (GFHC) commented that the 2011... Read more
PART II: Holmes County, Mississippi’s Ambassadors for Health March 11, 2013 As Margaret Mead famously said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only... Read more
Part III: Collaborating to Improve Community Safety in Genesee County, Michigan December 6, 2012 Public safety is an important component of every community’s overall health. In Flint, MI, located in Genesee County, the violent crime rate is over... Read more
Rockingham County, North Carolina Establishes Task Force to Identify the Root Causes of Its Poor Health Rankings, Develops Recommendations July 11, 2011 Rockingham County, dubbed as North Carolina’s North Star, is nestled at the tip of the Northern Piedmont Triad region and cradled by the foothills... Read more
Part II: Collaborating to Improve Health Behaviors in Genesee County, Michigan March 21, 2011 In an April 2011 Rankings in Action webinar, Kirk Smith, president and CEO of the Greater Flint Health Coalition (GFHC) commented that the 2011... Read more
