Community Stories

Health improvement efforts from around the country

Engaging the Community through Health Coalitions

April 22, 2016

Community engagement is helpful to building healthy communities. One Indiana program is centered around developing a model of collaboration and community engagement to identify...

Part II: Moving Into Action in Clare County/Central Michigan

October 12, 2012

As a result of the 2010 Public Health Summit, the Central Michigan District Health Department created the Together We Can Health Improvement Council, which...

McDowell County: Community Health Center Takes Extra Step to Keep West Virginia Patients Healthy and Active

October 19, 2011

West Virginia has one of the highest obesity rates in the country and McDowell County is no exception, where more than a third of...