Community Stories Health improvement efforts from around the country 3 Stories Filtered by Focus on Whats Important, Work Together, Diet and Exercise, Employment, Community Members, and Policy Where everyone chips in to improve health: How United Way of Greater Lafayette helps channel community assets February 17, 2015 Fundraising can certainly be a challenge for community health improvement efforts, but in Tippecanoe County, IN, an interconnection of resources has proven to be... 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 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
Where everyone chips in to improve health: How United Way of Greater Lafayette helps channel community assets February 17, 2015 Fundraising can certainly be a challenge for community health improvement efforts, but in Tippecanoe County, IN, an interconnection of resources has proven to be... 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
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