Community Stories Health improvement efforts from around the country 4 Stories Filtered by Focus on Whats Important, Access to Care, Community Safety, Housing and Transit, Policy, and Systems Change Connecting the Dots in Fulton County, GA: Working Together to Save Lives May 10, 2013 According to the 2013 County Health Rankings, Fulton County, Georgia ranks 29 out of 156 on overall health, yet 55,000 adults and 25,000 children... 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 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... 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
Connecting the Dots in Fulton County, GA: Working Together to Save Lives May 10, 2013 According to the 2013 County Health Rankings, Fulton County, Georgia ranks 29 out of 156 on overall health, yet 55,000 adults and 25,000 children... 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 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... 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