Community Stories Health improvement efforts from around the country 15 Stories Filtered by Access to Care, Education, and Quality of Care United Way of Greater Atlanta: Data-Driven Partnerships to Increase Access to Health Care February 27, 2015 In a community as large and diverse as Atlanta, the County Health Rankings are a valuable source of data that helps to inform the... Read more In Utah, United Way Makes Strong Link Between Education and Health February 10, 2015 Education is a key component to health – we know that better educated individuals live longer, healthier lives than those with less education, and... Read more Changing the Trajectory of High-needs Families: United Way of Central Ohio February 5, 2015 The County Health Rankings are based on a model of population health that emphasizes the many factors that, if improved, can help make communities... Read more United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey: Multiple Approaches to Building a Culture of Health February 2, 2015 According to the 2014 County Health Rankings, Camden County ranked 17th out of 21 counties in New Jersey. United Way of Greater Philadelphia and... Read more Efforts to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes by the Midwest Business Group on Health June 9, 2014 The Midwest Business Group on Health (MBGH), based in Chicago, is raising awareness about the importance of full term births and best practices for... 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 Just Waiting to Be Asked: The Beaverton Clinic Story April 30, 2013 Adolph Presidio is a tough, resilient 93 year old with ongoing health concerns. His 20 mile monthly drive to the clinic in Harrison, MI... Read more Mason County, WA: Building a Roadmap to Better Health by Investing in Education March 17, 2013 In Mason County, WA—which ranked 35 out of 39 counties in the state in the 2012 County Health Rankings—a diverse group of partners has... Read more Health Department Engages Its Neighbors to Improve Health March 8, 2013 In Atlanta, one of the many places staff at the Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness looked to improve health was in their... Read more Never Giving Up: Addressing Drug Addiction in Scott County, Indiana September 4, 2012 What would you do if the county you’d lived in and loved for many decades was ranked the least healthy county in your state... Read more Currently on page 1 Page 2 Next page › Last page »
United Way of Greater Atlanta: Data-Driven Partnerships to Increase Access to Health Care February 27, 2015 In a community as large and diverse as Atlanta, the County Health Rankings are a valuable source of data that helps to inform the... Read more
In Utah, United Way Makes Strong Link Between Education and Health February 10, 2015 Education is a key component to health – we know that better educated individuals live longer, healthier lives than those with less education, and... Read more
Changing the Trajectory of High-needs Families: United Way of Central Ohio February 5, 2015 The County Health Rankings are based on a model of population health that emphasizes the many factors that, if improved, can help make communities... Read more
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey: Multiple Approaches to Building a Culture of Health February 2, 2015 According to the 2014 County Health Rankings, Camden County ranked 17th out of 21 counties in New Jersey. United Way of Greater Philadelphia and... Read more
Efforts to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes by the Midwest Business Group on Health June 9, 2014 The Midwest Business Group on Health (MBGH), based in Chicago, is raising awareness about the importance of full term births and best practices for... 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
Just Waiting to Be Asked: The Beaverton Clinic Story April 30, 2013 Adolph Presidio is a tough, resilient 93 year old with ongoing health concerns. His 20 mile monthly drive to the clinic in Harrison, MI... Read more
Mason County, WA: Building a Roadmap to Better Health by Investing in Education March 17, 2013 In Mason County, WA—which ranked 35 out of 39 counties in the state in the 2012 County Health Rankings—a diverse group of partners has... Read more
Health Department Engages Its Neighbors to Improve Health March 8, 2013 In Atlanta, one of the many places staff at the Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness looked to improve health was in their... Read more
Never Giving Up: Addressing Drug Addiction in Scott County, Indiana September 4, 2012 What would you do if the county you’d lived in and loved for many decades was ranked the least healthy county in your state... Read more