Community Stories Health improvement efforts from around the country 8 Stories Filtered by Access to Care, Quality of Care, and Health 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 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 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 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 Fostering a Culture of Health and Wellness in Hernando, Miss. April 3, 2012 The 2011 County Health Rankings classified Desoto County as the healthiest county in Mississippi for health outcomes and the fifth-healthiest county for health factors... 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
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
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
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
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
Fostering a Culture of Health and Wellness in Hernando, Miss. April 3, 2012 The 2011 County Health Rankings classified Desoto County as the healthiest county in Mississippi for health outcomes and the fifth-healthiest county for health factors... 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
