Community Stories Health improvement efforts from around the country 4 Stories Filtered by Community Safety, Quality of Care, Tobacco Use, and Public Health 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 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 Part II: Collaborating to Improve Health Behaviors in Genesee County, Michigan March 21, 2011 In an April 2011 Rankings in Action webinar, Kirk Smith, president and CEO of the Greater Flint Health Coalition (GFHC) commented that the 2011... 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
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
Part II: Collaborating to Improve Health Behaviors in Genesee County, Michigan March 21, 2011 In an April 2011 Rankings in Action webinar, Kirk Smith, president and CEO of the Greater Flint Health Coalition (GFHC) commented that the 2011... Read more