What does income have to do with health? Imagine if you will, a community where every employee earns a living wage for their work resulting in stronger economic development and improved health outcomes. This is the vision the Living Wage Monadnock Coalition is working hard to make a reality. Join us to learn about the Coalition’s approach to engaging business, education, health and non-profit...
We know that good health goes beyond medical care and is influenced by economic opportunity, affordable housing, and quality education - all factors that communities can transform. Equitable economic development is a multifaceted and comprehensive approach to community transformation that advances equity when areas like displacement prevention, racial segregation, neighborhood disinvestment,...
What you say and how you say it can motivate the right people to take the right action at the right time. We've put our favorite Communication tools together in one place to help you reach the people who influence your work. Our recently updated Communicate step includes guidance and tools to help you develop...
Imagine a community where every person can decide who they want to be “when they grow up”…a chef, doctor, electrician, entrepreneur, homemaker, lawyer? What would it look like if every child had self-determination? Join us to hear how Weber County, UT is working together on an Intergenerational Poverty Initiative to influence...
How communities support young people in their transitions into adulthood is an important indicator of societal well-being. Nationwide nearly 5 million youth between the ages of 16 and 24 are considered “disconnected,” meaning not in school or the workforce. The overall rate of disconnection is 12 percent—or nearly 1 in 8 youth—and even higher in rural counties, as well as among African...
What happens when students frequently change schools during the school year? How fast do their records get transferred? Are lesson plans still same? How many days do they miss? High mobility often means students have a harder time staying on track with their academic achievement and engaging with teachers and peers. Join us to learn about how organizations and communities across the country...
Do you want to know if your health improvement strategies work? Would you like to measure impact on individuals, organizations, or your community as a whole? Would you like to learn about a tool that can help you assess whether your mix of interventions support program, policy and system change? Join us for a 20 minute webinar short where we will walk you through the Intervention...
Many partnerships are embracing collective impact models to define their work. But what does it mean to have a common vision? How can we align work across sectors? And, perhaps most daunting, how can we evaluate the impact of collaborative work in a way that translates across disciplines and levels of intervention, while simultaneously meeting the needs of all partners? Join us to learn about...
What are the ways in which your partnership is evaluating efforts? Evaluation helps you know if what you’re doing is working the way you intended and achieving the results you desire. In this 20 minute webinar short, we will explore the Evaluate Actions tools and guidance in Roadmaps to Health Action Center. We’ll share strategies to get started with evaluation, understand if you are making a...
What does it look like for a community to advance health equity? How do communities strengthen relationships and build capacity to create a culture of health? Join us for a discussion with the Jefferson County Health Action Partnership, anchored in Birmingham, Alabama, where they have made health equity a priority. Members from the Partnership will share how they strategically engaged local...
