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Identifying Community Solutions in Clare and Sonoma Counties
How counties determine priority areas and develop strategies to improve health was the topic of a panel discussion at the 2013 NACO Roadmaps to Health Forum. Peter Rumble, Deputy County Administrator of Sonoma County, California, and Mary Kushion, Former Health Officer for the Central Michigan District Health Department in Clare County, Michigan, offered insights on how stakeholders were...
Identifying health patterns through maps
Where we live matters to our health, and we can use maps to identify geographic patterns in how long and how well we live.
Improving health through community organizing
Strategies combining community organizing and public health can work to improve health for everyone.
Improving the physical environment to improve community health
Our physical environment shapes how long and how well we live. Our What Works for Health database includes over 60 strategies related to the physical environment.
In It For The Long-Haul: How Coalition Building in Louisville is Supporting Families Impacted by Mass Incarceration
Situated on the banks of the Ohio River on Kentucky’s northwest border, Louisville is most frequently known as home to whiskey distilleries, the Kentucky Derby, and the famous Louisville Slugger baseball bats. However, more recently, it is also home to a community grappling with the death of Breonna Taylor, a Louisville resident and EMT, and public calls for police accountability.
Inaugural RWJF Roadmaps to Health Prize Winners Revealed This Week
We’re excited to announce the inaugural RWJF Roadmaps to Health Prize winners next week at an event at Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) in Princeton, New Jersey!
Innovative Findings From Our 2019 Research Grantees
In 2019, three projects were selected for funding, all sharing a common focus: refinement of the current County Health Rankings’ methodology, as well as exploration of novel data sources and health metrics.. We are happy to share out some of the findings from these innovative lines of research.
Interested in our Program and Improving Community Health? Check Out These New Job Listings
The County Health Rankings & Roadmaps program has three job openings, and if you’re passionate about helping communities improve their health, recognizing the good work of communities, or researching population health, look at these opportunities with our program:
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International Walk to School Day, Oct. 5
Today is Walk to School Day, and children, parents, teachers and community leaders in all 50 states are dusting off their sneakers, getting out their bikes and taking part.
Walking to school is an easy way to address three of the many factors that influence the overall health of a community:
1. Integrating physical activity into daily routines can help combat obesity and prevent chronic disease.
Introducing a new approach to county health data
This year, we’re introducing a new approach and sharper tools to help you understand how long and how well people are living in counties across the nation.