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Case study: The Atlanta wealth building initiative
The Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative reimagines economic realities in communities of color through community wealth building strategies that leverage ideas, people and capital. On the final episode of our six-part mini-series on the racial wealth divide, we talk about how Atlanta’s tackling the issue with the executive director of the wealth building initiative, Latresa McLawhorn Ryan.
CBS News: City Counties Ranked Healthier Than Rural
Many people think of the city lifestyle as unhealthy, associating it with noise, pollution, crime, dense populations, a fast pace, and high stress levels. Many aspire to leaving the city for the country and the healthier lifestyle they think more tranquility brings. Fresh air, open spaces and chirping birds should be conducive to a much healthier lifestyle, or so the thinking goes.
CDC Journal Features Articles on Partnerships to Improve Population Health
Experts Share Promising Best Practices for Collaboration
Celebrate National Farmers Market Week
Summer is in full swing and so is National Farmers Market Week! Across the country communities are reaping nature’s bounty—growing, selling, buying and eating fresh fruits and vegetables at their peak. In many places, like Hernando, Miss., these markets are not just seasonal fare, but part of a strategic effort to improve community health by making nutritious food more accessible to residents.
Celebrating Farmers’ Markets
The County Health Rankings & Roadmaps program would like to celebrate the role Farmers’ Markets play in creating healthy communities by providing access to healthy, fresh foods. The Rankings measure access to healthy food because research suggests that lack of access to fresh fruits and vegetables is a barrier to healthy eating and is related to premature mortality...
Celebrating the 24:1 Community in Missouri: Q&A with Letetia Jackson
On the heels of receiving the 2016 RWJF Culture of Health Prize, the 24:1 Community in Missouri coordinated a health fair to celebrate their accomplishment and carry their momentum forward. This Prize community...
Check out our new report: “What Works? Strategies to Improve Rural Health”
This year the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps found that rural areas are lagging behind urban places. While rates of premature death are improving in urban areas, they are getting worse for rural populations. So what can rural areas do to reverse this trend? Our new report outlines evidence-informed and innovative strategies to improve health for rural populations.
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Child Poverty Linked to Health
One of the earliest indicators of a child’s future health and wellbeing is whether he or she lives in poverty. That’s why it it’s a key health factor measured by the County Health Rankings.
Choosing Policy: Action for Lasting Change
Sarah Kile knows that policies last longer than programs when it comes to improving health. As the health educator and grant writer for the Central Michigan District Health Department, she’s helped efforts to allow local pharmacies and hospitals to take unneeded prescription pills – a legislative change that will aid the community for years to...
CHR&R and MATCH Co-Produce Advancing Racial Equity Webinar Series
Centuries of structural racism, reflected in local, state and national policy, have resulted in stark differences in health outcomes by race. As a result, many communities are segregated from opportunities, and inequities are entrenched.