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How Lasting Change Happens: From Food Pantries to Policies
Creating enduring change has proven a challenge for countless communities nationwide. Children’s First Executive Director Allison Jordan from 2014 RWJF Culture of Health Prize community, Buncombe County, NC, joined County Health Rankings & Roadmaps program staff to share how an emphasis on advocacy brought desired change to her community.
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How Washington County Residents Stay Healthy
Washington County is one of the healthiest places to live in the state of Wisconsin and County Health Director Linda Walter wants to keep it that way.
In 2008, the county ranked as one of the top 10 healthiest counties in a check-up done by the University of Wisconsin’s Population Health Institute (UWPHI). In a similar report released on February 17, 2010, the county was cited again as one of the healthiest of 72 counties in the state.
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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