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Recent research grantees post novel findings
Explore the findings of seven projects that focused on the structural determinants of health and innovative ways to source, measure and refine County Health Rankings & Roadmaps data.
Reconvening of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America
On the morning of June 19, 2013, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Commission to Build a Healthier America reconvened to examine ways - beyond health care- to improve the health of our nation. The reconvening comes four years after the release of its initial recommendations in a report entitled Beyond Health Care...
Refining racial and ethnic data for health and equity
At County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, we are continuously learning and are dedicated to expanding our understanding of the forces that shape health and equity, and how we can realize change. We are turning our attention to the role of power and the structures that shape community conditions.
Reparations: A solution to the racial wealth divide
In this episode, we explore reparations as a possible solution to bridging the racial wealth divide. We're joined by Dr. Andre Perry, a senior fellow with the Brookings Institution and a scholar-in-residence at American University. Perry has authored the book, Know Your Price: Valuing Black Lives and Property in America’s Black Cities and co-authored a Brookings policy brief: “Why we need reparations for Black Americans.” Perry argues that reparations are not only the solution, but they’re also the morally right thing to do.
Research grants will explore local health data, how our rankings impact communities
Earlier this year, we released a call for applications for research grants to help strengthen and evaluate our Rankings. The County Health Rankings Research Grants aim to use quantitative analyses of Rankings data or results; propose refinement of current...
Resourcing families to address children living in poverty in Collin County
The Collin County Early Childhood Coalition in Texas is creating a community where all families can thrive by using data to guide its priorities.
Retired and Senior Volunteer Program Uses the Rankings to Recruit Volunteer Mentors
Around the country, groups are using the Rankings in creative ways to improve local health. The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, cited the county’s poor rankings in social support for children to inspire residents to volunteer as mentors to at-risk students. This local RSVP initiative launched a 60 in 60 Initiative in an effort to recruit 60 new mentors in 60 days (or by December 8).
Returning to our public health roots
How does public health return to its roots of organizing to improve health? In this episode, we will share recent organizing success stories with specific examples and strategies that work on the ground.
Reviving public health’s roots in organizing
The first episode of In Solidarity's four-part series covers how the field of public health is rooted in organizing and how practitioners can re-engage and reconnect to their powerful, political origins. Physician, epidemiologist and host of the America Dissected podcast, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, joins the conversation to discuss public health's history with organizing and the ways we can use organizing to improve health.
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Calls for National Focus on Preventing Diseases Before They Start
Preventing diseases before they start is one of the most commonsense ways to keep people healthy, but this nation continues to focus too narrowly on treating medical conditions after they occur.