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Building a Culture of Health means being attentive to biases
We, at County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, like many across the country, are working to deepen our efforts around health equity. We created an internal work group on health equity in early 2015 to further support a foundation for health equity by enriching our understanding of the barriers and opportunities for everyone to be their healthiest, and by growing our confidence in...
Building a foundation for civic health
Students’ social studies scores have plummeted, due in part to disinvestment in civic education. Yet, studies show a clear connection between the civics foundation laid in schools and participation in our democracy into adulthood. And creating strong civic health equals healthier communities overall. Host Ericka Burroughs-Girardi kicks off the series with civic education expert Dr. Kelly Siegel-Stechler, a Tufts University senior researcher at the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), Siegel-Stechler discusses why improving democracy and our health requires shifting mindsets and investing in civic education.
Building Civic Health through Healthy Democracies
In June 2021, we released the Civic Engagement and Population Health Compendium, which articulates concepts and measures relevant to civic engagement that extend beyond voter registration and voter turnout, including information about inequities in participation by race, gender, socioeconomic status, and immigrant status.
Building Healthy Communities
What do banks have to do with health? Each year, the community development sector—a network that includes banks, financial institutions, real estate developers and city planners—spends billions of dollars to revitalize impoverished neighborhoods. The potential health benefits of these investments are huge: whether it is building safe, affordable housing; ensuring sidewalks are included in new infrastructure projects; or financing grocery stores in places that lack healthy food options.
Building narratives to advance health and racial equity
Until recently, the possibility of significant police reform in the US was remote. Most — though not all — saw the police as crucial in maintaining “law and order.”
Building Partnerships: How to Start the Conversation
You’ve seen the Rankings and identified some areas you’d like to improve. Now you may be wondering how you can change the culture of health in your community. Where do you begin?
One of the first steps is organizing a strong, effective team with the...
Building power for civic health
When people closest to problems have the power to influence solutions, those solutions often benefit everyone. In our final episode of this series on civic health, hosts Beth Silver and Ericka Burroughs-Girardi explore strategies to ensure everyone has a voice and the opportunity for collective change. They are joined by Dr. Solange Gould, the co-director of Human Impact Partners, who discusses the role narratives play in building power and improving civic health. Dr. Erika Blacksher, the John B. Francis Chair in Bioethics at the Center for Practical Bioethics and a professor at the University of Kansas Medical Center, concludes our series by defining democratic deliberation and how it’s related to health equity.
Building Roadmaps to Better Health in Tennessee
“Nobody was talking about health as an equal partner at the table.” Kidwell, together with dean of the College of Public Health Dr. Randy Wykoff, anchored the principles of the Tennessee Institute of Public Health around a deep understanding of the social and economic factors that influence health outcomes; “We focused around the three-legged stool: economic development, education and health,” shared Kidwell.
Call for Proposals: Moving from Rankings to Action
County Health Rankings is a “call to action” for communities to work together to develop programs and policies that help people lead healthier lives. The Rankings are a key component of the Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health (MATCH) project, a collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. Now, a new funding opportunity from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the MATCH Community Grants Program will help counties translate the Rankings into action.
Call for Proposals: New Rankings Research Grants for 2021
We are excited to announce a new Call for Proposals (CFP) for County Health Rankings Research Grants, which support scholarly inquiry from outside the program to identify potential improvements to CHR&R tools to increase their strategic use and impact.