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Aligning Partnerships for a Better Tomorrow

Nearly a decade ago, the Walker Area Community Foundation (WACF), a local grant-making organization, started looking at the poor health outcomes and were determined to address them with a more holistic approach.

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Allen Smart on the Role of Investment in Rural Health and Problems Rural Communities Face

Typically, people living in urban areas rate their health more highly and are less likely to die prematurely than those living in rural Americans.

The County Health Rankings & Roadmaps program spoke with Allen Smart, Chair of the Roadmaps to Health Advisory Group, about the insights he gleaned on the state of rural health from a recent meeting on public and...

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Announcing Our Latest Tool: What Works for Health

You know how your county measures up in the County Health Rankings and you’ve identified the areas that need improving. Now, how can you choose the best programs and policies to target those areas?
Developed by experts at the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, What Works for Health (WWFH) is a new online tool you can use to find tested, effective policies and programs to improve health in your community.

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Announcing the Roadmaps to Health Prize

Honoring the efforts and accomplishments of U.S. communities working at the forefront of health improvement 

 

Up to six $25,000 winning communities to be announced in early 2013!

 

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April 3, 2012: County Health Rankings 2012 Release Day

It’s almost time! The 2012 County Health Rankings will be released on April 3, 2012. For the 3rd year in a row, counties will receive a snapshot of how healthy their residents are by comparing their overall health and the factors that influence their health with other counties in their state. This allows communities to see county-to-county where they are doing well and where they need to improve.