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Start 2013 Off Right: Renew Your Commitment to Improving Community Health
Start the year off right by using the County Health Rankings to help set your community’s goals to improve health in 2013. On January 17, we’ll host the popular County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 101 webinar to introduce you to the program. You’ll learn:
Striving for Equal Pay: Coalition Building in Kansas City
Kansas City residents have long strived to eliminate gender discrimination and improve women’s rights as a way to build a healthier future for everyone. Local leader and social worker Alice Kitchen has been fueling this focus for decades. Kitchen advocates for a world where everyone enjoys economic security and women receive fair pay.
Study: Investments in non-health sectors have positive impacts on length, quality of life
The County Health Rankings & Roadmaps (CHR&R) have contributed to a growing understanding that the chance for everyone to live long and well means far more than having access to a doctor. It’s also about opportunities for education and jobs, safe and affordable housing, availability of nutritious food and places for physical activity...
Sugar sweetened beverage taxes: What does the latest evidence say?
Sugar Sweetened Beverage (SSB) Taxes are intended to lower consumption of these drinks and, therefore, improve weight status and reduce obesity rates. But what does the latest research show about their effectiveness? There is some evidence that sugar sweetened beverage taxes decrease consumption of soda and other sweetened beverages, although current tax levels are generally too low to...
Surgeon General’s Report on Facing Addiction in America - A call for community action
According to the recently released, Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs and Health, more than twenty million Americans are addicted to illegal drugs and alcohol and only 10 percent are receiving treatment. A significant public health threat facing communities large and small throughout the nation, the report provides tools for medical...
Suryadewi Nugraheni (MD, MA, PhD)
Tackling Substance Misuse in Florence County, Wis.
In Florence County, local leaders are focusing their strategy and efforts on preventing substance misuse among young people.
“Take Action Cycle” Webinar Series Helps You Improve Local Health
You’ve seen your county’s Rankings data, but what’s next? How can you use the Rankings to make your county a healthier place to live, learn, work, and play?
This webinar series, based on the “Take Action Cycle” guide that provides individuals and organizations with tools and resources to improve local health, walks participants through each step of the community health improvement process.
Taking Action! Milwaukee’s Efforts to Reduce Teen Birth Rates
The County Health Rankings model includes teen birth rates because they are so strongly tied to lower levels of educational attainment and cyclical poverty—two factors we know negatively impact health.
The city of Milwaukee once had the second highest percentage of teen births in the nation, however innovative work by the United Way of Greater Milwaukee seeks to change...
Taking Action: Working with Local Policy Makers to Build a Culture of Health
The County Health Rankings & Roadmaps strive to inspire communities to take action on the many factors that impact health. Recently, we hosted a webinar examining how to work with local policy makers.
Chris Rodgers, Douglas County Nebraska County Commissioner joined us last week to discuss his successful efforts and provide insights on engaging policymakers. Commissioner...