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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.
Capitol Hill Briefing: How Healthy are the Counties in Your State?
Capitol Hill Briefing
2012 County Health Rankings and Roadmaps:
How Healthy Are the Counties in Your State?
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
2168 Rayburn House Office Building
Carla Freeman (MA, MBA)
Cathy Vos
CBS News: City Counties Ranked Healthier Than Rural
Many people think of the city lifestyle as unhealthy, associating it with noise, pollution, crime, dense populations, a fast pace, and high stress levels. Many aspire to leaving the city for the country and the healthier lifestyle they think more tranquility brings. Fresh air, open spaces and chirping birds should be conducive to a much healthier lifestyle, or so the thinking goes.
CDC Journal Features Articles on Partnerships to Improve Population Health
Experts Share Promising Best Practices for Collaboration
Celebrate National Farmers Market Week
Summer is in full swing and so is National Farmers Market Week! Across the country communities are reaping nature’s bounty—growing, selling, buying and eating fresh fruits and vegetables at their peak. In many places, like Hernando, Miss., these markets are not just seasonal fare, but part of a strategic effort to improve community health by making nutritious food more accessible to residents.
Celebrate National Public Health Week 2025 with CHR&R
The American Public Health Association (APHA) is celebrating the 30th anniversary of National Public Health Week (NPHW).
Celebrating Farmers’ Markets
The County Health Rankings & Roadmaps program would like to celebrate the role Farmers’ Markets play in creating healthy communities by providing access to healthy, fresh foods. The Rankings measure access to healthy food because research suggests that lack of access to fresh fruits and vegetables is a barrier to healthy eating and is related to premature mortality...