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In It For The Long-Haul: How Coalition Building in Louisville is Supporting Families Impacted by Mass Incarceration
Situated on the banks of the Ohio River on Kentucky’s northwest border, Louisville is most frequently known as home to whiskey distilleries, the Kentucky Derby, and the famous Louisville Slugger baseball bats. However, more recently, it is also home to a community grappling with the death of Breonna Taylor, a Louisville resident and EMT, and public calls for police accountability.
Inaugural RWJF Roadmaps to Health Prize Winners Revealed This Week
We’re excited to announce the inaugural RWJF Roadmaps to Health Prize winners next week at an event at Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) in Princeton, New Jersey!
Innovative Findings From Our 2019 Research Grantees
In 2019, three projects were selected for funding, all sharing a common focus: refinement of the current County Health Rankings’ methodology, as well as exploration of novel data sources and health metrics.. We are happy to share out some of the findings from these innovative lines of research.
Interested in our Program and Improving Community Health? Check Out These New Job Listings
The County Health Rankings & Roadmaps program has three job openings, and if you’re passionate about helping communities improve their health, recognizing the good work of communities, or researching population health, look at these opportunities with our program:
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International Walk to School Day, Oct. 5
Today is Walk to School Day, and children, parents, teachers and community leaders in all 50 states are dusting off their sneakers, getting out their bikes and taking part.
Walking to school is an easy way to address three of the many factors that influence the overall health of a community:
1. Integrating physical activity into daily routines can help combat obesity and prevent chronic disease.
Introducing a new approach to county health data
This year, we’re introducing a new approach and sharper tools to help you understand how long and how well people are living in counties across the nation.
Introducing a new way to view county health data
Over the last decade, CHR&R ranked the health of counties within states, providing a simple way to understand differences in health. We have replaced that method with a sharper tool that allows comparisons of a county’s health with other counties, whether that’s in the same state or across the nation.
Investigating new ways to support conditions for thriving communities
At County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, we are dedicated to expanding our understanding of the forces that shape contribute to 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.
Is the County Health Rankings Model Right or Wrong?
At County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, we continue to be amazed at the broad reach of our County Health Rankings model. We are immensely gratified that the model has resonated with so many that are doing the hard work of improving community health and equity.
In our most recent release of the Rankings, we added an...
Join Roadmaps to Health Leaders at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Culture of Health Hangout
Join the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) as it hosts its very first Culture of Health Hangout on November 12th at 12 p.m. ET. The 45-minute social media broadcast will delve into how public health departments are transforming community health. Public health leaders on the frontlines will talk about their efforts to build a culture of health and the innovative efforts they are...