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Lessons from RWJF Culture of Health Prize Communities on Improving Healthy Food Environments
Obesity is a significant challenge to the nation’s health and economy – costing $209 billion in 2008. Communities across the country are taking action to reverse the obesity trend by changing their local environments to support healthy eating.
A recent article published in this month’s Health Affairs, examined the food-related strategies of the 2013 and 2014...
Local Health Department Uses County Health Rankings to Develop Position Description
There are many ways that the County Health Rankings can be used to ignite local change. But have you ever considered using the Rankings in a position description for a job?
Look for our new Virtual Learning Opportunities!
We’ve heard your feedback, and we’re expanding our virtual learning opportunities! Here’s what’s on tap:
Over the next several months, our regular webinar series will be highlighting ways communities are addressing social and economic factors with topics including:
Reducing student instability and its causes;
Creating opportunities for youth who are not...
Looking At Health Equity Through a New Lens
Imagine a place where everyone has a fair shot at health - where differences in race, culture, and perspectives are not only tolerated, but are celebrated as fundamental to health and well-being. This is the vision of health equity; a vision the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps believes in and works toward.
For nearly a decade, the County Health Rankings have shown where we live...
Making the most out of community data: County Health Rankings Research Projects
How can County Health Rankings data be applied to community health or influencing policy? In January of 2015 we released a call for research applications to look into that question, and we selected five proposals. With that work concluding, here are some of...
March 30 Teleconference and Twitter Q&A: How Healthy is Your County?
TELECONFERENCE: HOW HEALTHY IS YOUR COUNTY?
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, University of Wisconsin to Release 2011 County Health Rankings
March 30, 2011
10:00-11:00am EDT
NOTE: Teleconference registration is now closed. A recording of the teleconference will be available starting at 11:00 a.m. ET on March 30, 2011 at 800-283-8486.
Massachusetts’ Rise to the Top: How This Year’s Healthiest State is Building a Culture of Health at the Community Level
In the recently released America’s Health Rankings, Massachusetts was the healthiest state in the country, moving from second in 2016 to first in 2017. For almost 30 years, the America’s Health Rankings Annual Report has served as the longest running annual assessment of the nation’s health on a...
Mayors Johnson and Reardon in Roll Call: "Health Investment for Cities, Nation is Smart"
In Roll Call today, Mayors Johnson (Hernando, Mississippi) and Reardon (Wyandotte, Kansas) called for more investment in local public health and prevention throughout the country. They both used the County Health Rankings to find where their local health investments will see the highest rate of return.