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Improving health through community organizing
Strategies combining community organizing and public health can work to improve health for everyone.
Improving Health through Equitable Economic Development and Strategic Partnerships
We know that good health goes beyond medical care and is influenced by economic opportunity, affordable housing, and quality education - all factors that communities can transform. Equitable economic development is a multifaceted and comprehensive approach to community transformation that advances equity when areas like displacement prevention, racial segregation, neighborhood disinvestment,...
Improving the physical environment to improve community health
Our physical environment shapes how long and how well we live. Our What Works for Health database includes over 60 strategies related to the physical environment.
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!
Innovation in Public Health: A Collaborative Planning Tool for Increasing Equity and Community Engagement
Open dialogue between residents, local health officials, and other stakeholders is key to improving engagement and advancing equity. In this webinar, we’ll learn how Garrett County, MD, a rural Appalachian community, has developed an online community engagement tool and how a universal version of the tool is coming your way soon! ...
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.
Innovative partnerships to address mental health
This webinar will explore innovative partnerships that are responding to social, environmental and structural determinants of mental health, such as adverse childhood experiences and chronic stress.
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.