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Immigration policy and health: Building understanding and solidarity
In honor of the National Day of Racial Healing, this webinar explores how shifting immigration policy and the uncertainty it creates affects immigrant and migrant health and community well-being, highlighting the importance of solidarity and actionable strategies to promote health equity and policy change.
Improving Health Equity through Rural Economic Development
After decades of economic stagnation in Klamath County, Oregon—a region of about 66,000 people—the Healthy Klamath Coalition came together in 2012 to create a healthier community. Since then, the county has seen an increase in graduation rates and revitalization in parts of their urban center and has taken steps to create more jobs and stronger networks of interconnected social,...
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!
Increasing energy efficiency through building retrofits
Climate change is a complex problem that requires a multifaceted approach. One approach is retrofitting existing buildings to make them more energy-efficient and structurally sound.
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.