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Advancing Equity: A Racial Equity Journey
Discrimination based on race and ethnicity can negatively affect health across lifetimes and generations. Racial inequities are not random. They have been created and sustained over time by unfair and discriminatory policies and practices at many levels. Inequities will not disappear on their own, but communities have the power to disrupt them.
Advancing Equity by Breaking Down Data in Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Populations
Joanne Lee, Collaborative Learning Director at Healthy Places by Design, shares insights from her work with County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, and key takeaways from our latest webinar.
Advancing Health Equity Through Housing Law and Policy
In July we discussed the connection between health and housing, the theme of the 2019 County Health Rankings Key Findings Report. This webinar explored the influence housing laws and policies can have on health in urban and rural communities. Experts from The Network for Public Health Law provided an introduction to public health law and policy, and explained how laws and policies related to...
Advancing Health Equity Through Strategic Partnerships
What does it look like for a community to advance health equity? How do communities strengthen relationships and build capacity to create a culture of health? Join us for a discussion with the Jefferson County Health Action Partnership, anchored in Birmingham, Alabama, where they have made health equity a priority. Members from the Partnership will share how they strategically engaged local...
Aligning Partnerships for a Better Tomorrow
Nearly a decade ago, the Walker Area Community Foundation (WACF), a local grant-making organization, started looking at the poor health outcomes and were determined to address them with a more holistic approach.
Allen Smart on the Role of Investment in Rural Health and Problems Rural Communities Face
Typically, people living in urban areas rate their health more highly and are less likely to die prematurely than those living in rural Americans.
The County Health Rankings & Roadmaps program spoke with Allen Smart, Chair of the Roadmaps to Health Advisory Group, about the insights he gleaned on the state of rural health from a recent meeting on public and...
Announcing Our Latest Tool: What Works for Health
You know how your county measures up in the County Health Rankings and you’ve identified the areas that need improving. Now, how can you choose the best programs and policies to target those areas?
Developed by experts at the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, What Works for Health (WWFH) is a new online tool you can use to find tested, effective policies and programs to improve health in your community.
Announcing the Roadmaps to Health Prize
Honoring the efforts and accomplishments of U.S. communities working at the forefront of health improvement
Up to six $25,000 winning communities to be announced in early 2013!