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Spotlight on Rural: Local efforts at the intersection of health and housing
Access to safe and affordable housing provides a foundation for good health, yet half of all rural counties across the country have experienced an increase in severe housing cost burden since the housing crisis of 2006-2010.
Start 2013 Off Right: Renew Your Commitment to Improving Community Health
Start the year off right by using the County Health Rankings to help set your community’s goals to improve health in 2013. On January 17, we’ll host the popular County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 101 webinar to introduce you to the program. You’ll learn:
Storytelling as a tool to increase voter participation
This webinar explores storytelling as a strategy to increase voting, volunteering and other forms of civic participation.
Striving for Equal Pay: Coalition Building in Kansas City
Kansas City residents have long strived to eliminate gender discrimination and improve women’s rights as a way to build a healthier future for everyone. Local leader and social worker Alice Kitchen has been fueling this focus for decades. Kitchen advocates for a world where everyone enjoys economic security and women receive fair pay.
Student Mobility: What Happens When Students Frequently Change Schools?
What happens when students frequently change schools during the school year? How fast do their records get transferred? Are lesson plans still same? How many days do they miss? High mobility often means students have a harder time staying on track with their academic achievement and engaging with teachers and peers. Join us to learn about how organizations and communities across the country...
Study: Investments in non-health sectors have positive impacts on length, quality of life
The County Health Rankings & Roadmaps (CHR&R) have contributed to a growing understanding that the chance for everyone to live long and well means far more than having access to a doctor. It’s also about opportunities for education and jobs, safe and affordable housing, availability of nutritious food and places for physical activity...
Sugar sweetened beverage taxes: What does the latest evidence say?
Sugar Sweetened Beverage (SSB) Taxes are intended to lower consumption of these drinks and, therefore, improve weight status and reduce obesity rates. But what does the latest research show about their effectiveness? There is some evidence that sugar sweetened beverage taxes decrease consumption of soda and other sweetened beverages, although current tax levels are generally too low to...
Surgeon General’s Report on Facing Addiction in America - A call for community action
According to the recently released, Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs and Health, more than twenty million Americans are addicted to illegal drugs and alcohol and only 10 percent are receiving treatment. A significant public health threat facing communities large and small throughout the nation, the report provides tools for medical...
Tackling Poverty In Rural Communities
Imagine a community where every person can decide who they want to be “when they grow up”…a chef, doctor, electrician, entrepreneur, homemaker, lawyer? What would it look like if every child had self-determination? Join us to hear how Weber County, UT is working together on an Intergenerational Poverty Initiative to influence...
Tackling Substance Misuse in Florence County, Wis.
In Florence County, local leaders are focusing their strategy and efforts on preventing substance misuse among young people.