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Fruit & vegetable incentive programs
Offer participants with low incomes matching funds to purchase healthy foods, especially fresh fruits and vegetables; often called bonus dollars, market bucks, produce coupons, or nutrition incentives
Fruit & vegetable taste testing
Offer samples of fresh fruits and vegetables in cafeterias, nutrition classes, school gardens, or workplace well-being meetings, often as part of a multi-faceted nutrition intervention
Full child support pass-through and disregard
Adopt policies that allow custodial parents who receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) to collect all child support paid by the non-custodial parent; no portion is retained by the state
Full-day kindergarten
Offer kindergarten programs for 4 to 6-year-old children, five days per week for at least five hours per day
Functional Family Therapy (FFT)
Introduce a short-term family-based intervention therapy focused on strengths, protective factors, and risk factors for youth with delinquency, violence, or substance abuse problems, and their families
Funders as Community Partners
As part of the “Take Action” series of webinars, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps program staff hosted a webinar to help communities think about the role of funders beyond their financial contributions. The webinar featured Necole Irvin, Program Officer at the Houston Endowment, to discuss her extensive experience in...
Funding Opportunity: Apply for a $25,000 Rural Health Award
Do you have an idea for improving health in rural communities? The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, based in North Carolina, recently announced the “Innovations in Rural Health Award” and is seeking ideas to address rural health care challenges. Three winners will receive a $25,000 New Rural Award for their innovative and inspiring ideas. Any individual or organization from across the U.S. is welcome to apply. The deadline is October 31.
Learn more about the Award and how to apply on the Trust’s website.
Funding Playgrounds, Parks to Boost Community Health
Access to playgrounds and other recreational facilities is known to increase physical activity and improve physical fitness, and in McDowell County, N.C., efforts to boost access to recreational facilities have led to successful funding of upgrades to playgrounds and parks.
More than a year ago the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust of North Carolina...
Georgia Fatherhood Program
Provide employment-based services for non-custodial fathers who pay child support and experience a job loss or a decrease in income
Get Inspired: Least Healthy County in Indiana is Determined to Improve Health
What would you do if the county you'd lived in and loved for many decades was ranked the least healthy county in your state for three years running? What if you found out your county has the highest rate of prescription drug deaths in a six-county area?