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Multi-component fall prevention interventions for older adults
Provide a fixed, multi-component set of fall prevention interventions to older adults, usually in community settings, without an individualized risk assessment
Multi-component groundwater management programs
Protect underground water resources via regular groundwater monitoring, education about risks to groundwater, water quotas and taxes, and other efforts
Multi-component interventions to prevent teen pregnancy
Support initiatives that combine multiple components such as education, skills building, and contraceptive promotion to reduce pregnancy among youth
Multi-component obesity prevention interventions
Combine educational, environmental, and behavioral activities that increase physical activity and improve nutrition (e.g., nutrition education, aerobic/strength training, dietary prescriptions, etc.) in various settings
Multi-component school-based obesity prevention interventions
Deliver educational, behavioral, environmental, and other obesity prevention efforts (e.g., education classes, enhanced physical education, healthy food promotion, family outreach, etc.) in schools
Multi-component workplace supports for active commuting
Provide physical infrastructure (e.g., bike parking or showers), educational or social support (e.g., walking groups), and financial incentives that support active commuting
Multisystemic Therapy (MST) for adolescents involved in the justice system
Use an intensive, family- and community-based intervention that addresses individual, family, and environmental risk factors that affect antisocial behaviors among adolescents who have committed serious offenses
NACo President Lenny Eliason on 2012 Rankings and Importance of County Leadership
National Association of Counties (NACo) President Lenny Eliason comments on the release of the 2012 County Health Rankings and the opportunity for county officials to drive efforts to create healthier places for residents to live, learn, work and play. His comments are printed in full below (from the NACo blog).
NACo President Linda Langston on Collaboration as Key to Solving Health Challenges
Recently, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps (CHR&R) staff had the opportunity to discuss health and the CHR&R program with newly elected National Association of Counties (NACo) president Linda Langston, Supervisor of Linn County, Iowa. Langston sees her role, in part, as an opportunity to educate people about the Rankings and their practical application for...
NACo Selects Six Counties for Community Dialogues to Improve County Health
This week, the National Association of Counties (NACo) announced the six counties selected to participate in NACo Community Dialogue to Improve County Health sessions. In collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, NACo will facilitate one-day dialogues in these communities. The six sessions will be held in participants...