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Rain gardens & other bioretention systems
Establish bioretention systems (e.g., rain gardens, bioretention cells, green roofs, planter boxes, bioswales, etc.) to make city landscapes more permeable to help control stormwater
Raise the Age
Increase the minimum and/or maximum age boundaries for youth to be processed in the juvenile justice system
Rankings in Action Webinar: Fit City Challenge in Smith County, Texas
A partnership between the Northeast Texas Public Health District and a local newspaper has grown into a community-wide movement to tackle one of the nation’s greatest health challenges—obesity.
The Tyler Morning Telegraph plays a key role in promoting the Fit City Challenge, a local initiative to foster healthy, active living in Tyler and the rest of East Texas.
Rankings Launch Day 2013: Join a Teleconference and Twitter Q&A
Are you excited for this week’s 2013 County Health Rankings release? So are we! Join us for a teleconference and Twitter Q&A on Wednesday, March 20 to celebrate our fourth annual County Health Rankings.
TELECONFERENCE
Among the topics to be discussed: How counties measure up within...
Rankings release can be a wake-up call for counties
Next month our 2016 Rankings will be released, giving counties across the country updated pictures of their community health. What do communities do with this news? Some, such as Laramie County, Wyoming, and...
Rapid re-housing programs
Transition families and individuals experiencing homelessness into permanent housing quickly, often with supports such as short-term financial assistance, case management, landlord negotiations, etc.
Reach Out and Read
Partner with doctors, nurse practitioners, and other medical professionals to incorporate literacy support into regular well-child visits, especially in lower income communities
Reaching Across the Community to Improve Health: The United Way Example
In many places across the U.S., the United Way Worldwide – one of the national partners working with the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps – is focusing on community impact. Using its mission of improving lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities around the world to advance the common good, United Ways are leveraging their connections, partnerships, and...
Recent research grantees post novel findings
Explore the findings of seven projects that focused on the structural determinants of health and innovative ways to source, measure and refine County Health Rankings & Roadmaps data.
Reconvening of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America
On the morning of June 19, 2013, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Commission to Build a Healthier America reconvened to examine ways - beyond health care- to improve the health of our nation. The reconvening comes four years after the release of its initial recommendations in a report entitled Beyond Health Care...