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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.
Taking Action! Milwaukee’s Efforts to Reduce Teen Birth Rates
The County Health Rankings model includes teen birth rates because they are so strongly tied to lower levels of educational attainment and cyclical poverty—two factors we know negatively impact health.
The city of Milwaukee once had the second highest percentage of teen births in the nation, however innovative work by the United Way of Greater Milwaukee seeks to change...
Tarrant County Commissioner Roy Charles Brooks Discusses Community Health Improvement
On the heels of the National Association of Counties (NACo) Annual Conference, we were able to discuss improving community health with Roy Charles Brooks, Tarrant County Commissioner and chairman of NACo’s Healthy Counties Initiative.
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Teleconference Replay
Did you miss last week's teleconference announcing the release of the 2013 County Health Rankings? You can listen to a replay of the conference!
During the teleconference, Michelle A. Larkin, Assistant Vice...
The 500 Cities Project: What’s happening in your neighborhood?
As part of the 500 Cities Project, the CDC, CDC Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released a first-of-its-kind interactive web application to provide city- and neighborhood-level health estimates for the 500 largest U.S. cities. The interactive data maps allow users – from policymakers and health advocates to community organizers and...
The Bakersfield Californian: Kern County's Health Ranking Poor, but Some Making an Effort to Improve
The Built Environment and Summer Fun
The days are longer, children are out of school, vacations are around the corner, and we’ve hit the full swing of summer. As July is National Parks and Recreation Month, it is a great opportunity to focus on the impact of the built environment on...
The business case to invest in community health
While health needs vary from community to community and efforts to improve health differ, there is one constant: partners from all sectors are needed at the table to identify priorities and implement strategies that lead to meaningful change. Sustainable improvement cannot be accomplished with just one sector, one organization, or one leader. The collective power of leaders, partners,...
The Growing Data Toolbox
For almost a decade, the County Health Rankings have shown not everyone has the same opportunity to be healthy — that counties right next to each other can provide drastically different opportunities for health and well-being. The county-level data that explores health factors such as access to healthy foods, rates of smoking, and children living in poverty coupled with the rich collection of...