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Improving Health through Equitable Economic Development and Strategic Partnerships
We know that good health goes beyond medical care and is influenced by economic opportunity, affordable housing, and quality education - all factors that communities can transform. Equitable economic development is a multifaceted and comprehensive approach to community transformation that advances equity when areas like displacement prevention, racial segregation, neighborhood disinvestment,...
Income Measurement Strategies
Researchers have used various strategies to measure poverty; these include: indicating severity of poverty, such as “near poverty” or “extreme poverty,” differentiating the population...
Innovation in Public Health: A Collaborative Planning Tool for Increasing Equity and Community Engagement
Open dialogue between residents, local health officials, and other stakeholders is key to improving engagement and advancing equity. In this webinar, we’ll learn how Garrett County, MD, a rural Appalachian community, has developed an online community engagement tool and how a universal version of the tool is coming your way soon! ...
Innovative partnerships to address mental health
This webinar will explore innovative partnerships that are responding to social, environmental and structural determinants of mental health, such as adverse childhood experiences and chronic stress.
Investigating new approaches to racial healing
Join us in examining how racial healing can transform relationships between people of color, including those from Black, Indigenous and Latino communities.
Let’s rap about Health Gaps: CHR&R data & tools to keep us talking
How many people could be living longer, healthier lives if they had the opportunities of those in the best performing counties of your state? This brief, 20 minute webinar short will focus on data and tools to understand the size and nature of health gaps, and to help continue a conversation about how to close them. The Health Gaps Reports and an accompanying Discussion Guide will be featured...
Making social connections for community health
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, social isolation has emerged as a public health crisis and deepened health inequities. Webinar participants will learn actionable steps to foster a socially connected community where all residents feel valued, included and safe.
Making the Most of the 2020 County Health Rankings Release
How healthy is your county? For more than a decade, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps has shown that where you live matters to how well and how long you live. In March 2020 we’ll be releasing the 10th annual County Health Rankings and we want you to be ready to take advantage of the attention and excitement of the release.