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Why the Census Matters to Health Equity

Every decade the U.S. Census provides an opportunity for residents in every community to be counted. The census is one of the most important datasets in the United States. In fact, much of the data reported in the County Health Rankings snapshots are census-related data. While we often associate the census with congressional representation, census data matter significantly to health equity.

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Why Wealth Matters to Your Health

In this webinar, our panel of experts will discuss how this gap began, why it persists, and why traditional pathways to wealth have not closed the racial wealth gap.

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Working Toward Food Security Through Community Engagement

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, more people are being forced to make choices between food and transportation, utilities, and medical care—leaving even more at risk of ongoing food insecurity.

County Health Rankings Model (Health Factor)

Worldviews, culture and norms

A worldview is a set of beliefs and assumptions that people use to interpret the world around them and guide behavior within a group. Worldviews are often shared between people with similar experiences, creating a culture with shared values and practices and behaviors that become norms.

County Health Rankings Model (Health Factor Area)

Written rules

Societal rules provide structure for the actions and interactions of individuals and groups of people. Written rules are formalized and documented in laws, policies, regulations and budgets. Unwritten rules include worldviews, culture and norms. Societal rules are applied to individual people, groups of people, government and corporations.People, institutions and governments in charge of decision-making use underlying worldviews and narratives to justify these rules. Written and unwritten rules are central to the production and maintenance of social orders and hierarchies.