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Housing as a Foundation for Good Health
The 2019 County Health Rankings take a closer look at how a secure, affordable home is a critical foundation for good health. In this webinar we explored the connection between housing and health and how where we live affects how well and how long we live. Sarah Norman, Director of Healthy Homes & Communities with NeighborWorks America, highlighted the ways in which partnerships among...
How Does Civic Participation Influence Health?
Evidence shows the more you get involved, the better your health.
How to Craft a Quick and Persuasive Message: The 27-9-3 Rule
Do you want to know how to effectively engage listeners in less than 10 seconds? Do you want to strengthen your persuasive messaging to both connect and inspire your audience to get involved and take action? The 27-9-3 Rule (from M+R Strategic Services) describes a process for creating powerful, succinct messages—no more than 27 words, delivered in nine seconds, containing just three (or...
Identifying Equitable Solutions with What Works for Health
In this 30-minute webinar, we will introduce you to What Works for Health's features, demonstrate how to identify strategies that align with your community priorities and address health disparities. We'll also share how health departments are using WWFH to support their strategic planning.
Identifying the forces behind persistent poverty
This webinar is the first in a two-part series that will explore structural barriers to addressing poverty.
Improving Health Equity through Rural Economic Development
After decades of economic stagnation in Klamath County, Oregon—a region of about 66,000 people—the Healthy Klamath Coalition came together in 2012 to create a healthier community. Since then, the county has seen an increase in graduation rates and revitalization in parts of their urban center and has taken steps to create more jobs and stronger networks of interconnected social,...
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,...
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.