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Exploring how a clean, healthy environment improves well-being

WebExploring how a clean, healthy environment improves well-being. By Tyler Norris. The environment has a tremendous impact on our health. Healthy soil supports crop growth, …

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Building Civic Capital for Health and Well-Being: Seven Ingredients …

WebThe county Health Department’s Board of Health adopted a resolution in 2016 that directs the city to consider health and equity in all their policies and decisions. An analysis tool …

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Reclaiming Well-Being in America: the vital

Web1. Basic needs for health and safety Clean air, water and food, as well as an environment free from physical, social and emotional harm, are vital to healthy living. Legacies of …

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Centering Black Experiences to Improve Health Equity

WebThe health inequities facing Black communities are complex and intersectional and cannot be fixed overnight, which is why Robinson’s work is so vital and exemplifies how these …

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A Vital Condition for Well-Being: Basic Needs for Health and …

WebOn the private insurance side, Congress could enact new protections for MAT by requiring health plans to cover FDA-approved medication for substance use disorders if medically …

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Promoting Health Equity in America’s Communities

WebDr. Shreya Kangovi, a primary care doctor, civic leader, and founding Executive Director of the Penn Center for Community Health Workers (CHWs), is the 2019 winner of the …

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Leveraging Engagement to Improve Health Equity

WebThe health disparities in the region attracted health studies that claimed to want to improve community health. However, it seemed that these studies were only concerned with …

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10 Unique Approaches to Health and Well-Being

WebThe health challenges faced in the Dan River region, home of Danville, Virginia, are large and complex. Rates of chronic disease, obesity, poverty, and unemployment are higher …

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Social Determinants of Health: Success starts with communities, …

WebThe ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has sharpened focus on health inequity in the United States and laid bare the multitude of factors that contribute to health …

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The Journey from Pain in the Nation to Healing the Nation

WebThere are concrete actions local leaders across a community — including health care institutions, nonprofits, schools, business, faith leaders and government — can take in …

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The League's Health Equity Award

WebThe RWJF-National Civic League Health Equity Award recognized and honored individuals that successfully implemented a systems change approach to improve health outcomes …

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Creating Healthy Communities: The 2019 All-America Cities

WebThe theme of the All-America City Awards for 2019, our 70th Anniversary, was “Creating Healthy Communities through Inclusive Civic Engagement.”. This focus on health at the …

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Trust and Transformation: Building Health Equity in San Diego

WebLed by Bustos and the Rev. Brown, the effort seeks to “transform the individuals and organizations it’s touching, leading to improved health outcomes, helping …

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CityHealth: Advancing Strong Policy to Help Cities Thrive

WebThe health of a community lies in far more than just medical care. It is in how transportation is designed, in the homes we live in, in the food we have access to, and more. That’s …

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Bridging the Healthcare Gaps for Underserved

WebBridging the Healthcare Gaps for Underserved Asians and Asian-Americans. By Keiva Hummel. As an Asian-American researcher and nurse, Dr. Tsu-Yin Wu often witnessed …

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A Vital Condition to Well-Being: Humane Housing: Exploring how …

WebWhere we live has a significant impact on our physical and mental health, as well as our access to well-paying, stable jobs and community resources like parks and stores. In …

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2022 NCL-RWJF Health Equity Award Winner: Alma C. Stewart Allen

WebThis year, in the final year of the award, the National Civic League is excited to announce Alma C. Stewart Allen as the 2022 RWJF-NCL Health Equity award winner. …

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It’s Time Texas, Community Health Challenge- Lancaster, TX

WebTo address these health disparities, Lancaster began participating in the It’s Time Texas Community Challenge. The challenge is an 8-week competition that unites and …

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Addressing Health Equity in a Rural County- Kershaw County, SC

WebAddressing Health Equity in a Rural County. Rationale. From data gathered in meetings and through online surveys, LiveWell Kershaw discovered a health crisis occurring in the …

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Health and Equity in All Policies- Tacoma, WA

WebAs the first municipality in Pierce County to adopt such a policy, the City of Tacoma’s groundbreaking Health and Equity in All Policies resolution now sets the bar for what the …

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Health Care for All- Dubuque, IA

WebA local survey of 82 Marshallese adult residents in Dubuque revealed that 61% have diabetes, 28% have heart disease, 5% have cancer, and 5% have hypertension. Seventy …

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Improving Community Health through Engagement – Worcester, MA

WebThe 2016 CHIP includes the following priority areas: racism & discrimination, substance use, mental health, economic opportunity, cultural responsiveness, access to healthy food, …

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