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Health Disparities

WEBAddressing Health Disparities in Cities: Lessons from the Field. A child’s health is a key predictor for his or her future success and well-being. Unfortunately, far …

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Communicating Clearly About Community Health

WEBHere are three tips for communicating about community health: 1. Keep it positive. Aspiration and inspiration are far better motivators than urgency and fear. …

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City Health Dashboard: Connecting Small Cities to Big Data

WEBThis was made possible through a grant from the New Jersey Health Initiatives (NJHI) to provide Dashboard data for ten cities with populations <30,000 in …

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Transforming Systems to Improve Health & Equity

WEBTacoma, WA: Introduction to Healthcare Apprentice Pathways (IHAP) Earn and Learn Pilot. The Healthcare Apprentice Pathways pilot began in 2021 as a collective …

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Empowering Small Communities: City Health Dashboard’s …

WEBBy Samantha Breslin, Program Supervisor, City Health Dashboard. When you think about health in your city or neighborhood, what comes to mind? Is it the …

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How Cities Can Support & Finance a Culture of Health

WEBCities can create a Culture of Health by implementing a comprehensive approach that puts the health and well-being of all residents front and center. (Getty …

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What Does “Systems Change” Actually Mean

WEBAnd any change we make to this system can impact people—and in different ways. 3. Admit that system change tackles complex problems! Again, people can get …

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How Affordable Housing Efforts Can Make Cities Healthier

WEBInformed by community residents and community-based organizations, cities can work to develop comprehensive plans to address their healthy and affordable …

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What is a Fiscally Healthy City

WEBA fiscally health city, then, is one with a balanced budget that meets the short and long term needs of the community and is resilient in the face of economic …

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How City Leaders Can Ensure Their Residents Have Access to …

WEBThirty six million Americans have filed for unemployment over the past 60 days as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Local government employees are …

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What’s Local Government’s Role in Community Well-being

WEB1. Well-being is more than physical health. It is a combination of things: a person’s physical, mental, emotional, economic, social and spiritual health. 2. So, well …

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Advancing Inclusive Mental Health Policies in the Workplace

WEBAs solutions, cities are adopting a range of work-related mental health policies, plans and practices, as well as enforcement and implementation strategies to address these …

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What Municipalities Can Learn from the Surgeon General’s Mental …

WEBFrom experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic to the opioid epidemic, Americans are struggling with mental health, and local governments are working on …

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The Ongoing Veteran Healthcare Crisis

WEBThe Ongoing Veteran Healthcare Crisis. Millions of veterans encounter health challenges every day, often as a direct result of their service. According to a …

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What the Hazardous Substance Designation of PFAS Chemicals …

WEBThe hazardous substance designation is likely to disrupt this interdependence by driving each sector to revisit its acceptance of influent streams …

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How Does Homelessness Impact Child Health and Developmental …

WEBEvery child deserves a safe, stable home every night. It is a basic need for all children. And yet, a 2021 study found that as many as 1.3 million infants, toddlers and …

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Inclusive Mental Health Policies: A Workforce Imperative

WEBFor many organizations, one strategy includes offering Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs), which help employees and family members experiencing personal …

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How Cities Are Shaping Policy to Better Ensure Healthy Housing

WEBStarting in September 2020, the City of Cincinnati, OH, started requiring all rental units to be registered with the city to ensure units were in compliance with housing …

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How COVID’s Impact on the Public Sector Workforce Has Evolved, …

WEBBy Rivka Liss-Levinson, PhD (Senior Research Manager, MissionSquare Research Institute) When the Greek philosopher Heraclitus observed that “change is the …

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How Local Governments Play a Key Role to a Mother’s Success

WEBWhether you live in a frontier community, small town or a bustling city, local governments are key to addressing the everyday issues facing mothers. Local leaders …

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