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Principles for Building Healthy and Prosperous Communities

WebPrinciple 1: Collaborate with the community. Interventions should be conducted with a community, rather than for a community. Through an inclusive and fair process …

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What Is Health Equity

WebHealth equity means that everyone has a fair and just opportunity to be healthy. This requires removing obstacles to health such as poverty, discrimination, and their …

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CDC Healthy Communities Program

WebThe Healthy Communities Program has funded 331 communities and 52 state and territorial health departments to build community capacity around reducing health risk factors and …

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Healthy People 2020: Social Determinants of Health

WebIn 2010, Healthy People launched Healthy People 2020, a 10-year agenda for improving the Nation’s health. It strives to: Identify nationwide health improvement priorities. Increase …

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Measurement Across Sectors: Common Indicators for the Social

WebIn this academic article published in Social Science and Medicine – Population Health, the Build Healthy Places Network explores what common metrics and indicators are used …

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Public Health Primer

WebA 2023 survey* found that 81% of executives in public health agencies and 72% of state and local government public health employees believed addressing racism as a public …

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How Do Neighborhood Conditions Shape Health

WebOver the last dozen years,5 the health sector—including both public health and medical care—has increasingly recognized the importance of social determinants of health, the …

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Fostering Healthy Neighborhoods

WebTable of Contents 3 Overview 7 Key Findings 13 Conclusion 14 Appendix A – Examples of Existing Work 18 Appendix B – Public Health and Healthcare Sectors Overview 24 …

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Urban Blight and Public Health

WebWe spend more than 2/3rds of our time where we live; thus, housing and neighborhood conditions invariably affect our individual and family’s well-being. The health impacts …

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The West Lakes Community Wellness Center, Orlando, Florida

WebThe center accommodates up to 150 children, aged 6 weeks to preschool, and provides wraparound services, including an on-site clinic, nutritional resources, and …

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What is Financial Health

WebFinancial services are an important form of community development. And as the President and CEO of the Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI), Jennifer Tescher is …

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Health-mapping every ZIP code in Arizona

WebTo create these maps, 15 different data sources were used to gather information for all 403 ZIP codes in Arizona. We incorporated data sources to capture …

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