Promoting Health Equity in America’s Communities

July 15, 2019

Dr. 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 annual Health Equity Award. She and other community leaders are finding innovative ways of addressing the root causes of health disparities in cities across the country.

CityHealth: Advancing Strong Policy to Help Cities Thrive

July 15, 2019

The 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 people have access to, and more. The CityHealth program is providing local government leaders with a package of proven, achievable but aspirational policies to improve community health.

Civic Engagement. Community Engagement. Employee Engagement

July 15, 2019

Civic engagement is a popular idea these days, but if public managers and leaders of community-based organizations wish to succeed, they should consider the importance of engaging internally as well as externally.

Turning to One Another to Reverse the Diseases and Deaths of Despair

July 15, 2019

Communities and regions are coming together to creatively address the underlying causes of ill-health and despair by building trans-partisan alliances and partnerships to implement common-sense actions that benefit people’s lives.

Empowering Chronic Disease Patients to Become Advocates

July 15, 2019

Through civic engagement processes, patient advocates can educate, empower and mobilize others to create the needed changes that will positively impact our communities for years to come.

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

July 15, 2019

The ability of communities to create long-term health and well-being depends on the formal and informal relationships, networks and capacities that communities use to make decisions collaboratively and solve problems.

Creating Healthy Communities: The 2019 All-America Cities

July 15, 2019

The 2019 All-America City winners show us that communities can improve health outcomes by focusing on mental and behavioral health issues, increasing access to healthy foods, improving the built environment, collectively assessing community needs, and establishing creative partnerships.

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