In the Community
PLACE MATTERS Teams In Action:
Baltimore Releases Community Health Equity Report
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies in partnership with Equity Matters, Inc. released a national health equity report entitled, "Place Matters for Health in Baltimore: Ensuring Opportunities for Good Health for All." The event was held at Druid Height Community Development Corporation on November 13, 2012. Featured speakers included Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), Congressmen Elijah Cummings (D-MD, 7th District), Dr. Carlessia Hussein, Minority Health and Health Disparities for the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and Baltimore City Health Commissioner, Dr. Oxiris Barbot.
PLACE MATTERS Mississippi Teams Hold Food Day Meetings to Discuss Local Obesity Crisis
In celebration of Food Day--- a nationwide celebration and movement for healthy, affordable, and sustainable food---the Mississippi PLACE MATTERS teams held a series of community events to discuss the connection between the rise in obesity and lack of affordable, healthy foods in most Delta neighborhoods. Mississippi has the highest obesity rate in the nation; more than one in three (36%) Mississippi adults are overweight or obese. The problem is especially acute in the Delta region. Adult obesity rates are even higher (40% or more) in the counties in which the PLACE MATTERS teams are working. Read more here.
View our recently released Community Health Equity Reports (CHER)
View media from our 2nd Annual National Health Equity Conference:
Place Matters: Models of Action, Innovation & Collaboration
Geoffrey Canada of the Harlem Children's Zone delivers a keynote speech on "Making Equity Happen"
Click here to view more media from the conference.
See how teams are engaged in their communities:
| Alameda County, CA | Bernalillo County, NM | San Joaquin Valley Counties, CA | |
| Baltimore City, MD | Cuyahoga County, OH | ||
| Boston, MA | King County, WA |
