In the Community

PLACE MATTERS Teams In Action:

A Call for Upstream Action Through Community Collaboration to Reduce Infant Mortality in Detroit

In collaboration with the Wayne County Department of Public Health and the Detroit Department of Health and Wellness Promotion, The Wayne County PLACE MATTERS Team has released a report entitled "Already Broken: A Call for Upstream Action Through Community Collaboration to Reduce Infant Mortality in Detroit".  Available for download here.

Bernalillo County Team Explores What is Really Making Us Sick

Recent Activities & Upcoming Events:

Cuyahoga County Teams Hold Place Matters Speakers Series

The Cuyahoga County PLACE MATTERS Team is hosting a speakers series this fall revolving around issues of health equity, civic engagement and "why place matters".  The most recent talk, on Tuesday November 29, 2011, featured Ron Sims, Former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.  Mr. Sims discussed how communities can advance health equity through land use planning and "place-based strategies."  The first speaker in the series, was Dr. Gail Christopher, Vice President of Programs ad the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.  Dr. Christopher lead a discussion revolving around the 24-year difference in life expectancy among Cleveland residents, and how this relates to "place matters."  To learn more about the "Why Place Matters" Speakers Series, click here.

King County Launches "Let's Do This" Campaign

The King County Department of Public Health recently launched the "Let's Do This" campaign - an initiative aimed at encouraging King County residents "to work together for healthier places to live, learn, work and play."  To learn more about this exciting campaign, click here.

Baltimore City holds Health Equity Summit

On June 21st, the Baltimore City PLACE MATTERS Team, in collaboration with Morgan State University, held an Equity Summit in downtown Baltimore.  The summit included a discussion of urban health issues, and brainstorming sessions to find solutions to common problems.  To learn more about the summit, visit the Equity Matters website.

Balitmore City and Bernalillo County Launch New Websites

The Baltimore City and Bernalillo County Place Matters teams have been working hard to establish their web presence.  Check out their newly developed Place Matters websites!:

http://www.equity-matters.org

http://www.bcplacematters.com/

Wayne County Releases Health Impact Assessment

The Wayne County Department of Public Health and California-based Human Impact Partners  released "Health Impact Assessment (HIA) of Gender Pay Inequity".  Download a copy of the assessment here.

See how teams are engaged in their communities: