Local Collaborations Implementing Upstream Solutions

The premise for structuring Place Matters Teams on a local level was to establish community-based leadership that could focus on specific social conditions tied to health. Counties and cities were selected based on data compiled and analyzed by the Joint Center. This data indicated that the regions chosen had specific percentages of minority populations, as well as significant indicators of poor health.

Members of the Place Matters Teams have been drawn from various sectors of society–including local government, public health organizations, business entities, educational systems, faith-based groups, and community-based organizations. The national learning community consists of 16 Place Matters Teams responsible for designing and implementing strategies to improve health equity within communities in 21 counties and three cities.

Participating Counties and Cities:

• Alameda County, CA
• Baltimore, MD
• Bernalillo County, NM
• Boston, MA
• Cook County, IL
• Cuyahoga County, OH
• Jefferson County, AL
• Marlboro County, SC
• Martin Luther King, Jr. County, WA
• Mid-Mississippi Delta Counties (Coahoma, Washington, & Sunflower), MS
• Orleans Parish, LA
• Prince George’s County, MD
• San Joaquin Valley Counties (Fresno, Kern, Kings, Merced, Madera, & Tulare), CA
• South Delta Counties (Sharkey-Issaquena), MS
• Washington, DC
• Wayne County, MI