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Currently CPH/Jefferson County Place Matters Team serves six of the oldest and poorest communities in Jefferson County. CPH’s neighborhood outreach touches almost half of the African-American population in Jefferson County, and one-fourth of the African-American population in Alabama. The communities consist of 115,000 underserved minorities within the churches and surrounding neighborhoods.

CPH/Jefferson County Place Matters targets these communities with a focus on reducing the risk factors through education, and addressing local, state and national policies which affect environmental conditions contributing to the high rates of obesity among this population.

For additional information, you may contact Rev. Ronnie Williams at rwillglc@bellsouth.net.

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For more information and to become involved, please contact:

Team Lead: Rev. Ronnie Williams
Email: rwillglc@bellsouth.net
Phone: (205) 215.6570

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