<![CDATA[Place Matters - Articles - ]]> http://www.jointcenter.org/placematters2 en-us N/A prophyt@gmail.com Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:30:47 EDT 20 <![CDATA[Reaching For A Healthier Life]]> http://www.jointcenter.org/placematters2/articles/133/1/Reaching-For-A-Healthier-Life/Page1.html click here to view]]> no@spam.com (Super Admin) Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:11:24 EST http://www.jointcenter.org/placematters2/articles/133/1/Reaching-For-A-Healthier-Life/Page1.html <![CDATA[Facilitators Contact Information]]> http://www.jointcenter.org/placematters2/articles/131/1/Facilitators-Contact-Information/Page1.html no@spam.com (Super Admin) Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:05:53 EDT http://www.jointcenter.org/placematters2/articles/131/1/Facilitators-Contact-Information/Page1.html <![CDATA[Place Matters Design Lab County Groups]]> http://www.jointcenter.org/placematters2/articles/130/1/Place-Matters-Design-Lab-County-Groups/Page1.html click here to view ]]> no@spam.com (Super Admin) Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:06:24 EDT http://www.jointcenter.org/placematters2/articles/130/1/Place-Matters-Design-Lab-County-Groups/Page1.html <![CDATA[Reducing Health Disparities By Addressing Social Determinants of Health]]> http://www.jointcenter.org/placematters2/articles/62/1/Reducing-Health-Disparities-By-Addressing-Social-Determinants-of-Health/Page1.html PLACE MATTERS is a national initiative of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Health Policy Institute (HPI; www.jointcenter.org) designed to improve the health of participating communities by addressing social conditions that lead to poor health.  As of July 2007, our national learning community consists of 16 PLACE MATTERS Teams responsible for designing and implementing strategies that address the social determinants of health impacting residents in 22 counties and 2 cities.  HPI provides technical assistance to participating Teams in the forms of facilitation, Design Lab meetings that include national level experts and peer- to-peer learning opportunities, technical assistance grants, and access to data.  

The Joint Center HPI approach to reducing/eliminating health disparities involves identifying the complex underlying causes of health disparities and defining strategies to address these root causes.  A growing body of research clearly supports the notion that interventions targeting the social determinants of health can indeed modify patterns of health, illness, and health disparities.  Addressing upstream causes of health (e.g., employment, education, poverty, housing, etc.) through action and policy development and measuring the indicators associated with social determinants of health are at the heart of our PLACE MATTERS work.  With generous funding provided by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the PLACE MATTERS Initiative attempts to address these social determinants through the work of the participating Teams.   

To date, HPI has invited many resource partners to join us on this important journey, including but not limited to: The California Endowment, the National Association of Counties (NACo), the National Organization of Black County Officials (NOBCO), the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), the International City/County Management Association (ICMA), and the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.  The Joint Center HPI contracts with CommonHealth ACTION (www.commonhealthaction.org) to develop and implement the Design Lab learning experiences and to provide technical assistance to PLACE MATTERS participants.

Participating Counties and Cities:
• Alameda County, CA
• Baltimore, MD
• Bernalillo County, NM
• Cook County, IL  
• Coahoma, Washington, & Sunflower Counties, MS  
• Cuyahoga County, OH
• Jefferson County, AL
• King County, WA
• Marlboro County, SC
• Orleans Parish, LA
• Prince George’s County, MD
• San Joaquin Valley Counties: Fresno, Kern, Kings, Merced, Madera, & Tulare, CA
• Sharkey-Issaquena Counties, MS
• Suffolk County, MA
• Wayne County, MI
• Washington, DC

What are Social Determinants of Health?
Social conditions are major determinants of health.  Social forces acting at a collective level shape individual biology, individual risk behaviors, environmental exposures, and access to resources that promote health.  There is a graded relationship between social position and health status that affects people at all levels of the social hierarchy.  While public health programs alone cannot ameliorate the social forces that are associated with poor health outcomes, developing a better understanding of the social determinants of health is critical to reducing health disparities among Washington State residents of differing socioeconomic position.   
From The Health of Washington State: The Social Determinants of Health, 2002.


 
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Design Lab Members Tours New Mexico


Design Lab Members Tours New Mexico


Ralph Everett, President, JCPES & Gina Wood, Deputy Director HPI


Jamillah Jordan, Presents on Food Insecurity



]]> no@spam.com (Super Admin) Sun, 28 Oct 2007 17:07:11 EDT http://www.jointcenter.org/placematters2/articles/128/1/New-Mexico-Design-Lab-Photos/Page1.html <![CDATA[Mississippi Design Lab Team Exercises]]> http://www.jointcenter.org/placematters2/articles/127/1/Mississippi-Design-Lab-Team-Exercises/Page1.html Logic Model Development Tool
Team Presentation Tool
Evaluation Part A
Evaluation Part B ]]> no@spam.com (Super Admin) Fri, 19 Oct 2007 22:40:51 EDT http://www.jointcenter.org/placematters2/articles/127/1/Mississippi-Design-Lab-Team-Exercises/Page1.html <![CDATA[Mississippi Design Lab Meeting Materials]]> http://www.jointcenter.org/placematters2/articles/126/1/Mississippi-Design-Lab-Meeting-Materials/Page1.html Agenda
Participant Directory ]]> no@spam.com (Super Admin) Fri, 19 Oct 2007 22:36:01 EDT http://www.jointcenter.org/placematters2/articles/126/1/Mississippi-Design-Lab-Meeting-Materials/Page1.html <![CDATA[Mississippi Design Lab Concept Paper]]> http://www.jointcenter.org/placematters2/articles/125/1/Mississippi-Design-Lab-Concept-Paper/Page1.html click here to view ]]> no@spam.com (Super Admin) Fri, 19 Oct 2007 22:33:14 EDT http://www.jointcenter.org/placematters2/articles/125/1/Mississippi-Design-Lab-Concept-Paper/Page1.html <![CDATA[New Mexico Design Lab]]> http://www.jointcenter.org/placematters2/articles/74/1/New-Mexico-Design-Lab/Page1.html New Mexico marked an important milestone in the Place Matters journey as participating Teams completed the first year of activity.  We congratulate all Team members on your interest in, commitment to, and progress made on developing plans to address the social determinants of health impacting your respective communities.  

]]> no@spam.com (Super Admin) Fri, 19 Oct 2007 21:58:59 EDT http://www.jointcenter.org/placematters2/articles/74/1/New-Mexico-Design-Lab/Page1.html <![CDATA[San Diego Design Lab]]> http://www.jointcenter.org/placematters2/articles/73/1/San-Diego-Design-Lab/Page1.html To engage in team building activities that supports the continued development and implementation of county strategy plans

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