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South Delta Counties Events sfdsdf
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Health Policy
Formed Regional Partnership (June 2009)
South Delta Place Matters Team hosted a meeting with Thomas Edwards, Program Director for Delta Health Alliance, who agreed to collaborate with us on future projects.
CBC Political Education and Leadership Institute (August 13-16, 2009)
Marlboro County Events sfdsdf
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New Team Partnerships
In 2009, the Marlboro County Place Matters team has formalized partnerships with the Magic Johnson Empowerment Center, Marlboro County Adult Education, and the Marlboro Literacy Council. The team is also forging new collaboration currently with the Marlboro County School District.
National Day of Action: Thursday, June 11, 2009
Alameda County Events sfdsdf
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Health Policy
Criminal Justice
Rally for People’s Budget Fix - Criminal Justice Reforms that will Increase Public Safety, Protect the Social Safety Net & Save the State Billions
Articles & Report sfdsdf
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Health Policy
Articles & Reports
The links provided will lead you to articles and reports that have been published on topics that are an essential part of the discussion about addressing health disparities.
Health Equity
Health Equity Community sfdsdf
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Health Policy
The organizations highlighted in this section include health equity and social justice as part of their work.
PLACE MATTERS Funder
PLACE MATTERS Partners
Webinar #4 Leadership + Partnership + Implementation = Community Engagement sfdsdf
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Health Policy
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 || 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
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Webinar #3: Communicating About Place Matters (Part 1) Developing Your Message sfdsdf
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Health Policy
Wednesday, September 9, 2009 || 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Over the past few years, PLACE MATTERS teams have learned about the impact of social determinants of health on society, and that these determinants must be addressed in order to reduce/eliminate their negative effects. The success of this effort requires the backing of stakeholders in the community. Consequently, PLACE MATTERS teams should know how to convey successfully the purpose and goals of the Place Matters Initiative.
Benchmarking 101: Measuring Your Progress sfdsdf
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Health Policy
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 || 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Benchmarking 101 is intended to help PLACE MATTERS teams understand and monitor their progress toward addressing social determinants of health. While all teams have established goals and objectives for their work, benchmarking can help teams assess their capacity to achieve objectives and highlight areas of strengths and/or deficiency.
Webinar #1: Engaging Your Elected Officials in the Fair Health Movement sfdsdf
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Health Policy
Wednesday, April 15, 2009 || 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
One of the key lessons learned from the Place Matters Initiative is the significant impact public policy has on the health and well being of communities. The ultimate goal of this work is to alter the social determinants of health in these communities, factors which are directly influenced by public policy.
Wayne County (MI) Profile sfdsdf
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Health Policy
Team Profile Summary
Wayne County will focus its efforts on addressing SDOH such as Self-esteem/Self- determination, Social Isolation, Social Perception of Women, and Racism as a novel approach to improving preconception and inter-conception health and hence pregnancy outcomes in order to achieve the ultimate goal of reducing Infant Mortality and the disparity in Infant Mortality.
