Disparities in health outcomes across the City of Boston are prevalent. While many public and non-profit agencies are currently working to address health disparities in Boston, comprehensive and multi-level strategies supported by a multi-year commitment that addresses the social determinants of health are necessary to eliminate health and health care disparities and to achieve health equity.
The Bernalillo County Team plans to advocate for and develop land use and social policies that address: (1) the disproportionate environmental pollutant burden on minority, low-income and vulnerable communities, and (2) the cumulative impact of multiple environmental and social stressors on the health of the community. We anticipate that the efforts of our Place Matters Team will result in improved local policies that are protective of public health.
The Bernalillo County Team plans to advocate for and develop land use and social policies that address: (1) the disproportionate environmental pollutant burden on minority, low-income and vulnerable communities, and (2) the cumulative impact of multiple environmental and social stressors on the health of the community. We anticipate that the efforts of our Place Matters Team will result in improved local policies that are protective of public health.
The Baltimore Place Matters Team is committed to a collaborative approach toward Health Equity that recognizes and compliments the health disparities work well underway in Maryland. Through work with policymakers, public and private organizations, and local citizens, we seek to engender a new paradigm of thought which promotes the reduction of health disparities, and promotes HEALTH EQUITY, using the framework of the Social Determinants of Health.
The Baltimore Place Matters Team is committed to a collaborative approach toward Health Equity that recognizes and compliments the health disparities work well underway in Maryland. Through work with policymakers, public and private organizations, and local citizens, we seek to engender a new paradigm of thought which promotes the reduction of health disparities, and promotes HEALTH EQUITY, using the framework of the Social Determinants of Health.
The Alameda County Team was initiated by the Alameda County Public Health Department. Original partners include: the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, the Oakland Unified School District, and Urban Habitat. Through community-centered and outcomes driven policy activities, we work with valued stakeholders and partners across many sectors to achieve our goals.
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.
The Place Matters Initiative has developed a series of Webinars to support the participating teams to further their work in their communities. The following is a list of all the Webinars for 2009. If you missed any of the sessions, the audio files and presentation are now available.
Welcome to the Place Matters Resource page! This section has been developed to provide information sources that are intended for the broader community, i.e. policy leaders, advocates, local, state and national organizers.
This page highlights the activities of the Place Matters Initiative both on the local and national level.