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Wayne County (MI) sfdsdf
Institutes:
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.
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Washington (DC) Profile sfdsdf
Institutes:
Health Policy
Team Profile Summary
The Washington, DC Team is focused on creating a community-driven Culture of Wellness. This focus was bolstered by the data emphasizing the particular dangers faced by District residents from the prevalence of obesity and its role in the many chronic health conditions they faced, especially diabetes, hypertension, asthma, various cardiovascular challenges, and cancers.
Washington (DC) sfdsdf
Institutes:
Health Policy
The Washington, DC Team is focused on creating a community-driven Culture of Wellness. This focus was bolstered by the data emphasizing the particular dangers faced by District residents from the prevalence of obesity and its role in the many chronic health conditions they faced, especially diabetes, hypertension, asthma, various cardiovascular challenges, and cancers.
South Delta Counties (MS) Profile sfdsdf
Institutes:
Health Policy
Team Profile Summary
The Mississippi counties of Sharkey and Issaquena are served by the South Delta Place Matters Team. The South Delta team is constituted by the Sharkey Issaquena Health Network (SIHN), an organization which brings together the healthcare and health related agencies of the South Delta. Almost 9% of 3-4 year olds enrolled in Head Start in the region are obese, and are at risk for developing diabetes and high blood pressure—health problems that are very prevalent in the counties.
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San Joaquin Valley (CA) Profile sfdsdf
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Prince George's County (MD) Profile sfdsdf
Institutes:
Health Policy
Team Profile Summary
The Prince George’s County Team is aggressively engaging a broad sector of expertise, ranging from public health professionals to legislators, in order to develop sustainable, high-level strategies that address childhood obesity and youth mental and behavioral health – two of Prince George’s County’s most significant health concerns.
Prince George's County (MD) sfdsdf
Institutes:
Health Policy
Team Profile Summary
The Prince George’s County Team is aggressively engaging a broad sector of expertise, ranging from public health professionals to legislators, in order to develop sustainable, high-level strategies that address childhood obesity and youth mental and behavioral health – two of Prince George’s County’s most significant health concerns.
Orleans Parish (LA) sfdsdf
Institutes:
Health Policy
Team Profile Summary
New Orleans, Louisiana is an ideal setting for exploring new approaches to youth violence interventions for a number of reasons. The city-level YRBSS results for 2005 indicate that New Orleans youth exceed the rest of the U.S. youth population in rates of carrying guns (9.0% vs. 5.4%), being threatened or injured by a weapon at school (15% vs. 8%), participating in a physical fight (46% vs. 36%), and being involved with dating violence (21% vs. 9%).
