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Defining Health Equity

WEB“While the term health equity is used widely, a common understanding of what it means is lacking.” This report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWFJ) is “designed to increase consensus around meaning of health equity.” The report puts forth four key steps to achieve health equity.

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Public Health 3.0: A Call to Action to Create a 21st Century Public

WEB“Public Health 3.0 exemplifies the transformative success stories that many pioneering communities across the country have already accomplished. The challenge now is to institutionalize these efforts and replicate these triumphs across all communities for all people. This report summaries key findings from [regional listening sessions with five …

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Resource Library

WEB21st Century Vision of Public Health. Resources on the 21st century vision of public health, including reports, articles, websites, blog posts, fact sheets, and multimedia that highlight the importance of cross-sector collaboration to this forward-thinking vision for public health, and showcase projects that embody this vision.

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PHRASES Quick Start Guide

WEBThere are many different framing strategies that can be used to effectively communicate about the value of public health and cross-sector collaboration. Use this guide to get a quick overview of the PHRASES research and tools.

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When You Say … They Think

WEBUse Value of Investment to prompt thinking among health systems professionals about how collaborating with public health can facilitate more efficient and effective use of money, time, and other resources. When You Say. “We need to address the social determinants of health to improve population and community outcomes.”.

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Hospitals’ Engagement in Population Health: Moving Past the …

WEBMelinda Chen, a primary care physician and health services researcher, and coauthors, discuss that “some hospitals are taking a broad population health stance. [But], at present, these hospitals are exceptions to the norm.” In this blog, the authors explore if “more hospitals [could] have the incentives and capabilities to develop sustainable programs …

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Prioritizing Health Equity in Mississippi Communities

WEB1. Mississippi has some of the nation’s poorest health indicators by almost every ranking –of obesity, high school graduation rates, incidence of diabetes, infant mortality, access to dental care, preventable hospitalizations, occupational fatalities, and the number of children living in poverty –and when the numbers are broken down by race, even greater …

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Motivating The Public To Support Public Health

WEBPHRASE T A T ommunic W xperts 4 How To Use This Toolkit These tools can help you communicate more effectively about public health. Many include language you can use verbatim if

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Taking Action for Healthy Public Housing in Boston, MA

WEBMaking the Business Case for Tobacco 21 in Kansas City, MO. The Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, partnering with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City, helped pave the way for new laws across the region restricting tobacco sales to youth under 21.The county health department supported the business case for the initiative with data analytics and …

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Revitalizing Communities for a Healthy, Equitable Chicago

WEBDeeper Dive. Recognizing Chicago as one of the nation’s most segregated cities, with some of the most dramatic differences in life expectancy across neighboring communities, Healthy Chicago 2.0 is a sweeping initiative that brings partners together to drive an agenda built on 200 specific actionable strategies to improve health equity throughout the city.

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Strategic Messaging

WEBStrategic Messaging. Explaining the role and value of public health clearly to non-experts. Toolkits for public health professionals to motivate the public and other sectors to support public health. These messaging tools includes sample messaging, “winning words,” practical tools, and other strategies. Public Health Communications Toolkit.

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Meet the 2019 Class of PHRASES Fellows!

WEBWe’re pleased to introduce the 15 public health professionals who have been selected as PHRASES Fellows by the de Beaumont Foundation and the Aspen Institute. These leaders have demonstrated a commitment to developing cross-sector collaborations in their communities and a passion for improving the way public health …

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Strategic Storytelling For Public Health Messengers

WEBPHRASES | Strategic Storytelling For Public Health Professionals 6 What do you want your audience to know, feel, and do? Stories can affect an audience in three ways: increasing their awareness, changing their attitude, or inspiring them to action.

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Prioritizing Health Equity in Mississippi Communities

WEBRecognizing overlapping priorities, the health department asked Roadmap to take the lead on a joint proposal aimed at reducing infant mortality by encouraging breastfeeding.

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