[Skip to Content]
View our RSS Feed
View our RSS Feed View our RSS Feed 
You are viewing the post list, filtered by tag name. Select a post below for the full content.
Feb
13
0 comments Tags: community health, consumer health, health literacy, senior health
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Roundtable on Health Literacy will host a public workshop featuring presentations and discussions of health literacy and healthy aging on March 13, 2018 beginning at 8:00am ET, at the Keck Center in Washington, DC. Potential areas of discussion include the changing health needs of older adults; chronic… Read More »
Posted in: Health Information Literacy, Public Health, Public Library, Senior, Webinars
Sep
12
0 comments Tags: behavioral health, community health, consumer health, substance abuse
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and SAMHSA recently released a new publication titled, Roadmap to Behavioral Health: A Guide to Using Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services. This new guide was designed to serve as a behavioral health resource for consumers and offers important information about mental health and substance use… Read More »
Posted in: Mental Health
Sep
05
0 comments Tags: community health, mental health resources, substance use disorders
Every September, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) sponsors Recovery Month to increase awareness and understanding of mental and substance use disorders and celebrate the people who recover. The annual theme is Join the Voices for Recovery: Strengthen Families and Communities. A 2017 Recovery Month Toolkit is available that includes logos, banners,… Read More »
Posted in: Mental Health, Public Health, Substance Addiction and Misuse, Websites
Aug
25
0 comments Tags: community engagement, community health, storytelling
The Center for Health Progress believes the “only way to create an equitable health care system is to ensure that all voices are heard and considered in its design.” From their site: “Storytelling exists in many forms—novels or essays, one-on-one sharing, spoken word poetry, graphic art, video, audio, data visualizations, dance, and so on. They… Read More »
Posted in: Articles, General, Public Health, Websites
Jun
09
0 comments Tags: community health, domestic violence, health centers, intimate partner violence, IPV
Futures without Violence, with funds from the HHS Family Violence Prevention and Services Program, has developed the IPV Toolkit specifically to aid health centers in building “a comprehensive and sustainable response to intimate partner violence (IPV)” and promoting prevention. The toolkit is available in web and PDF formats and gives resources for health centers including guides for… Read More »
Posted in: Public Health, Websites
Apr
03
0 comments Tags: community health, community health needs assessment, community mapping
Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 2pm CT New to Community Commons or wanting to learn more about the free tools available on the site? Register for this intro webinar and learn how to make, save, and export a basic map and community health needs assessment. About Community Commons (from CommunityCommons.org) Community Commons is a place… Read More »
Posted in: Public Health, Webinars, Websites
Jun
24
0 comments Tags: community health, community mapping
You can learn how to use free and low cost mapping tools to create community health maps through a series of six lab exercises available at the Community Health Maps blog. The lab exercises take the student through the entire Community Health Mapping Workflow from field data collection through online data presentation. For each of the… Read More »
Posted in: General, Inner City, Low Income, Public Health, Regional Information
Mar
25
0 comments Tags: community health, health statistics, population health
The annual County Health Rankings measure vital health factors, including high school graduation rates, obesity, smoking, unemployment, access to healthy foods, the quality of air and water, income, and teen births in nearly every county in America. The annual Rankings provide a revealing snapshot of how health is influenced by where we live, learn, work… Read More »
Posted in: General, Public Health, Regional Information
Mar
25
0 comments Tags: community health, health statistics, population health
The annual County Health Rankings measure vital health factors, including high school graduation rates, obesity, smoking, unemployment, access to healthy foods, the quality of air and water, income, and teen births in nearly every county in America. The annual Rankings provide a revealing snapshot of how health is influenced by where we live, learn, work… Read More »
Posted in: General, Public Health, Regional Information
Feb
19
0 comments Tags: community health, health data, health disparities, hospital disparities, rural health
A report from iVantage, Rural Relevance – Vulnerability to Value, documents the fiscally challenging environment for rural hospitals in America. There are at least 673 facilities at-risk of closure in rural areas, which cover nearly 12 million patient encounters, 99,000 healthcare jobs, an additional 137,000 community jobs lost, and a $277 billion loss to the… Read More »
Posted in: Rural