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Sep
22
0 comments Tags: community engagement, mental health, STIs, youth
This week, I headed into Boston (MA) with my colleague Susan Halpin. We were scheduled to meet with Action for Boston Community Development. ABCD is an anti-poverty and community development organization founded in 1961, several years before the federal Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. ABCD serves over 100,000 clients, facilitating access to benefits that allow families… Read More »
Posted in: Public Health
Jun
30
0 comments Tags: community engagement, professional development
Guest post by Alan Lampson, Lead, Frymoyer Community Health Resource Center, University of Vermont Medical Center On June 21 the NNLM NER hosted a WebEx meeting to discuss a new Community of Interest (COI) on Community Health Engagement. We discussed what a COI is – a community of people who share a common interest or… Read More »
Posted in: Announcements, Communities of Interest, Patient Engagement
Jun
23
Collective Impact: Cross-Sector Approach to Community Health
Posted by Margot M on June 23rd, 2017 0 comments Tags: collective impact, community engagement
Midway through the 2017 Wisconsin Health Literacy Summit, I put down my iPhone and stopped tweeting. I was captivated by presenters Dennis Johnson and Ben Williams. They were sharing their work as managing partners of Sort Sol Group in Madison, WI. The gist of their session was working the Collective Impact model in community health… Read More »
Posted in: Commentary, Public Health