To create conditions for community well-being we must look back – at continuing, historic influences – and forward – to the major forces that shape current and future priorities. Content for this feature was developed through partnership through the Well […]
We believe in the power of storytelling and the importance of investing in the future by sharing those stories – whether they are stories of successful community ventures or lessons learned from stories of things you wish happened just a […]
The Environments Supporting Healthy Eating (ESHE) Index Hub partners envision a food landscape that is supportive of healthy eating— encouraging people to consume a high-quality diet by raising community awareness surrounding food advocacy issues.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (FRBC) recently introduced the Peer City Identification Tool. The tool identifies peer or “sister” cities that are experiencing similar trends and challenges in equity, economics, and resiliency. It’s meant to provide policymakers, community advocates, and practitioners with context on how their city compares to similar cities.
Guest Voice by Sarah Gillespie and Mary Bogle from the Urban Institute. President Obama has said it many times: a child’s course in life should not be determined by the zip code in which he or she is born. In […]
A look at the recent success of three ESHE community action projects and the resulting insights about how ESHE can be used for local-level healthy food environment advocacy activities.
Community Commons offers several indices that provide a community score for a particular topic. An index is based on several indicators put together, and thus allows you to summarize many factors while looking at just a single score.
When school lets out for the summer, it’s a time for celebration and warmer weather. But for some kids, it can also become a season of hunger.
In St. Louis, being born in zip code 63105 or zip code 63106 can make all the difference in the path your life takes, including how long you live. For the Sake of All is trying to change that.
“The movement is expanding from walking as a way to improve public health to walking as a human and civil right, a moral imperative.”—Kate Kraft, National Coalition Director for America Walks and the Every Body Walk! Collaborative.