Looking ahead to the next iteration of the community health assessment and updating the Live Well Boone County plan, team members look toward their common vision for guidance.
More than 1 million people have died from drugs, alcohol and suicide over the past decade. If these trends continue, the death rate could grow to claim 1.6 million more lives by 2025.
In 2015, the Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina Foundation awarded Gaston County $125,000.00 to serve as one of three pilot communities in North Carolina to plan and build capacity for a Community Centered Health model. The Community Centered Health model provides a framework for primary care to address community health needs while also addressing the social disparities of a particular community that affect the community’s well-being.
Community Commons highlights winners of the RWJF Roadmaps to Health Prize
Community Commons highlights winners of the RWJF Roadmaps to Health Prize
An outdoor gym reduces health disparities by giving everyone access to fitness facilities.
Major disparities exist along racial and ethnic lines in the United States for various medical conditions, but guidance is scarce about how to reduce these gaps. Now, a new “roadmap” has been unveiled to give organizations expert guidance on how […]