Community Stories Health improvement efforts from around the country 4 Stories Filtered by Assess Needs Resources and Access to Care Connecting the Dots in Fulton County, GA: Working Together to Save Lives May 10, 2013 According to the 2013 County Health Rankings, Fulton County, Georgia ranks 29 out of 156 on overall health, yet 55,000 adults and 25,000 children... Read more Health Department Engages Its Neighbors to Improve Health March 8, 2013 In Atlanta, one of the many places staff at the Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness looked to improve health was in their... Read more Rockingham County, North Carolina Establishes Task Force to Identify the Root Causes of Its Poor Health Rankings, Develops Recommendations July 11, 2011 Rockingham County, dubbed as North Carolina’s North Star, is nestled at the tip of the Northern Piedmont Triad region and cradled by the foothills... Read more Part I: Laying a Foundation for Addressing Obesity and Women’s Health Issues in Clare County June 14, 2011 In Michigan, Health Director Mary Kushion seized Clare County’s poor performance in the County Health Rankings as an opportunity to host a public health... Read more
Connecting the Dots in Fulton County, GA: Working Together to Save Lives May 10, 2013 According to the 2013 County Health Rankings, Fulton County, Georgia ranks 29 out of 156 on overall health, yet 55,000 adults and 25,000 children... Read more
Health Department Engages Its Neighbors to Improve Health March 8, 2013 In Atlanta, one of the many places staff at the Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness looked to improve health was in their... Read more
Rockingham County, North Carolina Establishes Task Force to Identify the Root Causes of Its Poor Health Rankings, Develops Recommendations July 11, 2011 Rockingham County, dubbed as North Carolina’s North Star, is nestled at the tip of the Northern Piedmont Triad region and cradled by the foothills... Read more
Part I: Laying a Foundation for Addressing Obesity and Women’s Health Issues in Clare County June 14, 2011 In Michigan, Health Director Mary Kushion seized Clare County’s poor performance in the County Health Rankings as an opportunity to host a public health... Read more
