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The Growing Data Toolbox
For almost a decade, the County Health Rankings have shown not everyone has the same opportunity to be healthy — that counties right next to each other can provide drastically different opportunities for health and well-being. The county-level data that explores health factors such as access to healthy foods, rates of smoking, and children living in poverty coupled with the rich collection of...
The importance of cross discipline engagement for improving health
By Josh MillerGuest Contributor
Earlier this summer, the Aspen Institute’s annual Aspen Ideas Festival kicked off with Spotlight Health – a three day conference highlighted by keynote speakers, one-on-one interviews, interactive sessions and panel...
The Legacy of Coaching in Vicksburg, Miss.: Building a Lasting Impact
News headlines often highlight the poor health outcomes and economic challenges that plague the state of Mississippi—but it’s those exact pain points that have fueled community leaders in Vicksburg to rewrite their own narrative and explore ways to invest in the health and well-being of all residents.
The Midwest Academy Strategy Chart
This tool, from the Midwest Academy, provides a focal point for a group campaign planning process. It poses the necessary questions in a logical order and moves people through the planning process step by step.
The myth of the gender pay gap myth
Type “the gender pay gap” into any search engine and one of the first results that pops up will be: “The gender pay gap myth.” In the final episode of this miniseries, hosts Beth Silver and Ericka Burroughs-Girardi bust myths and break down the toxic narratives around the gender pay gap. They are joined by Dr. Jonathan Heller, a senior fellow at the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, who talks about how toxic narratives maintain systems and policies that keep women undervalued and underpaid. Dr. Jessamyn Schaller, an economics professor and co-author of The Simple Truth about the Gender Pay Gap, concludes our series by making the connections between the pay gap and women’s health.
The National Prevention Strategy and the County Health Rankings
Like the County Health Rankings, the National Prevention Strategy, which was released in June 2011, recognizes that good health is shaped by more than just access to quality care. Health also depends on many other influences, including health behaviors, the environment, education and neighborhood safety—things that can help prevent people from getting sick or injured in the first place.