The two have teamed up as part of Refugees Food Festival, a weeklong event in June that brought together French and refugee chefs in a dozen or so of the city’s restaurants for an exchange of gastronomy and culture. It is an effort to encourage diners to consider Europe’s refugee crisis from a new perspective: […]
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ICMA-New Report: Local Governments Play a Critical Role in Shaping Community Health
Posted on June 24, 2016 in From the Field, Health 0
ICMA’s new report “Improving Quality of Life: The Effect of Aligning Local Service Delivery and Public Health Goals” seeks to advance the conversation about viewing and managing general local government infrastructure, transportation systems, water and sanitation, land use and planning, and other services as part of broader efforts to contribute to a healthy environment and […]
The Des Moines Register – Editorial: Iowa can’t afford to wait for mental health reform
Posted on June 23, 2016 in From the Field, Health 0
State policymakers and elected officials have long acknowledged that when it comes to mental health services, Iowa fails almost every conceivable test. Read More >
Grow Chicago: Environmental Approaches to Promote Health and Support and Reinforce Healthful Behaviors in Iowa
Posted on June 21, 2016 in From the Field, Health 0
National Civic League: Announcing the Winners of the 2016 RWJF-NCL Award for Health Equity
Posted on May 24, 2016 in From the Field, Health 0
The National Civic League, in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is proud to announce the first winners of the RWJF-NCL Award for Health Equity: Dr. Terri Richardson and Ms. Thelma Craig for their work with the Colorado Black Health Collaborative. Read More >
Respect Ability: Freddie Gray: Nearly Half of People Killed by Police are People with Disabilities
Posted on May 23, 2016 in From the Field, Health 0
Important to Understand Significance that Gray’s Disability had in Leading to his Death. Read More >
KWWL: Urban garden helps men who are homeless
Posted on April 30, 2016 in From the Field, Health 0
In downtown Dubuque, right off the highway, there’s a garden with a mission. “We help a lot of men get a new start, pay their debts and get them back into society…so this is a very good thing,” said Ben. Read More >
The Gazette: Violence in Cedar Rapids is a public health issue
Posted on April 25, 2016 in From the Field, Health 0
Not only do we as a community experience the loss of a loved one knowing that they will not enjoy living a long, full life, but the ones who caused those deaths also will be without enjoying a long, full life with the expectancy of growing up and becoming a credit to our community and […]
NCDD: Who’s Working on Issues of Income Inequality & Health Care?
Posted on April 5, 2016 in From the Field, Health 0
A few months ago, I asked the NCDD network who was, is or will soon be working on engaging people around the issues of health care or income inequality. The Kettering Foundation was interested in learning about who is working on these topics (and still is!). Read More >