Partners compiled a collection of best practices of traditional community institutions incorporating health and wellness into their agenda and programming to improve community health. The best practices focus on improving the health of at least one of three constituencies: distressed communities, at-risk youth, and the vulnerable elderly.
Examples of institutions include arts and culture organizations, botanical gardens, community development corporations (CDCs), faith-based organizations, libraries, museums, public markets, and zoos.
Click here to download Creating the Healthy Community - Using All Assets: Institutions as Fulcrums of Change
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Terms:Aging, Community Building, Community Development, Community Engagement, Creating The Healthy Community, Cultural Institutions, Health & Wellness, Healthy Communities, Institutions as Fulcrums of Change , Intergenerational, Libraries, Program Areas, Public Health
Across America state and local governments are figuring out how to deal with aging populations as modern medicine and technology are starting to ensure that people, on average, live longer. According to the 2012 U.S. Census, Florida possesses one of the oldest populations in the United States, as more than 18% of Florida residents are over the age of 65, almost 5 percentage points higher than the national average. To help their aging population remain healthy and lead productive lives, local governments and community organizations are finding creative ways to encourage active lifestyles for older adults. The Good Life Games of Pinellas County Florida has proven to be a very successful way to encourage fitness among older residents of the county, and their model is being replicated throughout the country.
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For many counties throughout the United States, the public library system plays an important role in the community, serving as a center for social, cultural, and educational activity. These institutions have become especially important to the homeless and low-income families who may not be able to afford the amenities provided by the library. Pima County, Arizona’s public library system, however, began a program in 2010 that strives to serve another growing need that many communities throughout the country face – access to healthcare.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report last week, titled Health Disparities and Inequalities Report - United States, 2013, examining the key factors that affect health across the population and lead to health disparities throughout the United States. The report is the second of a series looking at health disparities and inequalities, the first of which was published in 2011 (click here to download the 2011 report). The CDC looks at health disparities across a range of groups, including racial, ethnic, sex, geographic, and socioeconomic. In the pursuit of health equity, the CDC works with its partners to both identify and address the factors that propagate health disparities across these groups with the ultimate aim of improving the health of all.
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