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Affordable Care Act of 2010:Creating Job Opportunities for Racially and Ethnically Diverse Populations
February 22, 2016In this report, we present an inventory of health care jobs occupied by people of color, and the changes in occupation mix over time. We then estimate job growth in the health care industry and present potential job opportunities for people of...
Segregated Spaces, Risky Places: The Effects of Racial Segregation on Health Inequalities
February 22, 2016This research report highlights the effects of place on health and health inequities. It outlines the existing evidence of residential segregation’s effect on health, and it extends upon existing literature by examining the relationship between...
Moving Upstream: Policy Strategies to Address Social, Economic, and Environmental Conditions that Shape Health Inequities
February 22, 2016This policy brief identifies some of the policy strategies that are being studied and implemented in communities across the...
If We Build It, We Will Come: A Model for Community-Led Change to Transform Neighborhood Conditions to Support Healthy Eating and Active Living
June 10, 2015Neighborhoods affect health. In 3 adjoining inner-city Cleveland, Ohio, neighborhoods, residents have an average life expectancy 15 years less than that of a nearby suburb. To address this disparity, a local health funder created the 2010 to...
Kirwan Institute’s State of the Science Implicit Bias Review 2015
May 21, 2015The State of the Science Implicit Bias reviews explore the newest developments in the field of implicit bias research and discourse. Since the launch of this publication in 2013, the reactions from the field have been both gratifying and sobering....
The Schott Foundation Releases Report on Public Education and Black Males
February 11, 2015Today, the Schott Foundation released a new report on public education highlighting the persistent systemic differences in opportunities available for boys and men of color. Let’s accept the challenge offered by this report and work to build...
Community Health Assessment for Jefferson County
November 7, 2014The Jefferson County PLACE MATTERS team released their Community Health Assessment for Jefferson County and a Community Health Improvement Plan for Jefferson County with Work Plan. This amazing work that has been conducted since October 2013...
Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Report
November 3, 2014The National Collaborative is proud to be one of 6 REACH Minority National Organizations (MNO) that collaborated on a report to share their experiences and provide...