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Act Now: Support Community Prevention

The House Energy and Commerce committee recently voted to eliminate the Prevention and Public Health Fund--our nation's greatest source of dedicated prevention funding. There is no doubt that the Fund is at risk of being eliminated from multiple fronts--and we can't let this happen.

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Endorse "All Communities Deserve Safe Places to Play and be Active"

Together, we can forge solutions to transform neighborhoods into safe, healthy communities where all children and adults have access to safe places to play and be active. Find out what you can do.

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We're Not Buying It

Watch "We're Not Buying It," our video on deceptive food marketing to children. Join us and tell the President and the IWG they need to protect kids and families by ensuring the IWG's sensible, science-based recommendations move forward. Our kids' health can't wait.

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Prevention is Primary: Strategies for Community Wellbeing

Read our landmark textbook, and learn best-practices, concrete prevention tools, and strategies to strengthen prevention and community efforts. Download the first chapter and order the full text.

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UNITY Fact Sheets: Links Between Violence and Chronic Diseases, Mental Illness and Poor Learning

Read the latest fact sheets from PI's Urban Networks to Increase Thriving Youth (UNITY) on how violence affects other health problems and community concerns, such as chronic diseases, mental illness and poor learning. More

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Community-Centered Health Homes: Bridging the gap between health services and community prevention

Prevention Institute outlines an approach that community health centers can take to promote community health even as they deliver high quality medical services to individuals. More

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Prevention Tools

Creating Effective Strategies: Develop multi-faceted strategies to impact community health with our signature Spectrum of Prevention. See All
Building Cross-sector Collaboration: Multi-disciplinary efforts become stronger and build on skills with the Collaboration Multiplier. See All
Strengthening Communities: Explore successful community prevention efforts with Communities Taking Action: Profiles of Health Equity. See All

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Now Hiring: Communications Manager
Prevention Institute is looking for a seasoned Communications Manager who is deeply committed to improving health and safety and reducing inequities through a focus on prevention.
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Framing Prevention: Expanding Upon Preventive Health Care Services
The Prevention and Public Health Fund is our nation's greatest source of dedicated prevention funding, but some recent news coverage has only focused on its preventive health care service--not the Fund's role in advancing community prevention. Help make sure that reporters understand the full scope and impact of the Fund's programs.
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PreventConnect 2012 Web Conferences: Connect for Success: Enhancing impact through innovative partnerships
Join Prevention Institute on May 22th for "Social Change and Social Justice: Building Bridges Between Movements," the second installment of the 2012 PreventConnect web conference series.
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