New Resources to Reduce Health Inequities

...and Prevention Institute is Hiring

New Disparity Reducing Advances Project: Laying the Groundwork for a Movement to Reduce Health Disparities

What will it take to accelerate the movement to eliminate and reduce disparities in health?  How can the field coalesce, create a roadmap and implement a cohesive, national strategy?  Laying the Groundwork for a Movement to Reduce Health Disparities attempts to provide answers to these and other questions for practitioners, researchers and advocates working to close the health gap.  This is the second report in a series written for the Institute for Alternative Futures. It builds on a body of work which explores root factors, community and behavioral factors and health care inequities underlying disparities in health. To access the report and read more, click here.

New Healthy Eating & Physical Activity: Addressing Inequities in Urban Environments

Urban communities present a set of distinct opportunities and challenges for those working to increase the availability of healthy eating and physical activity opportunities.  Nutrition and Physical Activity: Addressing Inequities in Urban Environments captures a dynamic discussion among experts with extensive ‘on the ground experience’ who joined together to discuss issues like communitywide impact, sustainability and partnerships for improving food and activity opportunities in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods.   To see the best practices and promising approaches highlighted in the report, click here.

We're Hiring

Prevention Institute is seeking to fill a Program Coordinator position. Candidates should be experienced in and committed to improving health and reducing disparities through a focus on prevention. Access the full job description and spread the word to others who might be interested.

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