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Posted On December 18, 2020 11:37 pm
President Institute for Patient-Centered Design, Inc. FOCUS Tammy’s vision for a Culture of Health includes a network of community sanctuaries that would enable the health care system to address the social determinants of health by providing preventive assistance to residents in need. She envisions community gardens located in public spaces, like parks, hospital and clinic… View Article
Posted On December 18, 2020 10:28 pm
Assistant Director, Healthy Communities Cone Health
Posted On December 18, 2020 10:25 pm
Executive Director Kuumba, LLC FOCUS Dr. Harvey Hinton III vision for a Culture of Health is to make his community better for African Americans using creativity and restorative actions. For Dr. Hinton, a “healing-centered” approach is needed to improve the quality of life for Black people, as a result of the historical traumas from years… View Article
Posted On November 20, 2020 12:24 am
FOCUS Despite the money and proliferation of institutional, entrepreneurial, nonprofit, and philanthropic players, social change efforts have wielded little systemic change. And those most impacted continue to suffer under oppressive systems despite the overabundance of “programming.” In response to these conditions, along with other residents of East Durham, N.C., in 2012 Aliyah co-founded Communities In… View Article
Posted On July 23, 2019 2:09 am
Executive Director Communities In Partnership FOCUS Camryn’s goal in her community in Durham, North Carolina is to bring more concrete, community rooted and led strategies and outcomes that are centered around how chronic illness and health are linked inextricably to inequality, lack of resources, and stress, all of which are rooted in historical and institutional… View Article
Posted On July 23, 2019 1:39 am
Chief Dreamer Village of Wisdom FOCUS William imagines a day when parents of black children don’t have to prepare them for the emotional and mental harm that is associated with experiencing racial discrimination. In fact, William imagines a day where the schools black children attend feed and grow their mental and emotional health by affirming… View Article
Posted On July 23, 2019 1:15 am
Organizing Director Transformative In-Prison Workgroup FOCUS Our society’s response to harm is to put people in cages. Dominant public narratives reinforce the false idea that prisons produce safety. In fact, the criminalization of communities of color breaks apart families, destroys economic stability, and drives health inequities. Mass incarceration itself is a public health crisis. Located… View Article
Posted On July 22, 2019 10:48 pm
Community Engagement Coordinator Buncombe County Health and Human Services FOCUS Hood Huggers International, LLC, offers sustainable strategies for building support pillars for resilient historically African-American neighborhoods, providing a framework for community capacity building while helping to create spaces that absorb trauma and increasing the effectiveness of existing service programs. These strategies incorporate the arts, social… View Article
Posted On July 22, 2019 10:25 pm
Program Director Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project FOCUS I have lived my whole life in western North Carolina, in the mountains of Appalachia, and I cherish my home and community. It is the land of old-time music, a rich agricultural heritage, burley tobacco, and moonshine. It’s a place of extremes—extreme beauty but extreme isolation, richness in… View Article