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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 11:33 pm
EVOLVES Program Attorney and Clinic Facilitator, Volunteer Lawyers Project Nebraska State Bar Association FOCUS Shannon is passionate about bridging the civil legal justice gap, particularly where it precludes health equity such as in landlord-tenant, domestic violence, and mental health law. Individuals are not constitutionally guaranteed right to counsel for civil legal matters—even when they are… View Article
Posted On December 18, 2020 11:00 pm
Assistant Professor UTHealth School of Public Health in Austin FOCUS All are affected by extreme heat, yet certain populations experience greater health burden. Low-income communities have constrained or unavailable resources to cope with heat, and discriminatory housing policies have led to a disproportionate number of individuals considered racial and ethnic minorities living in areas with… View Article
Posted On December 18, 2020 10:51 pm
Executive Director New York State Office of Resilient Homes and Communities FOCUS Katie’s vision for a Culture of Health is a world of silo-breaking, efficient, effective government. It is a world of common sense solutions. Today, doctors cannot write a prescription for affordable housing. But they could. With a prescription for affordable housing- a safe,… View Article
Posted On December 18, 2020 10:31 pm
Executive Director TransitMatters FOCUS Transportation access is one of the most powerful factors when it comes to economic mobility and future success, more than crime, test scores, two-parent households, and other factors more commonly mentioned. Even more broadly, mobility, or the freedom to move about, is a key human right. For Jarred Johnson, this right… View Article
Posted On December 18, 2020 10:30 pm
Equity Studio Director MIG, Inc FOCUS Jamillah’s vision for a Culture of Health leverages the power of planning to create thriving ecosystems of change. Her strategy involves advancing a significant paradigm shift by placing power and resources in the hands of community members—particularly people of color—to seed sustainable transformation. Jamillah believes that building inclusive and… View Article
Posted On December 18, 2020 10:23 pm
Senior Planner and Urban Designer Asakura Robinson FOCUS Libby’s passionate about understanding and building replicable affordable housing and supportive system models as part of a comprehensive strategy to stabilize families. She will be partnering with Project Row Houses in the Third Ward of Houston for this research. She will connect similar arts-based nonprofits that are… View Article
Posted On November 20, 2020 1:00 am
Founder + Chief Strategist &Access FOCUS Imagine the focal point of your favorite neighborhood. For Bobby, it’s Sweet Auburn Curb Market, located in the historic African-American neighborhood Martin Luther King, Jr. called home. Here you find all of Atlanta represented in the food, the people, and the boisterous experience. It is these kinds of memories… 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 March 5, 2020 10:47 pm
Program Director, Cultural Resilience Enterprise Community Partners FOCUS Meghan’s vision for a Culture of Health begins where people spend most of their time living and creating, in homes and communities. She supports equitable community investment by creating environments for healing-centered approaches, collaboration, lifting residents’ voices, and building social cohesion. Her vision is one where people… View Article