Manchester, New Hampshire 2016 RWJF Culture of Health Prize Winner [RWJF.org]
Founded along the Merrimack River in the early 19 th century, Manchester, N.H., sprang from a utopian vision: create an industrial center to rival its English namesake, complete with sprawling, red-brick textile mills, workers’ quarters, schools, libraries, theaters and parks for all who lived and worked there. But as manufacturing sagged in the latter half of the 20 th century, the city lagged as well. Today, in a transformation that has spanned the past several decades, the city’s business...