On October 28, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced the eight winners (selected from more than 340 applicants) of the 2015 RWJF Culture of Health Prize, honored for working to ensure that everyone in their community has the opportunity to live a longer, healthier and more productive life.
Here is a excerpt from the summary:
Kansas City, Missouri—Kansas City is creating a safe and healthy environment for all its residents by addressing the upstream issues that impact health. AIM4Peace engages a new type of health worker who hits the streets to interrupt street violence, mentor high risk individuals and foster peace. The city’s Chamber of Commerce is partnering with more than 150 community organizations to improve health, and organizers are working with community members to end predatory lending and raise the minimum wage. Efforts are paying off: over the past decade, life expectancy improved for everyone and the gap between white and African-American residents was reduced from 6.5 years to 5 years.
http://www.rwjf.org/en/library...-kansas-city-mo.html
LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS YEAR'S CULTURE OF HEALTH PRIZE WINNERS
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Waaswaaganing Anishinaabeg (Lac du Flambeau Tribe), Wisconsin
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