Community Health Digest

11/04/09 The California Endowment, Consortium of Foundations Address the Role of Health...

11/04/09 The California Endowment, Consortium of Foundations Address the Role of Health ...

Reuters

The project will explore the complex connection between health and education with the goal of developing policy recommendations that foster healthy and ...

10/28/09 Rural Health Providers Improve Health of Economy, Not Just Patients

10/28/09 Rural health providers improve health of economy, not just patients

Iowa Independent - Lynda Waddington

Despite all the evidence, few rural areas currently target medical professionals as a part of their routine economic development efforts. ...

10/13/09 Special Edition of the State Education Standard Highlights Education...

10/13/09 Special Edition of the State Education Standard Highlights Education ...

Reuters

State boards of education are at the nexus of student health and education policy, providing them with the opportunity to help children learn about healthy ...

10/2/09 Cooper Center Study Shows Major Economic Impact of Higher Education

10/209 Cooper Center Study Shows Major Economic Impact of Higher Education

University of Virginia - Mark Hubbard -

Addressing the importance of higher education to state economic development were former Virginia governors Gerald Baliles, director of the Miller Center of ...

9/28/09 Wellness Coalition Links Healthy Lifestyles, economic success

9/28/09 Wellness Coalition links healthy lifestyles, economic success

Cumberland Times-News - Tess Hill

CUMBERLAND — Wellness and economic development. Not quite two words you hear used together often, but city Economic Development Coordinator Brenda Smith and ...

9/28/09 AT&T, United Way Worldwide Launch

9/28/09 AT&T, United Way Worldwide Launch Family Engagement Program to ...

PR Newswire (press release)

United Way in the US has set ambitious national goals in education, income and health - including cutting the nation's high school dropout rate in half by ...

9/18/09 Leading Education Associations Propose Comprehensive Approach to...

9/18/09Leading Education Associations Propose Comprehensive Approach to ...

Reuters

... progress of school turnaround efforts, which is a prerequisite to effective family, community, district, staff and student engagement in those efforts. ..

9/15/09 Grocery Store Tax Incentive May Create More Than 3000 Jobs

9/15/09 Grocery Store Tax Incentive May Create More Than 3000 Jobs

NACS Online

"Not only is this an economic development tool, it also offers the means to provide fresh food options for those whose previous grocery experiences were ...

9/15/09 Quality of Early Child Care Plays Role in Later Reading, Math...

9/15/09 Quality of early child care plays role in later reading, math ...

EurekAlert (press release)

... and Youth Development, which was carried out under the auspices of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. ...

9/10/09 Education Matters for Health

9/10/09 Education Matters for Health

RWJF

This issue brief, prepared by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America, examines three major interrelated pathways through which educational attainment is linked with health--health knowledge and behaviors; employment and income; and social and psychological factors, including sense of control, social standing and social support.

9/3/09 Rising Health-Care Costs Threaten Financial Well-Being of Many...

9/3/09 Rising Health-Care Costs Threaten Financial Well-Being of Many ...

Chronicle of Philanthropy(subscription) - Caroline Preston
While no types of organizations appeared immune, charities that provide services to children and families, as well as community- and economic-development ...

9/2/09 Research Supports Improving 'Scoring' of Costs and Benefits of...

9/2/09 Research Supports Improving 'Scoring' of Costs and Benefits of ...

istockAnalyst.com (press release)

1 /PRNewswire/ -- For economists and policy-makers to understand the true value of the costs and savings of preventive health programs for chronic disease, ...

7/28/09 Doctor and Nurse Shortages Plague US

7/28/09 Doctor and Nurse Shortages Plague US

Kaiser Health News

Overall, the president's economic stimulus program provides $2 billion for upgrading and expanding community health centers. Mrs. Obama said that money ...

7/28/09 US Kids' Well-Being Lags in Key Areas

7/28/09 US Kids' Well-Being Lags in Key Areas

CBS News

A comparison of data on children's well-being in America between 2000 and 2006-2007 showed improvement for some health and education indicators, ...

6/26/09 Disparities in Academic Achievement and Health: the Intersection of Child Education...

6/26/09 Disparities in academic achievement and health: the intersection of child education and health policy.

According to recent data, the United States appears to be failing to make significant progress toward the Healthy People 2010 goal of eliminating health disparities. A Key element missing from the US strategy is a focus on gaps in child development/ achievement. "Academic achievement and education seem to be critical determinants of health across the life span and disparities in one contribute to disparities in the other" (PubMed abstract)  Article by K. Fiscella, et al,Pediatrics. 2009 Mar;123(3):1073-80.

6/4/09 New Health Program Could Save Small Bussinesses Money

6/4/09 New Health Program Could Save Small Businesses Money

WQOW TV News 18

To bridge this problem, lawmakers and area economic development corporations have started a healthcare co-op in western Wisconsin called Cooperative Health ...

6/2/09 Medicaid Market Growth Opportunities

6/2/09 Medicaid Market Growth Opportunities

Business Wire (press release)

Tucked inside ARRA - commonly known as the federal economic stimulus package -- is an estimated $88 billion in assistance for state Medicaid programs. ...

5/11/09 Health Care Industry Groups Ready to Commit to Cut Costs

5/11/09 Health Care Industry Groups Ready To Commit To Cut Costs

California Healthline

According to Obama administration officials, the portion of the overall economy that health care spending represents is expected to grow from 17% currently ...

5/7/09 GE to Invest $6 Billion on Health Care Over Next 6 Years

5/7/09 GE to invest $6 billion on health care over next 6 years

Milwaukee Small Business Times

Some students at the UWM School of Architecture did a public installation project at twelve locations around the city, which would only be up until Friday. ...

5/6/09 Less Education May Mean Poorer Health

5/6/09  Less Education May Mean Poorer Health
Forbes

Overall, racial and ethnic minorities were more likely than whites to report being in less than very good health. Education-related differences in health ...