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Miami’s vibrant Little Havana community teams up for better health
Healthy Communities News - January 29, 2020 10:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsTo really know what a community needs, you have to live there. Talk with your neighbors over the back fence. See the issues with your own eyes. That’s what makes the Live Healthy Little Havana program a success. Neighborhood residents, working as community liaisons, are at the heart of t...
A look back: 2019 Healthy Communities News podcast
Healthy Communities News - December 18, 2019 09:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWorkforce training that takes a single mom of five from homeless to hopeful in Cleveland. Students debating how to go tobacco-free on a Philadelphia campus. These are two of the exciting stories we’ve covered this past year on our Healthy Communities News podcast. And now you can sample ...
A Look Back: 2019 Healthy Communities News Podcast
Healthy Communities News - December 18, 2019 05:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWorkforce training that takes a single mom of five from homeless to hopeful in Cleveland. Students debating how to go tobacco-free on a Philadelphia campus. These are two of the exciting stories we’ve covered this past year on our Healthy Communities News podcast. And now you can sample them all...
Cutting Hair and Hypertension at Nashville Barbershops
Healthy Communities News - November 19, 2019 15:51 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn Nashville, Tennessee, there’s a low-slung brick building nestled among fast food shops and a gas station on Clarksville Pike. It’s proudly painted red, white, and blue – a comfortable, well-worn spot that’s become a cultural hub for generations of African-American customers. And now, patrons ...
Cutting hair and hypertension at Nashville barbershops
Healthy Communities News - November 19, 2019 13:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn Nashville, Tennessee, there’s a low-slung brick building nestled among fast food shops and a gas station on Clarksville Pike. It’s proudly painted red, white, and blue – a comfortable, well-worn spot that’s become a cultural hub for generations of African-American customers. And now, ...
Students talk tobacco: Getting real with Temple University and Truth Initiative
Healthy Communities News - September 24, 2019 19:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsMedical services are only part of staying healthy. Your community plays an even larger role: whether you have access to safe streets and fresh food, whether you can breathe clean air and drink untainted water, whether you can find places to exercise and socialize. These “social determina...
Workforce Innovation Center’s Support Takes Single Mom from Homeless to Hopeful
Healthy Communities News - September 12, 2019 16:32 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsCarrie Robinson is a 28-year-old single mom living outside of Cleveland, Ohio. She’s a pharmacy technician – but not too long ago, she and her five kids found themselves homeless. She shared her story about how CVS Health’s Workforce Innovation and Talent Center changed her life. The centers pro...
Workforce Innovation Center’s support takes single mom from homeless to hopeful
Healthy Communities News - September 12, 2019 12:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsCarrie Robinson is a 28-year-old single mom living outside of Cleveland, Ohio. She’s a pharmacy technician – but not too long ago, she and her five kids found themselves homeless. She shared her story about how CVS Health’s Workforce Innovation and Talent Center changed her life. The cen...
A helping hand from someone who’s been there: Gina’s story
Healthy Communities News - August 12, 2019 14:02 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsGina is an individual in recovery from opioid use disorder and a former sex worker. Today, she’s a Linkage to Care Coordinator in rural North Carolina, a job funded by an Aetna Foundation grant. Each day, Gina uses her street smarts and lively personality to connect residents struggling with opi...
A helping hand from someone who’s been there: Gina’s story
Healthy Communities News - August 12, 2019 10:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsGina is an individual in recovery from opioid use disorder and a former sex worker. Today, she’s a Linkage to Care Coordinator in rural North Carolina, a job funded by an Aetna Foundation grant. Each day, Gina uses her street smarts and lively personality to connect residents struggling ...
Bridgeport market gives entrepreneurs a jump start
Healthy Communities News - June 24, 2019 02:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsSmall businesses can revitalize neighborhoods – so the Bridgeport OIC is lending a hand to local entrepreneurs. We talk to Jeff Nelson of Seeding Knowledge, a start-up that plants and maintains gardens and sells produce. He’s expanding his services to the East End Pop Up Market, where he’ll offer...
Faith begets fitness in Mecklenburg County
Healthy Communities News - June 24, 2019 02:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsFaith leaders, county health officials, the local health system and community groups have proven that it takes a village to address local health issues. The Village HeartBEAT program created a fitness challenge in local congregations. The goal? To help residents battling heart diseas...
Bridgeport market gives entrepreneurs a jump start
Healthy Communities News - June 24, 2019 02:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsSmall businesses can revitalize neighborhoods – so the Bridgeport OIC is lending a hand to local entrepreneurs. We talk to Jeff Nelson of Seeding Knowledge, a start-up that plants and maintains gardens and sells produce. He’s expanding his services to the East End Pop Up Market, where he...
New market gives Bridgeport residents access to fresh food
Healthy Communities News - June 24, 2019 00:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAs the economy struggles and poverty rises in Bridgeport, manufacturing jobs are not the only thing leaving town: Residents have had to go farther and farther to find fresh food. But a group of local businesspeople is looking to reverse that trend. They’re opening the new East End Pop Up Market, ...
New market gives Bridgeport residents access to fresh food
Healthy Communities News - June 24, 2019 00:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAs the economy struggles and poverty rises in Bridgeport, manufacturing jobs are not the only thing leaving town: Residents have had to go farther and farther to find fresh food. But a group of local businesspeople is looking to reverse that trend. They’re opening the new East End Pop U...
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