Manchester’s Weaving Health into the Community’s Fabric: A Deeper Look

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Uploaded on Oct 18, 2016

In the largest city in northern New England, public officials and private sector leaders have taken a data-driven, block-by-block approach to better health. When more than half of the City’s school children qualified for public assistance programs, city leaders partnered with residents to transform schools in the city’s most socioeconomically disadvantaged areas, taking a community school approach that links health and education together. Former textile mills have been converted into high-tech spaces and outdoor recreation areas, spurring economic growth and providing more opportunities for physical activity. Learn more about their story and the rest of the 2016 RWJF Culture of Health Prize Winners at www.rwjf.org/prize.

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