By Hollie Gibbs [Fresh Water Cleveland] This series of stories, "Grassroots Success: Awakening the Power of Families and Neighborhoods," explores how meaningful impact on our communities grows from the ground up. Support for "Grassroots Success" is provided by Neighborhood Connections and NewBridge Cleveland Center for Arts & Technology. The Greater University Circle Community Health Initiative [...]
By Michael Laff [AAFP] Family physicians are in a unique position to address population health, and they achieve the best outcomes when they join with community health officials to review data and target vulnerable populations. Two speakers at the AAFP State Legislative Conference held here Oct. 27-29 described successful population health initiatives that have done [...]
By Rachel Dissell & Brie Zeltner [The Plain Dealer] Toldeo passed an ordinance this week that requires most rentals to be inspected for lead paint and dust hazards. CLEVELAND, Ohio – Last week, Toledo became the first city in Ohio to pass a law that prevents lead poisoning in the most at-risk children [...]
By Leila Atassi [Cleveland Plain Dealer] A lead paint abatement specialist works on a home in Cleveland in this photo from 2000. Cleveland health department officials said Wednesday that if a city income tax increase passes, the department will hire three more lead investigators. (Plain Dealer file photo) CLEVELAND, Ohio – City of [...]
June 9 marked the one-year anniversary of the BUILD Health Challenge’s announcement of the inaugural group of grantees. In just its first year, BUILD communities have made incredible strides in tackling health disparities, addressing the social determinants of health, and creating the conditions for long-term health improvement. The diverse range of projects includes: Improving the [...]
By Commitee of the Whole [Cleveland City Council] Chair: Kevin J. Kelley Members: Dona Brady; Anthony Brancatelli; Phyllis E. Cleveland; Kevin Conwell; Brian J. Cummins; TJ Dow; Jeffrey D. Johnson; Kenneth L. Johnson; Brian Kazy; Martin J. Keane; Kerry McCormack; Mamie J. Mitchell; Michael D. Polensek; Terrell H. Pruitt; Zachary Reed; Matthew Zone Department of [...]
By Brie Zellner [cleveland.com] A partnership between the Cleveland Department of Public Health, the MetroHealth System, and the non-profit Environmental Health Watch has earned a $250,000 boost from a national funding collaborative to help pay for their work on lead abatement and asthma prevention in homes around the city's Brooklyn Centre neighborhood. The partnership is [...]
By Sarah Jane Tribble [Idea Stream] After competing for a national pot of funding, Cleveland's nonprofit Environmental Health Watch and MetroHealth System will lead a group that's getting $250,000 to improve housing and take care of patients in the Stockyards, Clark-Fulton, Brooklyn Center neighborhood. Anne Hill, MetroHealth's director of local government relations, says the project is [...]
[Metro Health News] The BUILD Health Challenge, a national awards program, awarded The MetroHealth System, in collaboration with Environmental Health Watch, the Cleveland Department of Public Health and other local organizations, with a $250,000 grant for its efforts to improve community health. The Healthy Housing program, “Engaging the Community in New Approaches to Healthy Housing,” [...]
By Timothy Magaw [Crain's Cleveland Business] A national award program is pumping $250,000 into a collaborative effort to improve deteriorating housing in the Stockyards, Clark-Fulton and Brooklyn Centre neighborhoods on Cleveland’s West Side — areas where residents have high levels of lead poisoning, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The funding comes from the Build [...]