Collaboration between a San Antonio nonprofit and the Metropolitan Health District is bringing fresh produce to convenience stores in "food desert" neighborhoods. The challenges of public health ...

At its heart, a place-based approach is built on a simple principle: The people who live closest to a problem are also ...

Policymakers around the world are increasingly interested in place-based programs that use tax incentives, zoning regulations, and other measures to promote investment, economic growth, and positive ...

Public health after the COVID-19 pandemic must transform into a more effective force for improving health, especially in those marginalized communities that are at highest risk. Lessons from the ...

A Chicago-based program that works with high risk youth might be coming to the Quad Cities. “Youth Advocate programs” focuses on community-based care to keep young people from going in and out of jail ...

Hospital-based community violence intervention programs combat cycles of violent crime and retaliation by engaging patients in the recovery process immediately following injury. Only in America: The ...

Drew Muse witnessed several emotional breakthroughs between Black mothers and daughters—but it wasn't in a therapist's office. It was during yoga retreats held by The Black Women's Yoga Collective, a ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - Many local adults with developmental disabilities are spending more time in the community and mainstream workplaces. The centers that serve them have been transitioning from ...

Location, cost, and transportation were cited as important factors regarding adherence and satisfaction with community-based exercise programs among patients with Parkinson disease. A community-based ...

Through small, neighborhood classes, researchers at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and Promundo-US significantly reduced sexual violence among teenage boys living in areas of concentrated ...

In addition to efforts from state and federal lawmakers, schools and communities have a critical role to play in addressing school gun violence through prevention and intervention approaches. Only in ...