We feature the ground breaking efforts of 'Place Matters,' a program of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies' Health Policy Institute. Place Matters is a nationwide initiative designed to improve the health outcomes of participating communities through shared learning experiences. This webinar also showcases the efforts of two community teams located in Alameda County, CA and Boston, MA.

The program assists participating teams to develop and implement community-based strategies to address social factors that determine health. Scientific research indicates that changing the social determinants of health is crucial to promoting health equity and reducing disparities. Unfortunately, systematic and data-based conversion of this knowledge into policy and practice has been limited, particularly at the local level. The Place Matters initiative aims to address this gap by cultivating new leadership and advancing the Fair Health Movement - one community at a time. The national learning community currently consists of 16 Place Matters Teams responsible for designing and implementing strategies to improve health equity within communities in 22 counties and three cities.

Thursday, March 19, 2009
3:00 - 4:30 pm (Eastern)
2:00 - 3:30 pm (Central)
1:00 - 2:30 pm (Mountain)
12:00 - 1:30 pm (Pacific)

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Eliminating Health Disparities by Addressing the Social Determinants of Health

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