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Steve Fulop on Health Care
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Partner with public health groups to fight urban disparities
Mayor Steven M. Fulop, in collaboration with [city and private agencies], has been identified to receive a $10,000 community seed award from the HealthyCommunity50 Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge, for work toward making measurable change in
their local communities.The Challenge, a partnership between the Aetna Foundation & the American Public Health Association, will award $1.5 million in prizes to small and mid-sized cities & counties that are able to show measurable change over the
course of several years working with cross-sector partnerships to implement health innovations and data-driven solutions. Hundreds of public/private entities applied nationwide.
"I am thrilled that the Jersey City HealthyCommunity50 Collaborative was
selected to receive grant dollars to enhance the meaningful work we're doing to increase health and develop strong partnerships to combat health disparities that plague cities like ours," said Mayor Fulop.
Source: Mayoral press release for 2017 New Jersey Gubernatorial race
, Sep 15, 2016
Combat health disparities that plague cities
The Jersey City Anti Violence Coalition Movement has been identified to receive a $10,000 community seed award from the HealthyCommunity50 Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge. This Jersey City-based HealthyCommunity50 Collaborative is one of 50
organizations nationwide awarded for work toward making measurable change in their local communities.The Challenge will award $1.5 million in prizes to cities & counties that are able to show measurable change over the course of several years working
with cross-sector partnerships to implement health innovations and data-driven solutions. The HealthyCommunity50 were chosen based on plans to improve the health of their communities in at least one of five domains:
- Healthy behaviors
- community
safety
- built environment
- social/economic factors and
- environmental exposures.
"I am thrilled that the Jersey City HealthyCommunity50 Collaborative was selected to combat health disparities that plague cities like ours," said Mayor Fulop.
Source: Mayoral press release in 2017 New Jersey gubernatorial race
, Sep 15, 2016
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