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HEALTH & THIRD SPACES
The social support garnered in third places has been shown to protect health and well-being across one’s lifetime. Still, it takes a wide range of third places to cultivate healthy conditions within communities. From libraries and laundromats to barbershops and bars, “third places have long been an important part of American culture, and their role continues to evolve.”
View postHEALTH & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
The single biggest indicator of a thriving community is residents who take an active role in the process of cultivating positive change. From voting to volunteering, engaging in the community allows individuals to both develop and use knowledge, skills, and voice to shape the environment in which they choose to live, work, and raise their families.
View postWorking to ensure members of the local immigrant community thrive
Since its founding in 2005, Northeast Dutchess Immigrant Services (formerly Grace Immigrant Outreach) has been an integral community resource. Serving the rural towns of Pine Plains, Amenia, Stanfordville, Millbrook and Dover, NEDIS prides itself on connecting members of the local immigrant community with valuable resource...
View postHEALTH & AFFORDABLE HOUSING
As more people experience the burden of severe housing costs, a dangerous spiral ensues — one where more children are living in poverty; more neighbors don’t know where their next meal will come from; and more community members are in poor health.
View postHEALTH & HOUSING
Where we choose to live — which, by extension, is ultimately dictated by where we can afford to live — impacts our access to key factors of health like quality of schools and employment opportunities to safe communities and nutritious food.
View postHEALTH & RURAL COMMUNITIES
Less than 11 percent of physicians in the U.S. practice in rural areas, yet about 20 percent of the U.S. population resides in rural areas. For this and a myriad of other reasons, rural Americas tend to be older and sicker than their urban counterparts. In this issue, we’ll focus on rural social determinants of health and how they influence access to services and health outcomes.
View postMeeting the health and wellness needs of Northwest Connecticut
For two decades, Community Health & Wellness Center of Greater Torrington (CHWC) has been committed to keeping communities healthy. Their award-winning Federally Qualified Health Centers — defined as any community-based and patient-centered organization that delivers comprehensive and culturally competent primary health care services
View postPartnering to support rural community members’ health and well-being
The healthcare system is a maze, The Healthcare Consortium has been helping residents of Columbia and Greene Counties navigate its associated obstacles for a quarter century. By addressing the myriad barriers that might otherwise prevent vulnerable individuals from receiving the care they deserve — including physical, financial, cultural and linguistic — residents’ access to healthcare services are improved.
View postDeveloping and sustaining nimble transportation solutions
From summer enrichment and youth leadership to food access and income tax assistance, working collaboratively with community partners to understand the priority needs of the individuals and communities it serves has been integral to NECC from the very beginning.
View postWorking with community to end Domestic Violence
Domestic violence/intimate partner violence knows no boundaries. It affects individuals from all walks of life — regardless of socioeconomic, cultural, educational, and religious background — and is experienced across sexual identities and gender expressions, in same-sex and opposite-sex relationships.
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