CDC AWARDS VIRGINIA $4.3M TO SCALE-UP COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS TO SUPPORT COVID-19 RESPONSE AND RECOVERY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 2021 Media Contacts:  VDH: Brookie Crawford, public information officer, Central Region, brookie.crawford@vdh.virginia.gov IPHI: Taya GO! >

Institute for Public Health Innovation Awarded $1 million to Increase COVID-19 Vaccinations in Washington D.C. and Prince George’s County Washington, DC — The Institute for Public Health Innovation (IPHI) was awarded $1 million from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to GO! >

  Three new refrigerated trailers that are part of a $315,000 investment by Washington Gas to support food security will increase food storage capacity, reduce food waste, and create sustainable infrastructure to respond to future food system disruptions   July 20, 2021 (Prince GO! >

For Immediate Release: January 25, 2021 Contact: Julia Groenfeldt Jgroenfeldt@institutephi.org    The Prince George’s County Food Equity Council Launches New Food Recovery Platform to Fight Hunger and Reduce Food Waste PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MD — The Prince George’s Food Equity GO! >

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 16, 2020   Home Tips to Keep Families Healthy As families enter their fourth month home with children, the DC Healthy Housing Collaborative (DCHHC) knows one of parents’ top concerns is how to keep homes clean and pest-free. For parents of children with asthma, this GO! >

Fairfax County Health Department Partners with IPHI to Expand Contact Tracing Efforts May 28, 2020 Today, the Fairfax County Health Department (FCHD) in Virginia announced a new partnership with the Institute for Public Health Innovation (IPHI) to hire and train staff for COVID-19 contact GO! >

Virginia Re-establishes Statewide Immunization Coalition in Response to Falling Immunization Rates With seed funding from the Virginia Department of Health, IPHI is working to re-establish a statewide immunization coalition in Virginia, called ImmunizeVA. The first coalition meeting will take GO! >

Food Equity Council Leads COVID-19 Food Assistance Response in Prince George’s County, Maryland Since the COVID-19 crisis began in March, the Prince George’s County Food Equity Council (FEC) has been one of the leading organizations for Prince George’s County’s COVID-19 food GO! >

For Immediate Release October 28, 2019 Six Virginia Communities Demonstrate Commitment to Healthy Eating and Active Living Roanoke, Virginia — On October 8th, the Institute for Public Health Innovation’s (IPHI) HEAL (Healthy Eating Active Living) Cities and Town’s Campaign awarded HEAL GO! >

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 20, 2019 Contact: Kady Pecorella 202-350-4120 kpecorella@institutephi.org IPHI HOSTS FIRST REGIONAL CONFERENCE TO BRING TOGETHER DC, VA, AND MD COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES, EXPAND SKILL SET Almost 300 Participants Gather from all over GO! >