Press Releases
2015
IPHI Releases Request for Proposals for HEAL Cities & Towns Campaign Grants Program
Press ReleasesFor Immediate Release Monday, May 4, 2015 Institute for Public Health Innovation Launches HEAL Cities & Towns Campaign Grants Program with $40,000 Available in Funding Washington, DC – Through its HEAL Cities & Towns Campaign, the Institute for Public Health Innovation is GO! >
2015
May 2nd: Down By the Riverside Community Health Walk
Press ReleasesFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4/24/15 “Down By the Riverside” Community Health Walk: Strong Parks, Strong Communities Neighbors, community members, and local organizations “look to the parks” for a healthier, greener future Washington, DC: Washington Parks & People, the Institute for Public GO! >
2015
$40,000 Available to HEAL Cities and Towns to Implement HEAL Policies
Press ReleasesHEAL Cities & Towns Campaign Offering $40,000 in Small Grants to Maryland and Virginia Cities and Towns This spring, for the first time ever, cities and towns in Maryland and Virginia have an opportunity to obtain new resources to increase local options for healthy eating and active living GO! >
2015
Virginia Stakeholders Gather to Promote the Training and Employment of Community Members as Part of the Healthcare Workforce
Press ReleasesFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Virginia Stakeholders Gather to Promote the Training and Employment of Community Members as Part of the Healthcare Workforce Frontline Community Health Workers Provide a Cost-Effective Strategy to Improving the Public’s Health FREDERICKSBURG, VA. (April 1, 2015) — Dozens GO! >
2015
Washington, DC Has Greatest Decrease in Premature Births Since 2010
Our Work in ActionThe 2015 County Health Rankings reveal that Washington, D.C. has experienced the greatest decrease in premature births since the launch of the County Health Rankings in 2010 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin’s Population Health Institute have GO! >
2015
Evelyn Kelly Chosen for Leadership Maryland Class of 2015
Press ReleasesInstitute for Public Health Innovation employee one of 50 to join program Evelyn Kelly, Senior Program Manager at the Institute for Public Health Innovation, has been selected to participate in Leadership Maryland, a professional development program dedicated to building a stronger Maryland by GO! >
2015
Richmond Passes Legislation to Incorporate Health Considerations Into Future Planning and Programs
Press ReleasesRichmond, Virginia Passes Legislation to Incorporate Health Considerations Into Future Planning and Programs RICHMOND, VA (February 20, 2015) – The Richmond City Council has adopted two resolutions that will ensure the incorporation of health into future planning and programs. This legislation, GO! >
2014
Prince George’s County Food Equity Forum Addresses County Health and Healthy Foods
Press ReleasesLocal Food System Stakeholders Focus on Innovations and Policy Opportunities in Farming, Nutrition Education, and Affordable Healthy Food Retail at Prince George’s County First-Ever “Food Equity Forum” HYATTSVILLE, MD (September 18, 2014) – High levels of chronic disease GO! >
2014
The Institute for Public Health Innovation Receives National Network of Public Health Institutes Grant
Press ReleasesThe Institute for Public Health Innovation Receives National Network of Public Health Institutes Grant Grant will help IPHI develop new strategies to improve community health September 15, 2014—Washington, DC—The Institute for Public Health Innovation (IPHI) has been awarded a grant by the GO! >
2014
IPHI CHW Zhilphia “Zee” Turner Honored with National Award at Unity Conference
Press ReleasesOn Thursday, May 22, 2014, organizers and participants of the 2014 Unity National Community Health Worker Conference in Baltimore, Maryland honored the life and service of Zhilphia “Zee” Turner, an IPHI Community Health Worker (CHW) who passed away on New Year’s Eve last year. GO! >