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In 2008, GRHF funded local groups to design and implement
interventions with the goal of improving the health status of people living in
neighborhoods challenged by poverty. Projects addressed the social, physical,
and economic environments that impact health. Grantees launched their efforts
with an asset-based assessment of their neighborhoods. There is evidence that
when communities organize around their assets rather than their needs,
improvements in the local neighborhood can result in the physical,
environmental, social, and economic contexts. Four grantees from that period
are currently implementing placed-based and resident-driven plans - designed
and implemented based on the neighborhood vision for a healthier future
and the assets available for mobilizing to action.
Anthony L. Jordan Health Center — Bridges to
Wellness/Puentas a la Salud (BTW) works in Northeast Rochester with local
recreation centers, schools, city agencies, colleges and other local
institutions to improve health in the neighborhood. BTW residents are cleaning
and beautifying streets, creating art with local youth, offering new
opportunities for physical activity, and working to study transportation
options in the area.
Charles Settlement House — Coaching, Organizing
and Accessing Community Health (COACH) - works with local businesses,
churches, schools, agencies and the University of Rochester to improve
neighborhood health and safety and provide positive and healthy work/life
opportunities for youth and adults in Northwest Rochester.
Ibero American Development Corporation — Works with neighborhood residents, local churches, colleges,
city government and local agencies and institutions to improve the health of
the neighborhood and residents through Healthy Outcomes through Participation,
Education and Empowerment (HOPE) in Northeast Rochester. The project strives to
create a safe and healthy environment with clean streets, public art, gardens,
playgrounds and other safe places for healthy youth development.
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Rural Health Network — Manages the Dundee Neighborhood Health Improvement Project
(also known as Our Town Rocks) and receives community leadership from the
"Champions Group." This project works with numerous government offices,
community agencies and the local school district to improve the health of their
rural community. It focuses on providing opportunities for physical activity,
access to healthy food and needed human services, while also addressing the
economic climate by improving the appearance of downtown Dundee and developing
micro-business opportunities.
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