Recommendations on Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act
The Partnership submitted recommendations on the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act to the Commitee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry.
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The Transportation Prescription: Bold New Ideas for Healthy, Equitable Transportation Reform in America
This report how healthy, equitable transportation policies can improve the quality of life for everyone, and in particular for vulnerable communities. This report demonstrates that transportation policy is, in effect, health policy—and environmental policy, food policy, employment policy, and metropolitan development policy, each of which bears on health independently and in concert with the...
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Healthy, Equitable Transportation Policy: Recommendations and Research
An edited volume, published by PolicyLink and Prevention Institute, with in-depth information on the intersection of transportation, equity and health. The publication is composed of chapters written by leading academics and advocates from across the nation covering topics from public transportation, walking and bicycling, to safety and economic development. The book highlights key policy...
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Leading National Foundations and Health-Care Organizations Make Unprecedented Call for Investment in Prevention: Public CEO Letter
Prior to the passage of the Affordable Care Act, the Convergence Partnership released an unprecedented statement from the CEOs of member organizations to address the urgent need for prevention measures in health care reform.
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Recommendations for the Prevention and Wellness Funds
A PolicyLink and Prevention Institute memo with recommendations for spending wellness funds in the Recovery Act of 2009.
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Public CEO Letter
This letter was released by CEO's of the Partnership's member organizations and addresses the need for prevention measures in health care reform.
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Promising Strategies for Creating Healthy Eating and Active Living Environments
This report offers a comprehensive and cross-cutting review of policy, strategy, and program recommendations to realize the vision of healthy people in healthy places. This review draws from the most prominent and promising strategies for change at national, state, and local levels. This document has been created to encourage further discussions and serve as a catalyst for practitioners,...
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Strategies for Enhancing the Built Environment to Support Healthy Eating and Active Living
This report outlines a range of organizational practices and public policies being considered to improve the built environment in support of This document serves as a resource to identify target policies and opportunities towards building healthy environments.
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Introducing the Healthy Eating Active Living Convergence Partnership
The partnership's initial overview of its 10-point vision statement for the partnership; illustrates the linkages between healthy people and healthy places; and describes the partnership’s four core strategies to create environments that foster good health.
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