The 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! >

IPHI’s Mike Royster was interviewed by Terrance Afer-Anderson of HealthWatch. The interview focused on health inequities in Virginia, strategies to address them, and some of IPHI’s work in Virginia to promote health equity. GO! >

WHAT The Prince George’s Food Equity Council is hosting its first ever “Food Equity Forum” to discuss critical strategies to improve the health of county residents and increase access to healthy food to all socio-economic groups. Among the topics is the county’s GO! >

The DC Prevention and Medicaid Financing Taskforce held its third meeting on August 26th.  Discussions focused on the progress of the two workgroups that were formed at the second Taskforce meeting: the CHW Workforce Development and the Financing Workgroups. Workgroup members addressed topics GO! >

The Institute for Public Health Innovation and Washington AIDS Partnership, together with the D.C. Department of Health, is hosting a follow-up to the Spring 2014 roundtable conversation between senior leadership of HIV/AIDS service providers and the Senior Deputy Director of HAHSTA, D.C. GO! >

We have provided a wealth of information on our website, but if you’d like a quick overview of our organization and would like to share information with a colleague, we welcome you to download our brochure. IPHI Brochure_080114 GO! >

On July 28, 2014, Capitol Heights became the first municipality in Prince George’s County (MD) to adopt a Complete Streets policy. Mayor Marnitta King led the effort, stating, “”Having Complete Streets in Capitol Heights is essential to moving our changing Town forward.  We have to make GO! >

The next  DC Prevention and Medicaid Taskforce meeting is scheduled for August 26th, from 9:30am to 11:30am at IPHI.  All who attend will be asked to participate in one of two workgroups: the CHW Workforce Development Work Group, which is focused on formulating recommendations on community GO! >

IPHI Recognizes 22 HEAL Cities and Towns in Maryland and Virginia HEAL Cities & Towns have publicly recognized, through adoption of a resolution or policy that municipalities have a role to play in creating a community where residents and municipal employees can make healthy decisions about GO! >

IPHI’s Marisa Jones had the opportunity to speak before Maryland’s local elected officials to present plaques recognizing the Inaugural Class of HEAL Cities & Towns in Maryland at the Maryland Municipal League Annual Convention. As of June, there were a total of 22 cities and GO! >