Healthier Mom Kits Project for Elevance Health Foundation Recently, CHC facilitated a volunteer Healthier Mom Kits assembly project for Elevance Health Foundation. Jasmine Jones, Program Associate at CHC, spoke about the importance of the kits and the Elevance-supported Black Birthing Initiative. To date we have sent 5,500 Healthier Mom Kits into local communities in [...]
CHC's Jean Accius Discusses Key Social Determinant of Health on WorkingNation's Work In Progress podcast CHC President & CEO Jean Accius recently appeared on WorkingNation's Work In Progress podcast to discuss work as a key social determinant of health. Economic prosperity impacts the health of communities around the country, as do the social connections [...]
Turning Adversity into Impact: Key Takeaways from the Lake Nona Impact Forum Last week, CHC President and CEO Jean Accius attended the 2024 Lake Nona Impact Forum in Florida, to meet with leaders and visionaries from various fields to discuss pressing social issues, groundbreaking innovations related to health and wellness and strategies for turning [...]
CHC Partner Tolomatic Holds Three Volunteer Shifts Benefiting Wayside Recovery Center On Wednesday, January 24th, Tolomatic, a company that designs, engineers, and manufactures linear actuators located in Hamel, MN, held three volunteer shifts benefiting Wayside Recovery Center, an organization whose mission is to break the cycle of addiction and trauma for women, children and [...]
CHC Meets with Director of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships CHC: Creating Healthier Communities met yesterday with Rev. Dr. Que English, Director of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, and members of her team, to discuss the pressing [...]
Celebrating a Year of Innovation and Leadership CHC would like to recognize the one-year anniversary of welcoming Jean C. Accius, PhD as our new president and CEO. Accius' first day at CHC was on February 27, 2023. He was appointed to the role following a 6-month search after the announcement of the retirement of [...]
CHC: Creating Healthier Communities Elects Kellie Adesina to its National Board of Directors CHC: Creating Healthier Communities announced today that Kellie Adesina, director of Government Affairs at The Kraft Heinz Company, has been unanimously elected to CHC's national board of directors. Adesina will join her first board meeting in March 2024. Read more. [...]
13 Effective Tips To Generate Free And Positive Press For Your Nonprofit Getting noticed in today’s crowded business environment has become an increasingly difficult endeavor. This has caused many organizations to take a multipronged approach, investing in both in-person and online marketing activities to increase the chances of engaging an active audience. In this [...]
CHC Unites Birthworkers and Community Leaders in Atlanta for First Black Birthing Initiative Grantee Convening CHC: Creating Healthier Communities held its first ever Black Birthing Initiative (BBI) Convening in Atlanta on February 5-7, 2024. Facilitated by CHC and Enlightened Solutions, the convening provided grantees with a space to share BBI progress and preliminary outcomes. [...]
The hidden climate crisis: Unequitable impact These days, we face extreme weather crises during more than just hurricane season. It’s become regular news for our country—and our world—to face “severe” or “extreme” weather on a regular basis. Extreme weather is now one of our planet’s top global risks, according to World Economic Forum. Read more [...]
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