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WHAT IS HEALTHY DURHAM 20/20? A CLOSER LOOK AT THE MISSION AND VISION BEHIND THE DURHAM COUNTY INITIATIVE I N P A R T N E R S H I P W I T H CITY OF DURHAM | COUNTY OF DURHAM | DUKE UNIVERSITY | DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM | DURHAM CAN | DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS DURHAM CONGREGATIONS IN ACTION | GREATER DURHAM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | INTERDENOMINATIONAL MINISTERIAL ALLIANCE LINCOLN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER | PROJECT ACCESS OF DURHAM | PARTNERSHIP FOR A HEALTHY DURHAM TRIANGLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | THE INSTITUTE
A Healthy Durham 20/20 Overview:
examining efforts to improve early childhood development. Healthy Durham 20/20 is currently working to increase ealthy Durham 20/20 is a movement being led by visibility and awareness of existing programs that address a partnership of community leaders and members these focal areas through its social who are invested in improving media pages and website. Healthy the health and wellbeing of those Durham 20/20 also provides funding who live, work and play in Durham. for Neighborhood Matching Grants, These partners are working together which allows community members with the broader community to idento work together to develop and tify strategies and actions that will implement strategic health programs. make Durham one of the healthiest Healthy Durham 20/20 will work communities in the nation. This group on the creation of systems and represents government, business, policy interventions as well as sector education, community-based organimobilization to advance health related zations, nonprofits, faith community, initiatives. health care and philanthropic sectors, all of which are committed to creating Why is it important to our systemic change that will improve the community? Having a healthier social factors that impact community community improves the quality of life health. for everyone. Cities and counties that This effort will strive to serve as a have higher income inequality have catalyst to further advance a thriving unstable economies, lower worker and coordinated culture of health productivity, less social mobility, less throughout the county by focusing educated workforce, more crime and on strengthening and increasing violence, and lower levels of trust and awareness of existing health TOP Public Health Department employees civic/social engagement, to name a initiatives. building a Habitat for Humanity home in Durham. BOTTOM Bull City United few.
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When was the program started, and what are the plans for implementation? Healthy Durham 20/20 launched in 2017, and will be concentrating on a few specific areas of focus. At the 2018 Durham Health Summit, community members and various Durham organizations focused on identifying what is needed for Durham to become a model food city, as well as
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What are some examples of partner organizations working with one another in order to support Healthy Durham 20/20? County Manager Wendell Davis is working with a coalition of stakeholders including the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce to develop the Cradle-to-Career Pipeline project
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