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Episode 14: Building Community Power
What can U.S. communities learn from countries like El Salvador about community power-building efforts? Hear Gordon Whitman of Faith in Action and Julia Lerma of True North Organizing Network share practical lessons for building collective power and increasing engagement in your community. Read a transcript of the discussion.
Gordon Whitman of Faith in Action and Julia Lerma of True North Organizing Network joined RWJF Senior Director Karabi Acharya, ScD, to discuss how U.S. communities can learn from Central America to build community power.
Gordon Whitman of Faith in Action and Julia Lerma of True North Organizing Network joined RWJF Senior Director Karabi Acharya, ScD, to discuss how U.S. communities can learn from Central America to build community power.
Gordon Whitman of Faith in Action and Julia Lerma of True North Organizing Network joined RWJF Senior Director Karabi Acharya, ScD, to discuss how U.S. communities can learn from Central America to build community power.
Episode 13: Advancing Climate Justice
What can U.S. communities learn from countries like the Philippines and Spain about community-based climate adaptation and mitigation? Hear Bethany Howard of Detroit’s Eastside Community Network and Nia Mitchell of C40 Cities share practical lessons for advancing climate justice and health equity in your community. Read a transcript of the discussion.
Bethany Howard of Detroit’s Eastside Community Network and Nia Mitchell of C40 Cities joined RWJF Senior Director Karabi Acharya, ScD, to discuss how U.S. communities can learn from places abroad to advance climate justice in our communities.
Bethany Howard of Detroit’s Eastside Community Network and Nia Mitchell of C40 Cities joined RWJF Senior Director Karabi Acharya, ScD, to discuss how U.S. communities can learn from places abroad to advance climate justice in our communities.
Bethany Howard of Detroit’s Eastside Community Network and Nia Mitchell of C40 Cities joined RWJF Senior Director Karabi Acharya, ScD, to discuss how U.S. communities can learn from places abroad to advance climate justice in our communities.
EPISODE 12: ADVANCING GENDER EQUITY
What can U.S. communities learn from countries like Tunisia and Iceland about building gender equity policies that root out gender gaps to improve health and well-being for all? Hear Chimaraoke Izugbara of the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) and Erin Bromaghim of the City of Los Angeles Mayor’s Office share practical lessons for incorporating a gender equity lens in your work. Read a transcript of the discussion.
Webinar Recording: Advancing Gender Equity
Webinar Recording: Advancing Gender Equity
Webinar Recording: Advancing Gender Equity
Chimaraoke Izugbara of International Center for Research on Women and Erin Bromaghim of the City of Los Angeles Mayor’s Office, joined RWJF Senior Director Karabi Acharya, ScD, to discuss how U.S. communities can learn from places abroad to advance gender equity within our generation.
Chimaraoke Izugbara of International Center for Research on Women and Erin Bromaghim of the City of Los Angeles Mayor’s Office, joined RWJF Senior Director Karabi Acharya, ScD, to discuss how U.S. communities can learn from places abroad to advance gender equity within our generation.
Webinar Recording: Advancing Gender Equity
Chimaraoke Izugbara of International Center for Research on Women and Erin Bromaghim of the City of Los Angeles Mayor’s Office, joined RWJF Senior Director Karabi Acharya, ScD, to discuss how U.S. communities can learn from places abroad to advance gender equity within our generation.
Episode 11: Connecting Indigenous Knowledge and Practices
How can your community learn with Indigenous peoples from around the world to build a healthier, more sustainable future? Hear Aleena Kawe of Red Star International and Herminia Frias of the Pascua Yaqui Tribal Council share practical lessons for cultivating a reciprocal relationship with nature to advance health equity.
Webinar Recording: Connecting Indigenous Knowledge and Practices
Webinar Recording: Connecting Indigenous Knowledge and Practices
Webinar Recording: Connecting Indigenous Knowledge and Practices
Aleena Kawe of Red Star International and Herminia Frias of the Pascua Yaqui Tribal Council, joined RWJF Senior Director Karabi Acharya, ScD, to discuss how U.S. communities can learn with Indigenous peoples from around the world to build a healthier, more sustainable future.
Aleena Kawe of Red Star International and Herminia Frias of the Pascua Yaqui Tribal Council, joined RWJF Senior Director Karabi Acharya, ScD, to discuss how U.S. communities can learn with Indigenous peoples from around the world to build a healthier, more sustainable future.
Webinar Recording: Connecting Indigenous Knowledge and Practices
Aleena Kawe of Red Star International and Herminia Frias of the Pascua Yaqui Tribal Council, joined RWJF Senior Director Karabi Acharya, ScD, to discuss how U.S. communities can learn with Indigenous peoples from around the world to build a healthier, more sustainable future.
EPISODE 10: TAKING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS LOCAL
How can your community advance equity locally while uniting with others to improve health and well-being across the world? Hear from Majestic Lane of the City of Pittsburgh and Tony Pipa of the Brookings Institution about how the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have provided a blueprint for U.S. communities to drive local progress that contributes to global change. Read a transcript of the discussion.
Webinar Recording: Taking the Sustainable Development Goals Local
Webinar Recording: Taking the Sustainable Development Goals Local
Webinar Recording: Taking the Sustainable Development Goals Local
Majestic Lane of the City of Pittsburgh and Tony Pipa of the Brookings Institution, joined RWJF Senior Director Karabi Acharya, ScD, to discuss how U.S. communities can use the Sustainable Development Goals to advance equity locally while uniting with others to improve health and well-being across the globe.
Majestic Lane of the City of Pittsburgh and Tony Pipa of the Brookings Institution, joined RWJF Senior Director Karabi Acharya, ScD, to discuss how U.S. communities can use the Sustainable Development Goals to advance equity locally while uniting with others to improve health and well-being across the globe.
Webinar Recording: Taking the Sustainable Development Goals Local
Majestic Lane of the City of Pittsburgh and Tony Pipa of the Brookings Institution, joined RWJF Senior Director Karabi Acharya, ScD, to discuss how U.S. communities can use the Sustainable Development Goals to advance equity locally while uniting with others to improve health and well-being across the globe.
Episode 9: Advancing Food Justice
What can U.S. communities learn from countries like Brazil and Malawi about building food systems rooted in equity that prevent hunger, improve health and well-being for all, and protect our planet? Hear from Malik Yakini of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network and Barbara Gemill-Herren of the “Beacons of Hope” report and Prescott College about how we can all advance food justice. Read a transcript of the discussion.
Malik Yakini of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network and Barbara Gemill-Herren of the “Beacons of Hope” report and Prescott College joined RWJF Senior Director Karabi Acharya, ScD, to discuss what communities in the United States can learn from around the world about advancing food justice.
Malik Yakini of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network and Barbara Gemill-Herren of the “Beacons of Hope” report and Prescott College joined RWJF Senior Director Karabi Acharya, ScD, to discuss what communities in the United States can learn from around the world about advancing food justice.
Malik Yakini of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network and Barbara Gemill-Herren of the “Beacons of Hope” report and Prescott College joined RWJF Senior Director Karabi Acharya, ScD, to discuss what communities in the United States can learn from around the world about advancing food justice.
Learn more: Healthy Food Access
Episode 8: Investing in Nature
The outdoors have become an important refuge for people amid the COVID-19 pandemic. How can investing in nature help us improve health and equity? Hear Catherine Werner of the City of St. Louis and Tim Beatley of Biophilic Cities discuss the creative steps U.S. communities are taking to connect people to nature and boost well-being for all.
Catherine Werner of the City of St. Louis and Tim Beatley of Biophilic Cities joined RWJF Director Karabi Acharya, ScD, to discuss how communities in the United States and abroad are using creative approaches that connect residents with nature to improve their health and well-being.
Catherine Werner of the City of St. Louis and Tim Beatley of Biophilic Cities joined RWJF Director Karabi Acharya, ScD, to discuss how communities in the United States and abroad are using creative approaches that connect residents with nature to improve their health and well-being.
Catherine Werner of the City of St. Louis and Tim Beatley of Biophilic Cities joined RWJF Director Karabi Acharya, ScD, to discuss how communities in the United States and abroad are using creative approaches that connect residents with nature to improve their health and well-being.
Learn more: Public Infrastructure and Health Equity
Episode 7: Taking a Well-Being Approach
Could looking at well-being gains alongside economic growth help us build back better after COVID-19? Hear Lisa Parson of the Wellbeing Project—City of Santa Monica and Katherine Trebeck of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance discuss how communities around the world are reorienting policies, programs and budgets to put the well-being of people and the planet at the center.
Lisa Parson of the Wellbeing Project—City of Santa Monica and Katherine Trebeck of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance joined RWJF Director Karabi Acharya, ScD, to discuss how communities in the United States and abroad are taking a well-being approach.
Lisa Parson of the Wellbeing Project—City of Santa Monica and Katherine Trebeck of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance joined RWJF Director Karabi Acharya, ScD, to discuss how communities in the United States and abroad are taking a well-being approach.
Lisa Parson of the Wellbeing Project—City of Santa Monica and Katherine Trebeck of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance joined RWJF Director Karabi Acharya, ScD, to discuss how communities in the United States and abroad are taking a well-being approach.
Learn more: Advancing Well-Being in an Inequitable World
Episode 6: Action on Health Equity
As we seek to eliminate health gaps in America, what can we learn from progress in other countries? Hear Christine Brown of the World Health Organization Europe and Michael Rodriguez, MD, MPH, of the Health Equity Network of the Americas discuss how countries throughout the Americas and Europe are identifying and addressing drivers of inequity, and what actions you can take in your community.
Webinar Recording: Action on Health Equity
Webinar Recording: Action on Health Equity
Webinar Recording: Action on Health Equity
Christine Brown of the World Health Organization Europe, Michael Rodriguez, MD, MPH, of the Health Equity Network of the Americas, and RWJF Director Karabi Acharya, ScD, discussed what we can learn from other countries about advancing health equity in the United States.
Webinar Recording: Action on Health Equity
Christine Brown of the World Health Organization Europe, Michael Rodriguez, MD, MPH, of the Health Equity Network of the Americas, and RWJF Director Karabi Acharya, ScD, discussed what we can learn from other countries about advancing health equity in the United States.
Learn more: Health Equity: What We Can Learn from the World
EPISODE 5: Solutions for Social Isolation
We often think of social isolation as something people experience as they get older. Yet people at all ages and stages of life can feel cut off or like they don’t belong. Oswaldo Mestre, Jr., chief service officer and director of citizen services for the City of Buffalo in New York, and Stephanie Allen, executive director of United Way of Mat-Su in Alaska, discuss strategies they’re adapting from Canada and Iceland to increase meaningful social connections in their communities to improve health and well-being.
Webinar Recording: Solutions for Social Isolation
Webinar Recording: Solutions for Social Isolation
Webinar Recording: Solutions for Social Isolation
Oswaldo Mestre, Jr. of the City of Buffalo, Stephanie Allen of United Way of Mat-Su (Alaska), and RWJF Director Karabi Acharya, ScD, discussed what we can learn from other countries about building meaningful social connections to improve health and well-being.
Oswaldo Mestre, Jr. of the City of Buffalo, Stephanie Allen of United Way of Mat-Su (Alaska), and RWJF Director Karabi Acharya, ScD, discussed what we can learn from other countries about building meaningful social connections to improve health and well-being.
Webinar Recording: Solutions for Social Isolation
Oswaldo Mestre, Jr. of the City of Buffalo, Stephanie Allen of United Way of Mat-Su (Alaska), and RWJF Director Karabi Acharya, ScD, discussed what we can learn from other countries about building meaningful social connections to improve health and well-being.
EPISODE 4: How Can Data Help Build Community Leaders?
After traveling the globe, Abby C. King, PhD, professor of health research and policy, Stanford Prevention Research Center and Steven Sumner, MD, medical epidemiologist in the division of violence prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), discuss what we can learn from other countries about using data to help community leaders improve health and well-being, and share stories of successful data collection and community engagement programs from abroad that are now being used in U.S. communities.
Webinar Recording: How Can Data Help Build Community Leaders?
Webinar Recording: How Can Data Help Build Community Leaders?
Webinar Recording: How Can Data Help Build Community Leaders?
Steven Sumner, MD, of the CDC; Abby King, PhD, of the Stanford Prevention Research Center; and RWJF Director Karabi Acharya, ScD, discussed what we can learn from other countries about using data to help community leaders improve health and well-being.
Steven Sumner, MD, of the CDC; Abby King, PhD, of the Stanford Prevention Research Center; and RWJF Director Karabi Acharya, ScD, discussed what we can learn from other countries about using data to help community leaders improve health and well-being.
Webinar Recording: How Can Data Help Build Community Leaders?
Steven Sumner, MD, of the CDC; Abby King, PhD, of the Stanford Prevention Research Center; and RWJF Director Karabi Acharya, ScD, discussed what we can learn from other countries about using data to help community leaders improve health and well-being.
EPISODE 3: Building Inclusive Healthy Places
After traveling the globe, Shin-pei Tsay of Gehl Institute and Stephanie Gidigbi of NRDC discuss what we can learn from other countries about making public spaces more welcoming to all, and share a new approach for how to cultivate public spaces that are inclusive and support well-being.
Webinar Recording: Building Inclusive Healthy Places
Webinar Recording: Building Inclusive Healthy Places
Gehl Institute’s Shin-pei Tsay, NRDC’s Stephanie Gidigbi and RWJF Director Karabi Acharya discussed what we can learn from other countries about cultivating public spaces that improve health, trust and social cohesion.
Gehl Institute’s Shin-pei Tsay, NRDC’s Stephanie Gidigbi and RWJF Director Karabi Acharya discussed what we can learn from other countries about cultivating public spaces that improve health, trust and social cohesion.
Webinar Recording: Building Inclusive Healthy Places
Gehl Institute’s Shin-pei Tsay, NRDC’s Stephanie Gidigbi and RWJF Director Karabi Acharya discussed what we can learn from other countries about cultivating public spaces that improve health, trust and social cohesion.
EPISODE 2: Connecting Youth
Hear from Angela Venza of International Youth Foundation, Lashon Amado from Opportunity Youth United and Melissa Sawyer of the Youth Empowerment Project in New Orleans about how Latin America connects young adults to jobs and education--and what we can learn from those efforts to help put our youth on a path to healthy and successful lives.
Webinar Recording—Connecting Youth
Webinar Recording—Connecting Youth
Webinar Recording—Connecting Youth
Listen to International Youth Foundation’s Angela Venza, Opportunity Youth United’s Lashon Amado, Youth Empowerment Project’s Melissa Sawyer and RWJF Director Karabi Acharya discussed promising ideas from Latin America that can be adapted to expand opportunities for youth in the United States.
Webinar Recording—Connecting Youth
Listen to International Youth Foundation’s Angela Venza, Opportunity Youth United’s Lashon Amado, Youth Empowerment Project’s Melissa Sawyer and RWJF Director Karabi Acharya discussed promising ideas from Latin America that can be adapted to expand opportunities for youth in the United States.
Learn more: Empowering Youth with Lessons from Abroad
EPISODE 1: Transforming Health Care
Listen to Krishna Udayakumar, MD, executive director of Innovations in Healthcare and head of Global Innovation for Duke Health and Corey Siegel, MD, director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and co-chair of IBD Qorus as they discuss what we can learn from abroad as we work to transform health care, and hear how U.S. doctors and patients—inspired by efforts in Sweden—are working together to co-produce care.
Webinar Recording—Transforming Health Care
Webinar Recording—Transforming Health Care
Webinar Recording—Transforming Health Care
Dartmouth's Corey Siegel, Duke University’s Krishna Udayakumar and RWJF Director Karabi Acharya discussed promising ideas from overseas that can be adapted to improve patient care here in the United States.
Dartmouth's Corey Siegel, Duke University’s Krishna Udayakumar and RWJF Director Karabi Acharya discussed promising ideas from overseas that can be adapted to improve patient care here in the United States.
Webinar Recording—Transforming Health Care
Dartmouth's Corey Siegel, Duke University’s Krishna Udayakumar and RWJF Director Karabi Acharya discussed promising ideas from overseas that can be adapted to improve patient care here in the United States.
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