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To Prevent Illegal Dumping, You Have to Know the Scale of the Problem

Center for Community Progress

Beyond aesthetics, these programs improve public health and safety. How can outreach and education help? Identifying common types of dumped waste informs public outreach efforts, like flyers, dumpster roll-off days, or hazardous waste drop-off events.

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The Future of the CDC

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

Professor Swann has conducted research, outreach and education to improve how health and humanitarian systems operate worldwide. Together we examine the many challenges that the pandemic created for the CDC and look at how they and state and local public health systems can move forward to improve their future pandemic response.

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Health CareeRx Academy

The Whistle Post

The Southwestern Connecticut Health CareeRx Academy provides tuition assistance and support to help participants obtain a career in the growing healthcare field. The WorkPlace’s Health CareeRx Academy (HCA) is a broad partnership of healthcare providers, educators, trainers, and community-based organizations in Southwestern Connecticut.

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The Benefits of Community Engagement for Universities and Colleges

Social Pinpoint

Higher education increases our capacity to solve complex social, economic, and environmental problems. Engaged research, teaching, and learning produce knowledge outcomes and products that are valuable assets for both academia and the public interest. Community engagement can have many benefits for universities and colleges.

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Hospitals as urban anchors/revitalization levers, not usually, but with great potential to serve communities in important ways: Examples are two forthcoming projects by Intermountain Health and University of Utah Health

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Utah Health say they want the WVC facility to promote jobs and educational opportunities for the Valley's west side. providing high quality people spaces within a hospital complex becomes very difficult (" Penn’s new hospital belatedly recognizes pedestrian space is a public health issue ").