The Rx Foundation supports collaborative initiatives to promote health justice, healing and wellness in communities throughout the United States.
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Democracy happens outside: Leveraging parks for community connection & health equity
In our latest Power is a Social Determinant of Health webinar, colleagues from Trust for Public Land and Parque Padrinos dive into the academic research around social capital, cohesion, and civic engagement through park engagement, and detail how activating a park generated a movement with long-ranging impacts on community power and health equity in Wenatchee, Washington.
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Progress comes from supporting community-based, multiracial democracy
In an op-ed, co-authored by Kelly Nowlin, Jennie Riley (Executive Director, Rx Foundation) shares four lessons learned and tangible actions funders can take to support community-based, multiracial democratic practices across the country.
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Leveraging Technology for Health Equity: Meet CareMessage
In our most recent newsletter issue, we reconnect with a legacy grant partner, who we first made a grant to over ten years ago. In conversation with CareMessage’s Vineet Singal, we catch-up on where his organization is today, why social determinants of health are a new but vital pillar of CareMessage’s work, and what excites him about the future of tech and health equity.