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Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched an interactive data tool to help community leaders build grassroots strategies to address the opioid epidemic.
The opioid misuse Community Assessment Tool enables users to overlay substance misuse data against socioeconomic, census and other public information. This data will help leaders, researchers and policymakers assess what actions will be most effective in addressing the opioid crisis at the local level.
The Community Assessment Tool is free and available to the public. It can be accessed on USDA’s Rural Opioid Misuse Webpage or at opioidmisusetool.norc.org.
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Posted In: City CED, Community Development, Engaged Ohioians, Vibrant Communities, Family & Consumer Sciences, Health and Wellness in the City, Urban-Rural Connection
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Every year UN-Habitat and partners organize a month of activities, events and discussions around urban sustainability in October. This year, Urban October will begin with World Habitat Day on 1 October and end with World Cities Day on 31 October. The theme for World Habitat Day is Municipal Solid Waste Management, and for World Cities Day is Building Sustainable and Resilient Cities.
Urban October comes shortly after the first review of Sustainable Development Goal 11 on Sustainable Cities and Communities at the High Level Political Forum in New York. We encourage local, regional and national authorities and partners to organize activities highlighting how to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. Follow this link to read more about Urban October sponsored by UN-Habitat and partners.
Posted In: 4-H Youth Development, Ag & Natural Resources, City CED, Community Development, Engaged Ohioians, Vibrant Communities, Environmental Quality, Family & Consumer Sciences, Health and Wellness in the City, Sustainable Food Systems, Thriving Across the Lifespan, Urban Serving Universities, Urban-Rural Connection, Workforce Development
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Could you use some funding to plan or kickstart a public engagement project in your community? Applications for small grants will be accepted until November 20, 2018, and recipient(s) will be announced by January 15, 2019.
Grants are provided to individuals to enable them to develop an understanding of deliberative democracy and launch one or more deliberative dialogues in their communities and organizations in order to advance National Issues Forums Institute's (NIFI) overall mission, which is to promote public deliberation about national issues. Follow this link to read more and to download an application.
For the last several decades, the arc of our economy changed from convergence to divergence. On critical measures such as median household income, poverty, unemployment rates, and life expectancy, there exists a yawning gap between the best- and worst-performing communities. Follow this link to read the complete article.
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The latest Census Bureau numbers on poverty and income, released last week, contained some good news for the nation: median household income increased in 2017, and the national poverty rate edged down 0.4 percentage points to reach 12.3 percent—its lowest level since 2006. Follow this link to read the complete article.
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Since their enactment in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Opportunity Zones have attracted significant interest as a potential major source of untapped capital to revitalize America’s struggling neighborhoods and communities. A growing number of local leaders are eager to turn this buzz into investment that delivers economically inclusive and racially equitable outcomes. Follow this link to read the complete article.
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Posted In: City CED, Community Development, Engaged Ohioians, Vibrant Communities, Thriving Across the Lifespan, Urban Serving Universities, Workforce Development
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To bridge the gap between urban and rural areas, we first need to understand what sets these communities apart and where they have common ground. Here are a few key stats about urban and rural populations, economies and housing, and the different types of critical challenges these communities face. Follow this link to read the complete article.
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Nearly 42 million Americans, which includes 13 million children, are considered food insecure, or in other words lack consistent access to enough food to live an active, healthy life. The issue of food insecurity is a complex problem requiring multifaceted solutions that are tailored to the needs of each community.
In this informational webinar, we will take a deeper dive into the issue of food insecurity as spotlighted in the June issue of County News and hear from communities who have accepted the challenge of alleviating food deserts through their community-based initiatives.
Webinar: Oct. 4, 2018 , 2-3 pm EDT Sponsored by NAcO
Follow this link to register.
The city of Fairborn has partnered with Dayton software creator Mile Two to bring what is said to be the first-of-its-kind augmented reality (AR) game — a outdoors “breakout” game called “Escape to Fairborn” — in a bid to boost foot traffic downtown. Follow this link to read the complete story.
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As Baltimore was convulsed by protests in 2015 over the death of a young black man in police custody, a handful of people in the eastern U.S. city started worrying about a related issue: food. Follow this link to read the complete story.
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