A child’s zip code should never determine his or her destiny; but today, the neighborhood he or she grows up in impacts his or her odds of graduating high school, health outcomes, and lifetime economic opportunities. Since 2009, the President has provided proven tools to combat poverty, investing more than $350 million in 100 of the nation’s persistent pockets of poverty.

Building on those efforts is the Promise Zones initiative where the federal government will partner with and invest in communities to create jobs, leverage private investment, increase economic activity, expand educational opportunities, and improve public safety. The Obama Administration will designate 20 communities over the next four years – including five this year – with an intensive and layered approach to revitalizing communities.

In this Web Forum, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and PolicyLink will discuss their partnership on raising public awareness about this promising new initiative, in addition to laying the framework on how community revitalization can promote health equity.

On this Web Forum, we will:

Sponsored by
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Health Policy Institute and PolicyLink

Presenters

Judith Bell, MPA
President
PolicyLink

Brian D. Smedley, PhD
Vice President and Director
Health Policy Institute
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

Autumn Saxton-Ross, PhD
Program Director
Health Policy Institute
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

Luke Tate
Senior Policy Advisor
White House Domestic Policy Council

Dialogue4Health is a program of the Public Health Institute. Its free, interactive forums bring leading experts together to examine cross-sectoral issues and offer surprising insights critical to anyone concerned about the health of our nation. For more information, email Dialogue4Health@phi.org or call (510) 285-5690.