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Health Equity Zones Featured Nationally!

Moving beyond disease-specific approach, Health Equity Zones give Rhode Islanders opportunity to improve quality of life

Rhode Island's HEZs Featured on CDC.gov 
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) featured the Rhode Island's HEZ Initiative on CDC.gov as a leading example of Health Equity in Action. This national recognition underscores the groundbreaking work of our HEZ communities and partners.

Rhode Island's HEZs Recognized by National Academies of Medicine
States Demonstrating the Business Case for Multisector Efforts: An Emerging Value Framework, the National Academies of Medicine (NAM), highlighted the Rhode Island's Health Equity Zones as one of three national examples of multisector collaborations driving systems change. NAM recognized these collaborations as emerging pivotal civic assets that build healthier, more equitable, and resilient communities.