Our Work
Making Health Equality a Reality By Changing Systems and Changing Communities
Our unique approach starts by understanding underlying causes of health inequity. Next, it defines community-driven solutions. Finally, it mobilizes the community to effect those solutions. This approach spans change in policy, regulation, practice and behavior. It has brought diverse community leaders and residents, businesses, educators, and health providers together. It has created powerful connections between and among community members. These connections have created many opportunities to educate the community about how to take charge of system change and how to advocate and act on behalf of their personal health and well being. From a public health perspective, this approach is well-supported by field-proven social-ecological models of health promotion.
The Bronx Health REACH Changing Systems and Changing Communities Model
The Changing Systems/Changing Communities Model is based on the People and Places Framework for Healthy Change and has been specifically adapted to fit the unique work of Bronx Health REACH.
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