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CommonHealth ACTION President, Natalie S. Burke presented
“Health Equity 101” to The National YMCA ACHIEVE Conference

CommonHealth ACTION President, Natalie S. Burke presented “Health Equity 101” to The National YMCA ACHIEVE Conference in Baltimore, MD. CDC's ACHIEVE communities (Action Communities for Health, Innovation, and Environmental Change) develop and implement policy, systems, and environmental change strategies that can help prevent or manage health risk factors for heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer, obesity, and arthritis. Through this funding mechanism, ACHIEVE communities are able to capitalize on the experience and expertise of national organizations in strengthening community leadership, building capacity, and activating change. The Health Equity 101 workshop focused on creating common knowledge, language, and understanding of health equity and the role that community-based advocacy plays in achieving it.