This article focuses on information specific to United States community action. The majority of our information about this is collated via our place pages...Near you. See A fairer, kinder society for a topic overview.
Arts, sport and culture[edit | edit source]
- Turnaround Arts, program of the Kennedy Center that transforms schools through the strategic use of the arts.
Health[edit | edit source]
Active Living By Design, creates community-led change by working with local and national partners to build a culture of active living and healthy eating.
Change Lab Solutions, nonprofit which offers legal information on public health issues. The website states:
- 'It can be difficult—if not impossible—to find fresh, affordable healthy food in many urban and rural low-income communities. One way to make fresh produce more accessible is to encourage alternative retail outlets, such as farmers' markets, farm stands, and community supported agriculture (CSA) programs, where farmers can sell their produce directly to consumers.'
- Their report entitled 'California Certified Farmers' Markets and Farm Stands: A Closer Look at State Law' argues for more flexible regulations. Change Lab Solutions has written a fact sheet entitled 'Creating a Permit Program for Produce Cart Vendors.' W
CDC's Climate-Ready States & Cities Initiative, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health Care Without Harm US / Canada, press room
News and comment
2017: Economic Inequality and Health Inequality Are Inextricably Linked, Dec 5[1]
2015: Surgeon General's Prescription for Health: Walk More, September 28[2]
Community safety[edit | edit source]
- Mothers Against Senseless Killing
- The Trust Network, added 08:05, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
News and comment
2021
Building an "Early Warning, Early Action infrastructure" to prevent violent conflict in the US, welcome to the Trust Network, Nov 1[3]
2017
Chicago: Come for the fun, stay for the revolution, Nov 16[4]
The Unsung Role That Ordinary Citizens Played in the Great Crime Decline, Nov 9[5]
Road safety[edit | edit source]
- National Complete Streets Coalition, Smart Growth America
- Road safety information from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nhtsa.gov, added 14:52, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
See also[edit | edit source]
local information can be found, or shared, via our many USA location pages
