“Our Health is Our Wealth” Public Health focuses on preventing disease, promoting healthy behaviors, and protecting communities before illness occurs. By addressing factors like ensuring clean air and water, expanding access to healthcare, vaccinations, and health education, public health reduces…
by Grace Landram Environmental injustice negatively impacts the health of a community and its economic prospects, furthering the cycle of poverty. Climate action funding in the United States is at an all-time high, and two-thirds of Americans believe the government…
Happy New Year! I am super-excited to ring in 2024 and look forward to all the amazing things we have planned this year. If you are ready to get started - we have three upcoming events you can participate in…
As we near the end of the year - it is amazing to look back and reflect on all the amazing things we have done this year. And we want to thank the most important person in this whole effort…
The holiday decorations are already in the stores - and it's a fine reminder that there are about five (six?) working weeks left in the year. And, of course, our annual giving drive is just around the corner. I hope…
Ensuring all Georgians have access to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness Environmental Justice (EJ) is a concept and movement that emphasizes the fair and equal treatment of all people, regardless of their race, ethnicity, socioeconomic level, or other…
A series of forums hosted by Rep Becky Evans, New Life Community Alliance, and Science for Georgia. The main goal of this series of forums is to work toward an agenda where the community is taking action and working together to get funding for needed infrastructure to improve their environment and health.
How is it October already? What happened? We have three months left in the year! September was a wild ride. In the last week of September we had six events in seven days! Data Think Hack-a-Thon kick off with our…
I have read a few blogs about how August should just be cancelled, and we should just skip straight from July to Sept. Part of me is in total agreement – Aug is hot. It seems to drag forever. School…
Over the summer Science for Georgia, Dogwood Alliance, Center for Black Women’s Wellness (CBWW), and Emory’s Center for Children’s Health Assessment, Research Translation, and Combating Environmental Racism (CHARTER) hosted the Environmental Justice & Climate Protection Conference. Multiple organizations spoke about successful example community coalitions…