An ambitious pilot program using photography to help young teens cope with violence and become more resilient and community-oriented is now displaying its success for all to see. In partnership with Resilience High Point and D-UP, a public installation of photos and comments from the youth can be viewed on Washington Street in High Point. […]
Read More >>The Foundation for a Healthy High Point invests in multiple projects and organizations to tackle some of the big health challenges we face as a community. At the Fall 2022 Funded Partner Convening, Foundation executive director Curtis Holloman described the importance of collaboration as one of its funding priorities to achieve better health. “We are […]
Read More >>The Foundation for a Healthy High Point, a private foundation that collaboratively engages the Greater High Point community to transform upstream social influences on health and well-being, today announced its Fall 2022 grant awards totaling $1,100,609. The local efforts propose to address access to care, behavioral health, capacity building, health equity, food security, health promotion, […]
Read More >>Mental Health Associates of the Triad is working to remove mental health stigma in our community. With financial support from the Foundation for a Healthy High Point, they recently launched OK High Point. This mental health awareness campaign promotes resources to help improve Greater High Point residents’ overall health and well-being. The campaign includes: a resource page […]
Read More >>It was a personal approach: VaxConnect volunteers went door-to-door in High Point neighborhoods with low COVID-19 vaccination rates—offering information, vaccination scheduling, and free transportation. In one year, the vaccination rate among residents of the targeted neighborhoods increased by 248%. Program Officer Whitney Davis noted how VaxConnect represents the type of project the Foundation for a […]
Read More >>Guilford County Partnership for Children The Outdoor Learning Environment recently opened at the Macedonia Head Start childcare program offers delightful new ways for the youngest children to interact with the natural world. “Outdoor Learning Environments transform ‘playgrounds’ into more diverse play spaces that promote curiosity and endless opportunities for hands-on sensory experiences and learning,” explained […]
Read More >>By Paul B. Johnson ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER HIGH POINT — The city of High Point will receive $1.3 million and Guilford County will get $21.7 million over nearly two decades as part of the state’s opioid settlement with pharmaceutical companies, N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein said during a visit to High Point Wednesday. Stein discussed […]
Read More >>While the rate of teen pregnancy in Greater High Point decreased between 2010 and 2020, the rates of pre-term births, low birthweight babies, and infant mortality increased slightly and remained above the state average, according to a study released today by the Foundation for a Healthy High Point. The study, “Healthy Beginnings in Greater High […]
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