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“There is a symbiotic relationship between the health and resilience of a country’s economy, and the health and resilience of a country’s people…” Richard W. Fisher President and CEO Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

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  1. “There is a symbiotic relationship between the health and resilience of a country’s economy, and the health and resilience of a country’s people…”Richard W. FisherPresident and CEO Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

  2. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America, www.rwjf.org/content/dam/images/Sandbox/2013%20Commission/Charts/fig6_Education.pdf

  3. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America, www.rwjf.org/content/dam/images/Sandbox/2013%20Commission/Charts/fig8-9_Parents_Income.pdf

  4. YOUR ZIP CODE MATTERS “Across America, babies born just a few miles apart have dramatic differences in life expectancy. To improve health we need to improve people’s opportunities to make healthy choices—in the places where they live, learn, work, and play.” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America, www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/features-and-articles/Commission/resources/city-maps.html

  5. Components integral to healthy, vibrant, resilient communities: Access to Healthy Food Access to Medical Care Aesthetics: Landscaping, Art, Culture Air, Soil and Water Quality Building Financial Capacity Built Environment Early Childhood Development Education Employment Entrepreneurship Personal/Public Safety Physical Activity Public Transportation Senior Needs: Accommodation, Care, Services Social Networks/Social Environment Social Services Healthy Communities: Investing in Health as an Asset

  6. Recommended Resources • Center for Public Policy Priorities, www.cppp.org • CFED’s Assets & Opportunity Scorecard, http://assetsandopportunity.org/scorecard/ • “Healthy Communities: A Framework for Meeting CRA Obligations,” • Elizabeth Sobel Blum, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, http://dallasfed.org/cd/healthy/index.cfm?tab=5 • RAISE Texas, http://raisetexas.org/ • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation • Commission to Build a Healthier America Report, www.rwjf.org • County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, www.countyhealthrankings.org

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