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Slums, justice and health: From neighbourhood to nation

Jason Corburn, associate professor, city and regional planning | September 21, 2012

In Buenos Aires, Argentina, the government has established neighborhood “justice centers,” where residents of the city’s poorest areas can get legal assistance to gain access to government services, including health care, housing and other life-supporting programs. The model is similar to what the Asian Development Bank is supporting in Bangledesh, where a network of community … Continue reading »

A healthier San Francisco through alignment, connections, equity (ACE)

Tomás Aragón, Clinical Faculty, School of Public Health | September 1, 2012

I gave the following opening welcome at the San Francisco Community Health Improvement Planning (CHIP) Strategy Meeting on August 28, 2012, at the historic San Francisco Women’s Building. A Healthy San Francisco (click to enlarge) Opening welcome Welcome to the San Francisco Community Health Improvement Planning (CHIP) Strategy Meeting. We will affectionately call this CHIP. … Continue reading »