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Community Science, in addition to our consultation, capacity building, and evaluation services, also works on local issues of national importance. There is an affordable housing crisis in Baltimore City, as in all American cities. Over half (53%) of city renters and 40 percent of homeowners pay more than one-third of their income in housing, putting them at risk for housing instability and even homelessness. In Baltimore on any given night,…

With so many government public health workers retiring and not enough new ones poised to replace them, there will be an estimated shortage of over 250,000 workers by 2020. Furthermore, Hispanics, American Indians and Alaska Natives, and African Americans are underrepresented in this already-depleted public health workforce. In response to the need for a larger and more diverse workforce, the federal Office of Minority Health (OMH) began the Youth Health…

Interviews from Notable Contributors to Community Science In continuation of celebrating Community Science's 20th anniversary, we are interviewing past and current major contributors to the impact of Community Science. This issue in the series includes a group interview with Margaret (Meg) Hargreaves, Ph.D., Principal Associate, and Amy Minzner, M.S.C.R.P., M.A., Senior Associate. For detailed staff profiles from each contributor, visit the Our People page on our website. The interview was…

Featured from the Intersector Project: A Guest Blog Post by Margaret (Meg) Hargreaves, Ph.D. Adverse Childhood Experiences (or ACEs), commonly defined as 10 types of child abuse, neglect, and family exposure to toxic stress, comprise a complex, population-wide health problem with significant detrimental outcomes. Read About the Project Here