Bruce Baker
Dec 25, 2014
Snapshots of Community Improvement 2014
On a cold February day in 2012, we heard that a long line of people were waiting for health care at Mobile Med’s medical van at the Long...
Bruce Baker
Nov 17, 2014
CHEER Finds Limited Healthcare Capacity in County Program for Uninsured in Long Branch
Latino Residents in the Long Branch area without health insurance report difficulty getting medical appointments through the Montgomery...
Bruce Baker
Aug 12, 2014
Long Branch Health and Wellness Asset Inventory
In response to needs expressed by community residents and health care providers CHEER has published the Long Branch Health and Wellness...
Bruce Baker
Aug 12, 2014
Long Branch Health and Wellness Asset Inventory
In response to needs expressed by community residents and health care providers CHEER has published the Long Branch Health and Wellness...
Bruce Baker
Nov 28, 2013
Healthy Montgomery Data Reveals Local Health Disparities
Data compiled by Healthy Montgomery, the County’s health improvement process within the Department of Health and Human Service, shows...
Bruce Baker
May 3, 2013
CHEER Initiates Neighborhood Improvement Process
Takoma Park and Long Branch community members want to know their neighbors and want to work with them on common projects which enhance...
Bruce Baker
Apr 29, 2013
CHEER Convenes Health Enterprise Zone Planning Retreat
On March 22 and March 23, 2013 CHEER convened a strategic planning retreat of the Long Branch Health Enterprise Zone Coalition. The...
Bruce Baker
Nov 22, 2012
The Long Branch Health Enterprise Zone Proposal
A coalition convened by CHEER and led by the Primary Care Coalition successfully submitted a proposal to the State Department of Mental...
Bruce Baker
Sep 4, 2012
The Long Branch Health Enterprise Zone Concept
The goal of the Long Branch Health Enterprise Zone is to reduce health disparities in the Long Branch/Takoma Park community. This...
Bruce Baker
Sep 4, 2012
CHEER Seeks to Bring Health Enterprise Zone to Long Branch and Takoma
Community Health and Empowerment through Education and Research (CHEER) is coordinating a coalition of government and local non-profit...