Ensuring a healthy region for all residents and visitors involves planning and coordination across borders on issues from everyday wellness to emergency response. Engagement with land use, transportation, and environmental decision-makers is also critical since health is so closely tied with the communities in which people live.
COG addresses these priorities through its support of the region’s Health Officials Committee and by developing relationships with regional programs that impact public health. The program focuses on tracking regional health trends, promoting health in all policy making, and responding to specific public health concerns and emerging issues—including preparing for and coordinating during health emergencies.
COG also continues its longtime sponsorship of regional workshops, conferences, and issue dialogues that bring together public health experts, elected officials, and business and community leaders to exchange information and cultivate a healthier region.
News & Multimedia
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March 30, 2011
Metro Washington is very wealthy when compared to the rest of the country; however within the region there are pockets of inequality on a number of factors...
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March 22, 2011
Yesterday we wrote that income inequality in metro Washington is too high . Today we’re glad to say that there’s some happier news to report. Gallup...
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November 12, 2010
A recent article in The Washington Post presents a startling picture of the divergence in well-being between white and black residents of the metro...
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September 22, 2010
Regional board acknowledges legislation’s 40 th anniversary
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June 3, 2010
Support for community colleges and a regional marketing strategy are key to future growth.