Mayor Rawlings-Blake and Health Department Announce New Health Policy Initiative
Baltimore, MD. (May 10, 2011),
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake joined Commissioner of Health Dr. Oxiris Barbot today to announce the City's new health policy initiative, Healthy Baltimore 2015. The initiative presents 10 priority areas where coordinated efforts for improving health hold the greatest promise to create a city where all residents realize their full health potential.
Healthy Baltimore 2015 includes leading indicators within the priority areas with measurable goals for success. Some of these measurable goals include: reducing drug use and alcohol abuse, decreasing the rate of premature deaths from cardiovascular disease, reducing the number of Baltimore’s food deserts, decreasing teen pregnancy and HIV, and increasing the percent of adults meeting physical activity recommendations.
“We can be a city that is the nation’s hub for health – for medical practice, for health-informed policymaking, and for a citizenry that promotes and protects its own health,” said Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. “I invite you to read Healthy Baltimore 2015 and find the places where your involvement will help you, your neighborhood, and your city.”...