- By Gabrielle Lamplugh - Youth engagement has been integral to the success of the Equitable Neighborhoods Initiative and a focus of the project from its earliest days. We recognize the role the …
Keeping the Culture Alive: How Indigenous Communities in Alabama are Reviving their Traditions
- By Gabrielle Lamplugh - Each year, Native American Heritage Day occurs on the Friday following Thanksgiving. The day celebrates the unique heritage, culture, and traditions of Native Americans …
Living Rural on Purpose
- By Gabrielle Lamplugh - ENI Community Liaison Emily Simpson has lived in Crossville, Alabama for her whole life. Emily shared that this northeast Alabama community of a couple of thousand …
Improving Health Equity, One Shot at a Time
- By Gabrielle Lamplugh - Every August, the Alabama Department of Public Health takes part in National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM). The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention …
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ENI Prioritizes Health Equity this Juneteenth
- By Gabrielle Lamplugh - On June 19, communities across the state of Alabama celebrated Juneteenth. The holiday commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas finally heard …
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Health Equity in Action: An Interview with ADPH’s Latisha Kennebrew
- by Gabrielle Lamplugh - Members of the Equitable Neighborhoods Initiative (ENI) team occasionally get asked about the meaning of the “E” in ENI. Some folks have questions about the meaning of …
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