
Bruce Baker
- Nov 28, 2013
Essex House Leaders Find the Path of Success
The Leadership Team at Essex House, a 135 unit high rise rental property on Maple Avenue, has developed robust leadership capacity over the past several months and recently achieved recognition from the building owners and is now for the first time managing its own budget. Since beginning the Neighborhood Improvement Process six months ago, the Essex House Leadership Team has built capacity and implemented several successful programs that benefit the residents. The Leadershi

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 that the 20912 zip code (Takoma Park and Long Branch) is tied for the highest age-adjusted hospitalization rate for diabetes in Montgomery County. The hospitalization rate is 25.0 hospitalizations per 10,000 people.[1] This is more than double the county wide rate, which is 11.6 hospitalizations per 10,000. The 20903 zip code (Long Branch a