Bruce Baker
- Dec 16, 2011
IDEA JAM: How do we sustain our diverse Takoma Park community?
CHEER held its first idea jam on November 17, 2011 on the income gap in Takoma Park. After reviewing the statistics documenting a 50%...
Bruce Baker
- Nov 4, 2011
Takoma Park Income Gap Is Growing
Over the past decade, Takoma Park has changed from a community able to support families with a range of incomes to one with higher...
Bruce Baker
- Oct 1, 2011
Mothers at Rolling Terrace Share Knowledge and Experience
CHEER just completed showing three episodes of “Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?” to Latin American Mothers who...
Bruce Baker
- Jul 12, 2011
CHEER Pilots Community Health Improvement Process
On June 28 CHEER conducted the first of a series of events at Essex House, a Takoma Park high rise on Maple Avenue that houses a large...
Bruce Baker
- Jul 6, 2011
CHEER’s Seven Steps to Community Change
CHEER will be implementing a “community health improvement process” in locations throughout Takoma Park and Long Branch. This is a...
Bruce Baker
- Apr 29, 2011
What is a Healthy Community?
A healthy community is one where people have good physical and emotional health. But this is more than just the absence of illness. A...