/tags/celebrateone CelebrateOne en-US Copyright Thu, 17 Aug 2023 18:37:55 GMT /2023-08-17/high-infant-mortality-rates-in-franklin-county-bringing-more-focus-to-racial-disparities The infant mortality rate remains stubbornly high in Franklin County with 140 babies every year dying before their first birthday. CelebrateOne’s new Executive Director, Danielle Tong, who was hired in July, is working to focus on racial disparities to lower infant deaths. Thu, 17 Aug 2023 18:37:55 GMT /2023-08-17/high-infant-mortality-rates-in-franklin-county-bringing-more-focus-to-racial-disparities Debbie Holmes /news/2021-01-29/columbus-receives-26-million-for-rental-assistance Columbus has received $26.8 million in federal funding for rental assistance. The money comes from the most recent stimulus package which was signed into… Fri, 29 Jan 2021 22:07:32 GMT /news/2021-01-29/columbus-receives-26-million-for-rental-assistance Nick Evans /news/2020-12-15/celebrateone-marks-five-years-fighting-infant-mortality-in-columbus Columbus' initiative to lower infant mortality rates, Celebrate One, has reached its five-year anniversary. The city created CelebrateOne with the goal of… Tue, 15 Dec 2020 17:27:58 GMT /news/2020-12-15/celebrateone-marks-five-years-fighting-infant-mortality-in-columbus /news/2020-07-27/to-fight-racial-disparities-in-infant-mortality-columbus-looks-to-cincinnati Ohio’s three major cities have concerted efforts to reduce infant mortality—but some are seeing better results in addressing long-standing racial… Mon, 27 Jul 2020 09:00:00 GMT /news/2020-07-27/to-fight-racial-disparities-in-infant-mortality-columbus-looks-to-cincinnati Adora Namigadde /news/2020-07-20/columbus-council-considers-program-to-cut-teen-pregnancy Columbus City Council plans to approve funds to develop a community-based peer to peer education program for teens in Franklin County on Monday… Mon, 20 Jul 2020 11:02:20 GMT /news/2020-07-20/columbus-council-considers-program-to-cut-teen-pregnancy Adora Namigadde /news/2020-06-16/defund-the-police-columbus-police-account-for-more-than-a-third-of-citys-budget At protest after protest in Columbus, demonstrators have waved signs with calls to action like "abolish the police," "disband the police" or "defund the… Tue, 16 Jun 2020 10:31:14 GMT /news/2020-06-16/defund-the-police-columbus-police-account-for-more-than-a-third-of-citys-budget Nick Evans /news/2019-11-13/columbus-mayor-proposes-965-million-operating-budget Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther released his proposed 2020 operating budget for the city Wednesday morning. The budget totals $965 million, and represents a… Wed, 13 Nov 2019 19:24:03 GMT /news/2019-11-13/columbus-mayor-proposes-965-million-operating-budget Adora Namigadde /news/2019-03-07/franklin-county-makes-strides-toward-reducing-infant-mortality-rate More babies lived to celebrate their first birthdays last year, according to a new data from Columbus Public Health. The CelebrateOne Initiative released… Thu, 07 Mar 2019 21:32:43 GMT /news/2019-03-07/franklin-county-makes-strides-toward-reducing-infant-mortality-rate /news/2019-02-01/mayor-ginther-announces-expansion-of-affordable-housing-efforts In his annual State of the City address, Mayor Andrew Ginther touted Columbus’ work to improve neighborhoods—particularly Linden. Looking forward, the… Fri, 01 Feb 2019 13:26:53 GMT /news/2019-02-01/mayor-ginther-announces-expansion-of-affordable-housing-efforts Nick Evans /news/2018-09-21/to-combat-infant-mortality-franklin-county-reaches-out-to-homeless-women Infant mortality rates in Franklin County have declined slightly in recent years, but community and health leaders say more attention to the problem could… Fri, 21 Sep 2018 09:30:00 GMT /news/2018-09-21/to-combat-infant-mortality-franklin-county-reaches-out-to-homeless-women Debbie Holmes