Stories and News

Research from Dr. Ackley used to help gain support for new community recreation resource.

• Roanoke's new futsal court a welcoming sign for immigrants (2021)

Build Healthy, Equitable Communities for Children and Families; ChangeLab Solutions & Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. (2018)

• Dr. Ackley is Turning Data to Action
• City of Roanoke: ChangeLab Solutions Chooses Roanoke for Cohort Initiative 

Invest Health Initiative; Reinvestment Fund & Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (2018)

• Invest Health Strategies for Healthier Cities
• The Roanoke Times: Roanoke, nonprofits want to set the table for northwest grocery
• Collecting community data, impacting community change
• Reinvestment Fund & Robert Wood Johnson Foundation name Roanoke an Invest Health City

Virginia Municipal League - Addressing inequities in community health: A national model unfolds in Virginia. Virginia Town & City.

• Virginia Town and City

Build Healthy Places Network - Featured Research in Sustainable Community Development (2017)

• Build Healthy Places Network: Partnering with CDFIs: Catalysts for Sustainable Community Development

Journal of Appalachian Health - Roanoke's Collective Public Health Activities (2019)

• Roanoke's Collective Public Health Activities

The relationship between social connection and childhood obesity

• Roanoke student's project selected for prestigious national program