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The report, written by Dr. Liz Ackley and four student researchers, offers a detailed picture of health trends among elementary school students in Roanoke City.

Led in part by Professor Liz Ackley, the project gives Salem and Covington residents a powerful tool to monitor and improve community health.

Market on Melrose is the result of nine years of research and development led by Professor Liz Ackley and Roanoke College’s Center for Community Health Innovation.

A collaborative grant from the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth will allow the center, along with six community partners, to support breastfeeding education as a tool to reduce or prevent childhood obesity. 

Roanoke College is a key partner in this effort. Dr. Liz Ackley is one of the presenters in the weeklong competition.

Thanks to the work of a Roanoke faculty member and her students, a neighborhood in need could be getting a grocery store, health care and more.

The project examines the relationship between community connection and health.

Roanoke College is the anchor institution for the project, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. 

Data-gathering focused on health barriers in low-income communities.

Roanoke joins innovative program to improve health in low-income neighborhoods. Dr. Ackley-Holbrook leads the Invest Health team to transform how American cities work together to help low-income communities thrive.