The Rhode Island Department of Health, in partnership with the Rhode Island Public Health Institute and several of the leading community-based service organizations in the area, led a three-year effort to gather health-related information about the environment and the adult residents of the Southside Providence Community.

To read more about the study and its findings, click here.

According to this year’s County Health Rankings report, released recently by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the healthiest Rhode Island county is Bristol, and Providence is the least healthy.

For the second year, the Rankings have compared nearly every county in the nation in a comprehensive report on our country’s health. Rhode Island only has five counties, but there are often stark disparities.

To read more about the report, click here.

The Rhode Island Public Health Institute board is comprised of professionals from a variety of industries, who come together to make important decisions regarding the Institute's direction and focus.

To see a list of board members, click here.

To read about the RIPHI directors, click here.

This community health report for Constitution Hill, Woonsocket, is based on interviews with randomly selected residents representative of the neighborhood's population. Results show that one out of four residents is in fair or poor health, while four of ten are in excellent or very good health. Forty-four percent of adults are overweight, and 32% are obese.

Read more about the methods and results here, or download the full report.