The Metro Atlanta Cities Wellbeing Initiative (MACWI) was an eight-month program designed for city leaders to expand their knowledge of well-being topics and use data to inform policy development. MACWI was created through a partnership between the Atlanta Regional Collaborative for Health Improvement (ARCHI), the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA), Georgia City Solutions (GCS), and the University of Georgia College of Public Health.
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Six metro Atlanta cities participated in MACWI, with representation from elected officials, city management, fire services, parks and recreation, and local businesses. The first half of MACWI featured subject matter experts discussing stewardship, social determinants of health, health equity, systems thinking, and peer learning. In the second half, participants applied their learnings to develop policy action plans based on the CDC’s policy process, using a MACWI-developed well-being glossary and metric factsheets.
MACWI demonstrates the potential to build the capacity of city-level leaders to use data to impact community-wide well-being. The initiative also highlights the increased effectiveness of engaging a variety of partners in well-being efforts.
Learn more about each city's efforts by watching these short videos: