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• 2018 Midterm Election: Impacts on Public Health Priorities

  With the Democrats in the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Republicans maintaining control of the U.S. Senate for the next two years, ASTHO anticipates these changes will have an impact on public health, including the federal budget, oversight, ACA, and the potential for gridlock in Washington, D.C.

• To Combat the Childhood Obesity Epidemic, States and Territories Leverage School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies

  Earlier this month, ASTHO released “Preventing Childhood Obesity Through Healthy Communities,” a new episode in its Public Health Review podcast series. The episode, featuring leaders from CDC’s Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity and the Tennessee Department of Health, highlights the nation’s childhood obesity epidemic and discusses ways to reduce climbing obesity rates by increasing access to healthy foods and promoting physical activity.

• Emerging Topics in Public Health Accreditation: Aligning Accreditation and Opioid Response Activities

  Accreditation through the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) serves as a framework to help health agencies respond to emerging public health issues by systematically examining their infrastructure, policies, and processes. With the opioid epidemic continuing to impact communities across the United States, preparation, coordination, and efficiency are crucial to a health agency’s ability to prepare for and respond to this public health crisis.