The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the intersections of social determinants of health, such as transportation, education, and housing, and their impact on the health of individuals and ...
Economic security and well-being, job stability, access to safe and affordable housing, access to healthy and nutritious foods, and access to resources to manage mental and physical health—all of ...
Emerging evidence indicates that affordable, safe, and stable housing directly impacts an individual’s health and well-being, emphasizing the importance of designing Medicaid benefits packages that ...
Environmental Public Health Policy Statement Environmental public health programs protect communities from natural, man-made, unintentional, and deliberate threats and hazards in the environment. ...
This report identifies and breaks down seven core value areas that emerge from taking a health in all policies approach to policymaking and programming.
Considerable evidence supports the connection between housing, food security, transportation and health outcomes, so states are implementing policies to build healthy environments that ensure ...
Policymakers seek to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by focusing on non-congregate sheltering and alternative housing for unhoused populations.
The Rhode Island Department of Health is working with primary care providers in the state to provide services and implement prevention measures that will eliminate lead poisoning and increase ...
Marice Ashe, founder and CEO of ChangeLab Solutions, discusses advice for states and territories working to build healthier, more resilient communities to advance health equity.
Health in All Policies Policy Statement ASTHO Encourages Adoption and Implementation of a Health in All Policies Approach to Achieve Optimal Health for All Community health is determined by a ...