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Braiding and Layering Funding to Address Supportive Housing

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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 communities. As the moratorium on evictions ends in ...

ASTHO Awards Public Health Leaders for Outstanding Service

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ASTHO Awards Public Health Leaders for Outstanding Service ARLINGTON, VA—The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) honored public health leaders with several awards this week at its 2017 Annual Meeting in ...

Advanced Grant Payments: Creating a More Equitable Public Health System

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Advanced Grant Payments: Creating a More Equitable Public Health System Advanced Grant Payments Promote Equity in Public Health Jignasa Jani, Ryan Rivera Learn how advanced grant payments can ensure smaller community-based organizations ...

Reflecting and Looking Ahead: Federal Health Policy in 2019 and Beyond

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As 2019 comes to a close, it is important to reflect back on the numerous public health accomplishments and acknowledge the ongoing challenges we can expect to face in 2020. ... to reopen the federal government—which happened in ...

ASTHO’s 2024 Legislative Session Update: Part One

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ASTHO’s 2024 Legislative Session Update: Part One legislative session, state policy, data collection, domestic violence, health information exchange, data privacy, substance misuse, overdose prevention, sexually transmitted infections, ...

Community Health Workers and the Heart of Public Health

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Over the years evidence has expanded on community health workers (CHWs) improving outcomes and even reducing disparities in heart disease and many other public health priority areas. However, their presence in state and local public health ...

Proposed Vaccination Laws to Watch in the New Year

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Vaccines are one of the greatest public health achievements of the last century, as well as some of the most powerful and cost-effective tools to prevent disease, disparities, disability, and death among children and adults. The COVID-19 ...

Lessons Learned from Palau's Journey to Develop Health Equity Indicators

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Palau's health ministry collaborated with its community to design indicators to better measure health equity in their jurisdiction. ... Lessons Learned from Palau's Journey to Develop Health Equity Indicators Palau's health ...