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When the Power Fails: Helping Life-Support Equipment Users

Brief,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Natural Disasters,
Partnership,
Advocacy,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
New Jersey,
North Dakota,
Rhode Island,
Utah,
Louisiana,
Disability Inclusion,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Data and Disability Inclusion

People who use electricity-dependent durable medical equipment (DME) at home—such as ventilators and oxygen concentrators—can face life-threatening consequences during a power outage. HHS reports that 2.7 million Medicare beneficiaries ...

2021 CEO Look Ahead: What is Our Next Normal?

Blog,
People of Public Health,
News,
ASTHO News,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Funding,
Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
STIs,
HIV,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Michael Fraser,
Advocacy

I think we all welcomed 2021 with open arms as we look to put the worst of 2020 behind us. We have all been through a lot—we have lost family members and friends to COVID-19, we have seen public health officials harassed and maligned, we ...

Summary of FY26 Continuing Resolution

Legislative Alert,
Advocacy,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
State Health Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
Funding,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Health Equity,
Tribal Health,
Preparedness,
Natural Disasters,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Diabetes

Summary of FY26 Continuing Resolution Learn about public health funding provisions in the FY26 Continuing Resolution proposed on Sept. 16, 2025. On Tuesday, Sept. 16, the House Appropriations Committee majority released the Continuing ...

The Historic Opportunity COVID-19 Presents to Address Health Equity

Health Equity,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID Testing and Screening,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID Preparedness,
COVID Recovery,
COVID Resilience,
COVID and Workforce,
Population Health and Prevention,
Race and Public Health,
Rural Health,
Social Determinants of Health,
At-Risk Populations,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Advocacy,
Blog,
Marcus Plescia,
Operationalizing Equity,
People of Public Health,
Series,
Chief Medical Officer Series

The disparities experienced during the COVID pandemic have brought a national focus to health equity in our nation. The attention and resources currently being provided to help address health inequities provide an opportunity that I have ...

Leveraging the HHS emPOWER Program to Enhance Power Outage Planning

Brief,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Natural Disasters,
Partnership,
Advocacy,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
New York,
California,
Disability Inclusion,
Data and Disability Inclusion

The emPOWER program provides federal data, mapping, and artificial intelligence tools, as well as training and resources, to help communities nationwide protect the health of at-risk Medicare beneficiaries who live independently and rely ...