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Power and Participation: How Community Health Centers …

(4 days ago) WEBAs of 2021, there are more than 1,400 health centers in the United States, serving more than 14,500 service delivery locations; these include organizations designated as Federally Qualified Health Centers …

https://catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/CAT.21.0303

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Millions of Americans are increasingly turning to community …

(3 days ago) WEBSince 2012, community health centers have seen a 45% increase in the number of people seeking care — and they’ve opened more and more service sites to …

https://apnews.com/article/community-health-center-safety-net-inequity-09fff31375bac532ac584ab91e94cafc

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Working with Communities to Improve Health - NIMHD

(3 days ago) WEBCommunities are complicated, and figuring out the best way to improve the health of all residents in a particular place can be a daunting task. “Part of the issue is that we do not have a best practices model for …

https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/news-events/features/community-health/working-with-communities.html

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Why Public Health Faces a Crisis Across the U.S. - The …

(8 days ago) WEBIn Gallatin County, Ron Marshall, a state representative who owns a vape store, said he had been battling the local health board’s ban on indoor vaping. But after passage of a new law

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/18/us/coronavirus-public-health.html

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Community Health Workers and Covid-19 — Addressing …

(Just Now) WEBInvesting in community health workers and community-based organizations can help address the social determinants of poor …

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2022641

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Advancing Health Equity, Eliminating Health Disparities, …

(7 days ago) WEBPreventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal established by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. PCD provides …

https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2021/21_0264.htm

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What is “community health”? Examining the meaning of …

(3 days ago) WEBIntroduction. The evolution of public health has led to substantial changes in approaches to improving the health of members of communities. In the United States, these changes …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5771402/

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NIMHD Community Health and Population Sciences Articles

(4 days ago) WEBResearch Examines Effects of Disadvantaged Neighborhoods on Long-Term Health. From a young age, growing up in rural northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Amy …

https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/news-events/features/community-health/index.html

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Community Health Centers: Growing Importance in a …

(4 days ago) WEBIntroduction Community health centers play an increasingly important role in the US health care system. Launched in 1965 as a small experiment in bringing comprehensive primary care to rural and

https://www.kff.org/report-section/community-health-centers-growing-importance-in-a-changing-health-care-system-issue-brief/

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Challenges experienced by community health workers …

(3 days ago) WEBCommunity health workers have very basic-level healthcare skills and they require training to achieve ‘structural competency’ in primary healthcare practice. 6 …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8831930/

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Topics & Issues - American Public Health Association

(8 days ago) WEBPublic health is a broad field. We focus on the most important problems and solutions of our time. Check back often to see what topics and issues we're working on. Aging, Health and Equity. Chronic Disease. Climate, …

https://www.apha.org/topics-and-issues

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Designing Community Health Efforts with Health Equity in Mind

(7 days ago) WEBAddress Health Equity in Evaluation Efforts. To more accurately interpret findings and effectively focus interventions, design evaluations to understand what …

https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/health-equity/health-equity-guide/designing-community-health-efforts.html

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Community - Healthy People 2030 health.gov

(Just Now) WEBA person’s community can have a major impact on their health and well-being. Healthy People 2030 focuses on ways organizations, businesses, schools, and residents can …

https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/community

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Strengthening the basics: public health responses to prevent the …

(7 days ago) WEBVictoria Haldane and colleagues argue that to make covid-19 the last pandemic, public health responses to outbreaks must be strengthened, starting with …

https://www.bmj.com/content/375/bmj-2021-067510

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CDC - Data & Benchmarks - Community Health Assessment - STLT …

(3 days ago) WEBData & Benchmarks. Community health assessments typically use both primary and secondary data to characterize the health of the community: Data and indicator …

https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/cha/data.html

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Why Community Health Is Important for Public Health

(9 days ago) WEBA researcher career in the community health field entails gathering information about health issues and risks for specific geographic areas or populations. …

https://publichealth.tulane.edu/blog/why-community-health-is-important-for-public-health/

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12 Common Public Health Issues and How They Can Be Prevented

(5 days ago) WEBPublic Health Issue #1: Cardiovascular Disease. Cardiovascular diseases — primarily heart disease and stroke — are the leading global cause of death, according to …

https://online.maryville.edu/blog/12-common-public-health-issues/

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10 global health issues to track in 2021 - World Health …

(Just Now) WEB10 global health issues to track in 2021. 2020 was a devastating year for global health. A previously unknown virus raced around the world, rapidly emerging as …

https://www.who.int/news-room/spotlight/10-global-health-issues-to-track-in-2021

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Community Interventions to Promote Mental Health and Social …

(3 days ago) WEBIntroduction. Families, workplaces, schools, social services, institutions, and communities are potential resources to support health. In 1948, the World Health …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6440941/

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11 global health issues to watch in 2023, according to IHME experts

(2 days ago) WEB— Emma Nichols, researcher on the BIRDS team and lead author of The Lancet Public Health paper on dementia forecasting . 11. Population aging “Adapting …

https://www.healthdata.org/news-events/insights-blog/acting-data/11-global-health-issues-watch-2023-according-ihme-experts

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10 Emerging Public Health Issues of 2023

(2 days ago) WEBThey use their to take on social, environmental and economic challenges that cause chronic and acute diseases, increase mortality rates, and lower overall health …

https://mphdegree.usc.edu/blog/10-public-health-issues-of-2023

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Biden-Harris Administration Takes Historic Action to Increase …

(5 days ago) WEBIt protects the health and safety of people who receive HCBS by improving states’ incident management systems and requires states to have a grievance process …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/22/biden-harris-administration-takes-historic-action-increase-access-quality-care-support-families-care-workers.html

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CDC - Assessment and Plans - Community Health Assessment

(3 days ago) WEBA community health assessment (sometimes called a CHA), also known as community health needs assessment (sometimes called a CHNA), refers to a state, tribal, local, or …

https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/cha/plan.html

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On Earth Day, a look at how climate change is impacting health

(2 days ago) WEBBy 2050, climate change will place immense strain on global healthcare systems, causing 14.5 million deaths and $12.5 trillion in economic losses. This was the …

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/04/this-earth-day-we-consider-the-impact-of-climate-change-on-human-health-110b71b453/

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Advancing Racial Equity in U.S. Health Care: State Disparities

(6 days ago) WEBHispanic people have the highest uninsured rates and cost-related problems in getting care. Lack of comprehensive insurance coverage is a key contributor to …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2024/apr/advancing-racial-equity-us-health-care

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131 million in U.S. live in areas with unhealthy pollution levels, …

(4 days ago) WEBThe organization’s report — its 25th annual analysis of the “State of the Air” in the country — found that between 2020 and 2022, 131 million people were living in …

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/131-million-us-live-areas-unhealthy-pollution-levels-lung-association-rcna148795

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Insulin affordability impacts public health – Chicago Tribune

(6 days ago) WEBIn 2022, federal legislation was signed into law by President Joe Biden that caps insulin costs at $35 a month for Medicare recipients, but that leaves out a lot of …

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/24/insulin-affordability-impacts-public-health/

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Most nursing homes don't have enough staff to meet the federal …

(4 days ago) WEBKFF Health News is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/24/1246628171/nursing-home-staffing-final-rule-medicare-medicaid

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CDC - Home - Community Health Assessment - STLT Gateway

(4 days ago) WEBA community health assessment, also known as community health needs assessment, refers to a state, tribal, local, or territorial health assessment that identifies …

https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/cha/index.html

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Senate Passes 2024-25 Budget Addressing Critical Priorities for …

(7 days ago) WEBEnacting the Community Doula Expansion Grant Program to provide funding to community-based organizations for recruitment and retention and startup and …

https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024/senate-passes-2024-25-budget-addressing-critical-priorities-new

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Fact Sheet on FTC’s Proposed Final Noncompete Rule

(6 days ago) WEBFewer than 1% of workers are estimated to be senior executives under the final rule. Specifically, the final rule defines the term “senior executive” to refer to …

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/04/fact-sheet-ftcs-proposed-final-noncompete-rule

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