Big Cities Health Coalition

OCTOBER 24, 2024

A resilient, well-funded, and equitable public health infrastructure is essential to addressing health disparities and improving overall health outcomes for urban populations nationwide. An equity approach to federal health policy and funding decisions should be data driven and designed for targeted and universal impact.

Public Health Law and Policy Consulting 52

Public Health Law and Policy Consulting Emergency Preparedness and Response Public Health Law and Regulation Environmental Health and Safety 52

KFF Health News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

States allotted, on average, about 18% of their funds for addiction and mental health treatment; 14% for recovery services such as housing, transportation, and legal aid; 11% for harm reduction efforts such as overdose reversal medications; and 9% for prevention programs that aim to stop people from developing substance use disorders.

Mental Health and Public Health 65

Mental Health and Public Health Health Education and Training Organizations Substance Use Disorders Health Policy 65

NC Health News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

“We also were able to get tough-on-crime sheriffs who knew that many of the people sitting in their jails needed health care and not handcuffs [….] A lot of people with substance use disorders and mental illness were requiring a lot of attention from their deputies and officers.” Roy Cooper, left, and NC DHHS Sec.

Substance Use Disorders 145

Substance Use Disorders Ageing and Health Health Policy Rural Health 145