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Talk Money Week: a call to action for public health

Better Health For All

Financial wellbeing is a fundamental building block of health. Positive financial wellbeing, the state of ‘feeling secure and in control’ of personal finances, offers the scaffolding to meet the demands of daily life, fulfil personal aspirations and deal with unexpected events. In the UK, financial insecurity is alarmingly widespread.

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Promoting and protecting the public’s health: recommendations for a new Administration and Congress, 2025

Big Cities Health Coalition

The Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC), representing the leaders of health departments serving nearly 61 million Americans, calls on the incoming Administration and Congress to enhance support for local public health systems.

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October 3, 2024

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

to Advance MCH Housing and Food Security Policy Initiatives AMCHP is pleased to have been awarded a $1.2 to Advance MCH Housing and Food Security Policy Initiatives AMCHP is pleased to have been awarded a $1.2 AMCHP is Awarded $1.2M We are thrilled to partner with HRSA MCHB on this critical initiative.

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Trump’s proposed child tax credit expansion may boost health equity

Association of Health Care Journalists

But, in a recent editorial that appeared in JAMA Pediatrics , a pair of medical experts called the COVID-19 pandemic-era child tax credit expansion in 2021, “one of the most successful antipoverty initiatives,” that verifiably improved health for children and their caregivers. The story’s not over once a decision is made.