UW School of Public Health Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

That’s one of the findings of a food survey of Washington residents from December 2022 to January 2023, run by researchers at the University of Washington School of Public Health and Washington State University. At the heart of food affordability in the state is economic insecurity, researchers and community leaders say.

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Fund for Public Health NYC

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Years NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan today unveiled “ HealthyNYC , ” an ambitious plan to improve and extend the average lifespan of all New Yorkers. Read “ Using Law to Advance Population Health Planning ” in Health Affairs.

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Association of Health Care Journalists

DECEMBER 4, 2024

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.

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