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Association of Health Care Journalists
APRIL 3, 2025
Health care segregation isnt just a relic of the past. In 2025, patients of color and those insured through Medicaid often receive care at different outpatient clinics than their white, commercially insured counterparts. The post Could unifying outpatient practices help dismantle structural racism in health care?
Association of Health Care Journalists
DECEMBER 18, 2024
The Association of Health Care Journalists is thrilled to announce Health Journalism 2025 will take place in Los Angeles from May 29 to June 1, with four days of fun field trips, inspiring sessions, hands-on workshops and invaluable networking opportunities. Get ready to join us on the West Coast! The deadline is Jan.
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UNC Epidemiology Blog
APRIL 2, 2025
As a Black male in the South, Ive always been passionate about health equity. Ive realized more recently, though, that I want to improve health equity by being part of major innovation in health financing and care delivery. This approach requires us to make public health reforms financially viable.
United States of Care
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
On Friday, November 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) rules.
The Cofounder
JANUARY 27, 2025
TheMedical College of Georgia Advancing Health Equity in Maternal Health Symposiumis an inaugural educational, community-focused conference to be held onSaturday, March 15, 2025, at the J. The conference is dedicated to addressing maternal health disparities, health equity efforts…
Rural Health Information Hub
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
Washington DC March 4, 2025 -- National Indian Health Board
Rural Health Information Hub
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
Washington DC March 4, 2025 -- National Indian Health Board
Rural Health Information Hub
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
Washington DC March 4, 2025 -- National Indian Health Board
Rural Health Information Hub
JANUARY 15, 2025
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) correcting the January 8, 2025, notice requesting nominations of candidates to serve as primary and alternate delegates for the Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity Tribal Advisory Committee (CIIHE TAC).
Black Health Matters
APRIL 16, 2025
It’s Black Maternal Health Week, and the Leapfrog Group’s 2025 Maternity Report clarifies that Black women still face significant gaps in maternity care. In addition, Leapfrog has included a health equity measure in another part of the Hospital Survey to ensure all patients receive safe, high-quality care.
National Council on Urban Indian Health
JANUARY 8, 2025
On December 11, 2024, the Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (Scientific Report) was officially submitted to the Secretaries of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. The DGAC is accepting written comments on the Scientific Report until Saturday, February 8, 2025.
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
JANUARY 16, 2025
Register to attend AMCHP 2025 in Washington, DC, and subscribe to our Annual Conference Newsletter to be among the first to receive updates and information about this event. AMCHP 2025: An In-Person Only Opportunity for Greater Impact in MCH The 2025 AMCHP Annual Conference will be an in-person-only event.
Association of Health Care Journalists
JANUARY 3, 2025
On July 1, 2025, a mandatory new payment structure for kidney transplants kicks in. The model will operate for six years, from July 1, 2025, through July 30, 2031. A requirement that hospitals submit a plan to identify and address health disparities in their patient populations. The troubled U.S. Or at least, half of it is.
PHAB
DECEMBER 16, 2024
Dr. Khaldun will assume her new role on January 13, 2025. Dr. Khaldun’s appointment follows an extensive national search for a candidate with an exceptional record in public health leadership, strong business acumen, and the ability to drive transformational initiatives.
Black Health Matters
NOVEMBER 3, 2024
Policymakers want to change how certain CKD medications are covered by Medicare, starting January 1, 2025. 5074) is not passed by January 1, 2025, impactful changes will happen. This can lead to later diagnosis and, thus, a more progressed condition and more pertinent treatment. What Are the Changes? If the Kidney PATIENT Act (H.R.
Black Health Matters
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
According to a 2020 study by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity , “Black Americans experience kidney failure at three times the rate of whites.” Dr. Fields believes that it will take the efforts of policymakers and private citizens to help the act become law before 2025 arrives. are at risk for kidney disease.”
BU School of Public Health Blog
MARCH 14, 2025
March 14, 2025 Megan Jones Twitter Facebook Four teams of BU faculty, staff, and students have been awarded $10,000 each as winners of the 2025 Deans Innovation Challenge, Interim Dean Michael Stein announced to the SPH community on March 3.
National Network of Public Health Institutes
DECEMBER 5, 2024
SLIDE is a cohort-based initiative designed to enhance the capacity of public health professionals to plan, manage, and implement data modernization initiatives (DMI). This program integrates leadership development, strategic planning, and collaboration skills with a focus on health equity, sustainability, and stakeholder engagement.
WA State Department of Health
MARCH 10, 2025
Public Health Essentials in Action Online stevie.mathieu March 10, 2025 - 3:10pm This interactive training uses the Ten Essential Public Health Services to illustrate the goals and responsibilities of public health systems and how these systems can improve health equity.
UNC Epidemiology Blog
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
They’ll say they support health equity and human rights, but they don’t stand behind it and do the work. Utilizing peoples lived experiences to transform health care. Within my health equity courses, we prioritize peoples lived experiences, which can inform the care they receive. Published: Feb.
The Network for Public Health Law
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
We will share more in the coming months about how the Network will escalate our support to public health and community partners, including focusing on and creating space at the 2025 Public Health Law Conference in September for many of you to connect on ideas and strategies.
APHL
OCTOBER 30, 2024
By Donna Campisano, specialist, Communications, APHL Public health has a personnel problem. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the public health workforce has shrunk dramatically. It’s projected that there will be a shortage of 100,000 public health professionals by 2025, up from 80,000 in 2021.
Big Cities Health Coalition
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
House of Representatives, the 136 members of the CDC Coalition, including Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC), expressed strong opposition to the proposed $1.8 billion (22%) cut to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) outlined in the FY 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies appropriations bill.
NC Health News
JANUARY 8, 2025
FOLLOW OUR COVERAGE OF STATE HEALTH POLICY What’s coming for 2025? NC Health News reporters look ahead into health policy for the new year. NC Health News/Charlotte Ledger reporter Michelle Crouch contributed to this report.
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National Council on Urban Indian Health
OCTOBER 23, 2024
As Congress heads into the end of the 118 th Congress, the top priority is finalizing and passing an omnibus funding bill for Fiscal Year 2025. Your outreach on this is invaluable to providing greater health equity for American Indian and Alaska Native people. Funding for SDPI expires on December 31, 2024.
Association of Health Care Journalists
JANUARY 6, 2025
Additional resources American Cancer Society: Breast Cancer Facts & Figures 2024-2025 American Academy of Physician Associates – Discussion on USPSTF Guidelines U.S. Emphasizing shared decision-making between patients and doctors can help women make choices that align with their values and circumstances.
Better Health For All
DECEMBER 19, 2024
From Special Interest Groups to Local Board Members, CPD Advisors, and Examiners, your contributions have enabled the Faculty to deliver critical programmes that support public health professionals and champion health equity. Thank you for your ongoing commitment to the Faculty and to public health.
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Call for New AMCHP Association Committee Members is Open Through November 8 Are you interested in effecting meaningful change nationally and have your voice heard on maternal and child health (MCH) matters? MacQueen Lecture Award : For innovation in the field of maternal and child health.
National Council on Urban Indian Health
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
In September, NCUIH hosted five focus groups to identify UIO policy priorities for 2025 as they relate to the IHS designated facility types (full ambulatory, limited ambulatory, outreach and referral, and outpatient and residential). Written Testimony Deadline: January 20, 2025. Key Race Outcomes: Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) , Rep.
Washington University in St. Louis - Institute for
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
In service of WashU public health, the conference is a collaboration between the university’s strategic plan, Here and Next and the Institute for Public Health. A call for applications for the 2025 award is open through November 22.
CHIRblog
MARCH 24, 2025
On March 23, 2025, we celebrated the 15th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In this post, CHIR experts reflect on how the law's reforms affected people's access to affordable, high quality health insurance, and what the next 15 years might bring.
National Network of Public Health Institutes
OCTOBER 31, 2024
It collects data on various topics, including access to health services, chronic conditions, mental health, neighborhood conditions, and more. The survey helps identify community health concerns, understand social factors influencing health, and supports public health initiatives like Healthy Chicago 2025.
National Network of Public Health Institutes
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
RESOURCES AND NEXT STEPS “We look forward to partnering on the transformative work ahead,” said Karya Lustig, Director Strategy and Implementation, CHLI, sharing that the Region 9 Hub at CHLI already has over a dozen technical assistance offerings planned through February 2025.
Association of Health Care Journalists
JANUARY 7, 2025
Here are some climate story ideas to consider reporting on in 2025. Extreme heat Infectious diseases Wildfires Standing water and sea level rise Air pollution from fossil fuel use Extreme heat In 2025, we’re closer to the projected 250,000 additional deaths per year from heat stress between 2030 and 2050. Health equity.
The Network for Public Health Law
AUGUST 7, 2024
Call for Applications for Legal and Policy Assistance to Promote Racial Health Equity Deadline: September 9, 2024 Join us for an informational webinar Thursday, August 29, 2024 | 12 – 1:00 p.m. The Network for Public Health Law supports health and health equity through law and policy.
Association of Health Care Journalists
DECEMBER 4, 2024
The Association of Health Care Journalists has awarded the 2025 U.S. Health System Reporting Fellowships to five journalists who will pursue yearlong reporting projects examining health care systems and health equity in the U.S. The post AHCJ Awards 2025 U.S. The Fund is based in New York City.
The Hill
APRIL 20, 2025
But in actuality, it's disproportionately going to impact people of color, women of color, Rolonda Donelson, Huber Reproductive Health Equity legal fellow at the National Partnership for Women & Families, told The Hill. We often see these cuts as: We're making sure that people who don't deserve these programs are not getting it.
NC Health News
JANUARY 13, 2025
The increased frequency of extreme weather events, like Hurricane Debby and Hurricane Helene, and wildfires like the ones ravaging parts of Los Angeles, require doctors to become more aware of the environmental factors affecting patients health, said Marni Holder, director of community health initiatives at the UNC Department of Family Medicine.
The Network for Public Health Law
JANUARY 8, 2025
A Message from Interim Co-Executive Directors Quang (“Q”) Dang and Ann Phi-Wendt “ While laws and policies can serve as barriers to health equity, they can also be used to promote health and advance equity and this is, has been, and will continue to be the focus of our work, whatever the political climate might bring.
Association of Health Care Journalists
MARCH 19, 2025
Why, in 2025, are we still talking about transplant inequality? If the country is serious about closing these gaps, it will take a combination of policy changes, medical system reform and investigative journalism to drive meaningful progress. And more importantly what will it take to change the story?
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Register for the meeting, and visit our webpage for more information on event details, theme, location, food, and preliminary agenda! Recent AMCHP Announcements August Pulse Issue Available: From Partnering with Purpose to Partnering for Impact at AMCHP 2025 AMCHP is Awarded $3.4M Visit the AMCHP 2025 website regularly !
Association of Health Care Journalists
JANUARY 29, 2025
Review documents found on the FDA website , including the new 2025 guidance and a 2021 safety communication informing the public and health care providers of the limitations of the devices. FDA updates guidance on pulse ox devices used in health care a Healthcare IT News blog post, Jan.
The Health Care Blog
MARCH 5, 2025
By ARIEL FRISTOE As the artistic director of Out of Hand Theater, an arts organization that promotes anti-racism, social activism and health equity, I believe the recent appointment of Robert F. RFK) as Secretary to the Department of Health and Human Services is beyond concerning. Kennedy, Jr.
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
MARCH 14, 2025
The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) is pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 AMCHP Annual Awards. The awards will be presented at the 2025 AMCHP Annual Conference, held March 15-18 in Washington, DC. Recipients of the 2025 AMCHP Annual Awards include: John C.
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