Big Cities Health Coalition

OCTOBER 24, 2024

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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Smart Data Collective

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

For example, in the health care sector, patient privacy laws require keeping information encrypted. million penalty for violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, more commonly known as HIPAA. Organizations receive significant fines for noncompliance.

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Your Local Epidemiologist

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Each state has the authority to create its laws and regulations around vaccination, including for school attendance and employment requirements for healthcare workers, public health interventions (like during a pandemic), and medical and non-medical exemptions.

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KFF Health News

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Exposure to PFAS, a group of thousands of compounds, has been linked to health problems including cancer, decreased response to vaccines, and low birth weight, according to a federally funded report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Not long after she moved, Valle started feeling sick. California Gov.

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KFF Health News

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Many scientists at the federal health agencies await the second Donald Trump administration with dread as well as uncertainty over how the president-elect will reconcile starkly different philosophies among the leaders of his team. to “go wild” on medicines, food, and health. public health. . public health.

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HEALTHBEAT

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeats free national newsletter here. Valle worries that eating food from her farm and drinking the water, found also to contain arsenic, are to blame for health issues shes experienced recently. Californias Central Valley is one of the nations biggest agricultural producers.

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HEALTHBEAT

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here. What is the role of the Department of Health and Human Services, and how much power does the HHS secretary have over its work? The HHS secretary is also in a position to shape public opinion if given a platform to do so by the media.

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