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Voting from the ER: How health care workers are driving civic engagement

HEALTHBEAT

Researchers have also found a link between voting and health, noting that a vicious cycle can develop where poor health can reduce voter turnout, which can result in electoral outcomes and policies that worsen health inequities. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Reflecting on 2024: A Message from the FPH President

Better Health For All

With your continued support, we will: Transition Leadership : Welcome our new President, Vice-President, and General Board Members at the June AGM and ensure the Faculty continues to play a strong and vital leadership role in public health practice and policy, at home and abroad.

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Health Department Releases Strategy to Address Chronic Disease

Fund for Public Health NYC

The NYC Health Department has released a new strategy to address the root causes of chronic diseases, which are the leading causes of death for New Yorkers. This comprehensive report, part of the HealthyNYC initiative, outlines a plan to reduce health inequities and promote healthier lives for all.

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October Policy Updates: Budget Consultations, Historic Apology, Traditional Healing Coverage, and More

National Council on Urban Indian Health

Traditional Foods & USDA Dietary Guidelines : NCUIH recommends incorporating research on Traditional Foods in USDA’s 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines. Federal Comment Deadlines : Key upcoming federal deadlines for public comment on health policies affecting Native communities. 2907 / H.R.

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FPH at the UKHSA Conference

Better Health For All

The UKHSA Conference 2025 took place in Manchester from 25 26 March, successfully delivered in partnership with the Faculty of Public Health, making this our third successive conference delivered together.

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Many TB Cases May Have Gone Undetected in Prisons in Europe and the Americas During COVID-19

BU School of Public Health Blog

The researchers remain concerned that this loss in funding threatens to reverse the global goal to end TB by 2030, and urge the US and international governments to prioritize TB screening and diagnoses among historically neglected populations.Given the current disruption in funding, achieving the 2030 global goals to end the tuberculosis epidemic may (..)

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Student conference focuses on AI and DEI in health care

NC Health News

She said researchers also believe early intervention can help lead to 40 percent better health outcomes. Cobb Payton noted that AI innovation in health care could be a $200 billion market by 2030, offering providers strong incentives to adopt these new technological tools and creators incentives to develop them.