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December 12, 2024

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

Every year, AMCHP recognizes individuals in the maternal and child health (MCH) community who have gone above and beyond to positively impact those around them. MacQueen Lecture Award : For innovation in the field of maternal and child health. All award winners are invited to accept their award at the conference. A total of $2.4

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How Are States Spending Opioid Settlement Cash? We Built a Database of Answers

KFF Health News

KFF Health News, partnering with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Shatterproof , a national nonprofit focused on addiction, undertook a yearlong investigation to find out. It’s the most comprehensive resource to date tracking some of the largest public health settlements in American history.

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12 States Promised To Open the Books on Their Opioid Settlement Funds. We Checked Up on Them.

KFF Health News

To discover how millions in opioid settlement funds are being spent in Idaho, you can visit the state attorney general’s website , which hosts 91 documents from state and local entities getting the money. Public Health District No. Cracking that code requires a separate document. The other 38 states promised less.)