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January 16, 2025

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

Introducing the Fall 2024 MCH Innovations Database Practices Every Spring and Fall, the Innovation Hub hosts its bi-annual review of new, innovative, and impactful policies and practices in the maternal and child health (MCH) space. By providing stable housing, the program works to increase positive health outcomes for mothers and babies.

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Creating Support to Combat Our Rising Suicide Rates

Black Health Matters

We need mental health interventions and support systems that resonate with our community and acknowledge the specific barriers we face. Drawing from the 2024 Public Perception of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Poll, she shares key findings from the study. Our community has seen a concerning rise in suicide rates. in 2019 to 14.1

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Op-ed: Why funding for the environmental justice movement must be anti-racist

Environmental Health News

Wed trained them to collect data and facilitate workshops in which they worked with community members from nearby environmental justice communities. Our team, all of whom that day were Latinx, was serving a room full of Latinx youth, in partnership with young Latinx leaders and educators.

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October 3, 2024

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

million cooperative agreement from the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau (HRSA MCHB) to build the capacity of public health leaders at the state and local level to effectively use policy approaches related to housing and food security for MCH populations. AMCHP is Awarded $1.2M

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October 17, 2024

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

million cooperative agreement from the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau (HRSA MCHB) to build the capacity of public health leaders at the state and local level to effectively use policy approaches related to housing and food security for MCH populations. AMCHP is Awarded $1.2M

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Sepsis Alliance: Gaining Ground Against a Lethal Threat

Research America

Although this public health threat has gone under the radar for several years, the Sepsis Alliance is steadfastly working to promote needed research and policy, raise sepsis awareness in the community, and educate health care professionals to diagnose and treat sepsis faster to save lives and improve survivors’ outcomes.

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HealthyNYC – Extending the Lifespan of New Yorkers

Fund for Public Health NYC

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.