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.

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KFF Health News

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The children, Deas said, often have been exposed to violence on hotel properties, exhibit aggression or anxiety from living in a crowded single room, and face food insecurity because some hotel rooms don’t have kitchens. ” Roaches and spiders live in rooms and breezeways, according to state health inspection reports.

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HEALTHBEAT

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The children, Deas said, often have been exposed to violence on hotel properties, exhibit aggression or anxiety from living in a crowded single room, and face food insecurity because some hotel rooms don’t have kitchens. In August, DeKalb County’s code enforcement division said the hotel had “not maintained minimum life safety standards.”

Mental Health and Public Health 71

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KFF Health News

APRIL 8, 2025

million more in the coming years, according to a newly updated database from KFF Health News. That discrepancy between individuals’ and governments’ compensations highlights a sense of injustice felt by people directly affected by the crisis who say their suffering is the reason that governments secured these settlements.

Food Security and Safety 111

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KFF Health News

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

GEO Group, one of the nation’s largest private prison contractors, filed a federal lawsuit last month against California officials to strike down a state law allowing local public health officials to inspect immigration detention facilities. The Florida-based company argued in a filing that California’s law , signed by Gov.

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NC Health News

JANUARY 2, 2025

Its been little over a year since the measure took effect, and we now have a clearer picture of what it accomplished: more than 600,000 low-income North Carolinians received health insurance through expansion, surpassing in just 12 months a milestone the state estimated would take at least two years to reach.

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