Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Register by January 17, 2025 , and complete your payment later to secure your spot at the best price. This year, the conference theme is Partnering for Impact. In this resource kit, “community birth” refers to planned birth at home or in a freestanding birth center, most commonly in a midwifery model of care.

Maternal and Child Health 52

Maternal and Child Health Health Policy and Advocacy Organizations Mental Health and Public Health Food Security and Safety 52

Big Cities Health Coalition

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Specific policy and funding recommendations Get more details about what big city health departments need to protect and promote their communities’ health. A truly healthy city requires a fuller commitment to health, defined broadly. All levels of government have a critical role to play in this system.

Public Health Law and Policy Consulting 52

Public Health Law and Policy Consulting Emergency Preparedness and Response Public Health Law and Regulation Environmental Health and Safety 52

KFF Health News

MARCH 10, 2025

Joseph Shea, who sells athletic wear in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, wonders and worries about the food he eats. The references on product labels to unspecified natural or artificial flavors. The junk food that fits his budget but feels addictive and makes him feel unwell. Food is a big business. Kennedy Jr.,

Food and Beverage Industry 115

Food and Beverage Industry Food Security and Safety Environmental Health and Safety Public Health Law and Regulation 115

HEALTHBEAT

MARCH 13, 2025

Joseph Shea, who sells athletic wear in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, wonders and worries about the food he eats. The references on product labels to unspecified natural or artificial flavors. The junk food that fits his budget but feels addictive and makes him feel unwell. Food is a big business. Kennedy Jr.,

Food and Beverage Industry 68

Food and Beverage Industry Food Security and Safety Environmental Health and Safety Public Health Law and Regulation 68

KFF Health News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Together with emails obtained from local health departments through public records requests, this investigation revealed key problems, including a deference to the farm industry, eroded public health budgets, neglect for the safety of agriculture workers, and the sluggish pace of federal interventions. Case in point: The U.S.

Emergency Preparedness and Response 145

Emergency Preparedness and Response Occupational Health and Safety Climate Change and Health Academic and Research Institutions 145

HEALTHBEAT

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Together with emails obtained from local health departments through public records requests, this investigation revealed key problems, including a deference to the farm industry, eroded public health budgets, neglect for the safety of agriculture workers, and the sluggish pace of federal interventions. Case in point: The U.S.

Emergency Preparedness and Response 91

Emergency Preparedness and Response Occupational Health and Safety Climate Change and Health Academic and Research Institutions 91

HEALTHBEAT

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Many of President-elect Donald Trumps candidates for federal health agencies have promoted policies and goals that put them at odds with one another or with Trumps choice to run the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. setting the stage for internal friction over public health initiatives. Kennedy Jr.,

Food Security and Safety 78

Food Security and Safety Health Policy 78