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Promoting and protecting the public’s health: recommendations for a new Administration and Congress, 2025

Big Cities Health Coalition

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.

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For Opioid Victims, Payouts Fall Short While Governments Reap Millions

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. ” KFF Health News data editor Holly K. No other states had this discrepancy.