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The Network in 2025: Connecting Public Health, Community Needs, and Law and Policy Solutions

The Network for Public Health Law

A Message from Interim Co-Executive Directors Quang (“Q”) Dang and Ann Phi-Wendt “ While laws and policies can serve as barriers to health equity, they can also be used to promote health and advance equity and this is, has been, and will continue to be the focus of our work, whatever the political climate might bring.

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A Collaborative Vision for Public Health in 2024

The Network for Public Health Law

Dear Friends, As I reflect on my journey in the past year as the Executive Director of the Network for Public Health Law, the resilience and adaptability of the public health community in 2023 has been nothing short of inspiring. Close to 300 people attended our recent webinar on reproductive healthcare, litigation, and privacy.

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Honoring the 2025 AMCHP Annual Award Recipients

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

After earning her Master of Public Health from Emory University, Haita began working for the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) in 2022. As a part of her dedication to the advancement of public health, Haita also serves as a board member for the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health Alumni Board.

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Download time: What journalists should know about disappearing federal health data

Association of Health Care Journalists

Datasets related to racial disparities, LGBTQIA+ health and reproductive health were at risk, as were data on racial and ethnic health disparities, climate and environmental justice. Websites such as the NIHs Office of Research on Womens Health were also unavailable Friday.

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How community programs are working to ease New York’s maternal health crisis

HEALTHBEAT

The Brooklyn Communities Collaborative, a health equity nonprofit, recently awarded nearly $1 million in grants to 10 community-based organizations that offer a range of maternal health services, from mental health and community outreach to providing diapers and paternal and grandparent education for low-income families.