Environmental Health News
OCTOBER 15, 2024
More than 13 defenders — mostly Indigenous — of the Sierra de Manantlán have been murdered since 1986, according to the nonprofit organization Tskini, which works with Marcos’ community to defend their lands and people. Marcos helped organize a rally to demand his immediate release in Telcruz, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
NC Health News
DECEMBER 2, 2024
Department of Public Safety , which runs juvenile detention facilities, has filed a series of responses categorically denying the lawsuit’s claims of any policy or practice of regular solitary confinement for young people. The Department of Public Safety oversees 10 state-run detention centers and four county-operated facilities.
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The Health Care Blog
DECEMBER 1, 2022
by JESSICA DAMASSA, WTF HEALTH. Kyle Zebley, SVP of Public Policy at the ATA and Executive Director of ATA Action (the ATA’s affiliate advocacy organization) gives us the skinny on where policies currently stand at the federal and state level and, more importantly, what’s in jeopardy of changing soon.
National Council on Urban Indian Health
DECEMBER 17, 2024
On December 6, 2024, the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) and 35 health care advocates sent a letter to Congressional Leadership requesting the inclusion of 100% Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for Urban Indian Organizations (100% FMAP for UIOs) to be included in the end-of-year public health extenders package.
The Hill
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Since 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have allowed physicians to prescribe schedule II to V controlled substances without in-person medical evaluations. So, it's maybe one of the few silver linings of the pandemic — is the ability to really make health care more accessible.”
National Council on Urban Indian Health
OCTOBER 9, 2024
(October 9, 2024) – The National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) has released a new resource to combat the significant mental health challenges facing American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. Algonquin). “We Culturally sensitive care is an important part of any treatment regimen.
National Network of Public Health Institutes
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Despite recognizing data improvement as a potential strategy to address the increasing chronic disease burden in the United States, the public health sector has struggled to keep pace with advances and innovation in data. However, while surveys such as these are valuable, they come with certain limitations.
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