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DeKalb health needs: Better access to providers and healthy food, report finds

HEALTHBEAT

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free Atlanta newsletter here. DeKalb County residents want more options for physical activity and healthy food and better access to health care providers, according to the latest Community Health Needs Assessment. National Institutes of Health grant.

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Missouri Advances Mental Health and Well-Being with PHIG Support

PHIG Partners

The Missouri Department of Mental Health’s WORKplace WELLbeing initiative, backed by PHIG funding, emphasizes the importance of mental health and overall well-being, and has significantly enhanced workplace wellness for public health staff. logo, brochures, posters) and bite-sized micro lessons for staff.

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#WNTD Blog: Tobacco and Mental Health - Untangling the relationship and identifying opportunities to progress policy

Institute of Public Health

IPH Public Health Development Officers, Dr Joanna Purdy and Dr Ciara Reynolds, were among the many delegates to present at the April conference. The report was developed for the Department of Health in Northern Ireland, as part of their review of the Ten Year Tobacco Control Strategy for Northern Ireland (2012-2022).

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Picking our battles: public health in public

Public Healthy

It was to be about my worries that we were losing the battle for ‘hearts and minds’ on what public health is, and should be, and how we are occasionally our own worst enemies. So, I started writing again, before the announcement that Public Health England (PHE) will be subsumed into a ‘new’ National Institute for Health Protection.

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NYC health commissioner to step down Friday, months earlier than expected

HEALTHBEAT

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here. Dr. Ashwin Vasan, New York City’s health commissioner, will leave his position on Friday — months earlier than expected, according to city officials. Vasan has led the Health Department for nearly three years.

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Laying the Groundwork: Leveraging Local Health Networks to Modernize Public Health Data in Chicago

National Network of Public Health Institutes

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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2024: A Year in Review

Research America

We are united under a common cause advocating for science and innovation to achieve better health for all. In 2024, we worked together to cultivate congressional champions, engage federal officials, and raise awareness with the public about the contributions of science and innovation to our nation and the global community.