Big Cities Health Coalition

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Public health professionals need data so they can detect patterns and determine which solutions work best for their community. The COVID-19 pandemic illustrated the major gaps in our local public health infrastructure and how badly governmental public health needs resources to modernize systems for detection and response.

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KFF Health News

OCTOBER 11, 2024

A February public health inspection at another DeKalb County hotel found several rooms with poor ventilation, insect infestation, and mold, among other potential health threats. In May, two people were fatally shot there. “They can feel emotional aftershocks,” said Moore, who has visited Atlanta-area hotels.

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HEALTHBEAT

OCTOBER 11, 2024

A February public health inspection at another DeKalb County hotel found several rooms with poor ventilation, insect infestation, and mold, among other potential health threats. In May, two people were fatally shot there. They can feel emotional aftershocks,” said Moore, who has visited Atlanta-area hotels.

Mental Health and Public Health 68

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Fund for Public Health NYC

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Many communities struggle with growing gaps and barriers to achieving health equity due to the social drivers of health – the conditions that affect a person’s access to quality health care, such as housing, education, food insecurity, and poor economic stability,” said Paloma Izquierdo- Hernandez, president and CEO, Urban Health Plan.

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Sheffield DPH

JANUARY 14, 2023

All schools must provide swimming lessons in Key Stage 1 or 2. 1 in 4 kids leave schools without being able to swim. Free School Meals again hugely successful.

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Big Cities Health Coalition

DECEMBER 9, 2024

New (2024) study of big city health departments shows they are in dire need of epidemiologists. The shortfall puts at risk the nations efforts to quickly detect and respond to health threats. WASHINGTON, D.C.

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Big Cities Health Coalition

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC), representing the leaders of health departments serving nearly 61 million Americans, calls on the incoming Administration and Congress to enhance support for local public health systems. GET MORE INFO: WhAT is the Big Cities Health Coalition?

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Big Cities Health Coalition

APRIL 1, 2025

Washington, DC On April 1, the Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC) announced its 202526 Board of Directors, including its executive officers. BCHCs Board is chosen by the organizations membership, the leaders of 35 of the largest city health departments in the United States, and the officers are elected by the board.

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JPHMP Direct

MARCH 21, 2025

About 129 million (or 40%) of Americans live with at least one chronic disease such as heart disease and hypertension, cancer, diabetes, or asthma; local health departments provide important community-level solutions to prevent chronic disease.

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National Council on Urban Indian Health

JANUARY 31, 2025

For example , Debbie Danforth, Tribal Representative for the Bemidji Area stated that Urban Indian health centers need critical funding increases to serve large American Indian populations in urban settings currently, there is a need for FMAP support and expansion of funds for [urbans].

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National Council on Urban Indian Health

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

IHS is building an interactive web map that provides IHS patients with a search tool to locate cancer services near home, and health care providers can use the map to plan appointments and referrals.

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