…plan details four priorities, and objectives within each, to support the nation’s public health system, address the social and economic drivers of health, emphasize prevention, and advance health equity. Strategic…
…disseminate information regarding infectious diseases. It has been serving in that role since its creation and, in close collaboration with U.S. healthcare facilities nationwide, has developed a health statistics infrastructure…
…of poor health through CDC’s Social Determinants of Health and Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Programs. Invest in a diverse public health workforce and build the pipeline…
…health has a significant role in wildfire emergency response. The role of public health includes shelter assessment, coordinating medical and mental health support in the shelter, ensuring environmental health and…
…difficult for individuals to afford and prepare healthy food make it difficult for the charitable food system to distribute healthy food. Healthy alternatives almost always cost more, they are often…
TFAH’s Fall 2018 4-part webinar series, Taking Action to Promote Health Equity – Using the Lessons from Cutting-Edge Practices to Improve Health and Well Being, features national public health practitioners…
Physical activity across the lifespan supports good health and well-being and is a key health behavior for healthy aging. For National Physical Fitness & Sports Month Trust for America’s Health…
…is needed are transformational policies and bold investment in programs that reduce health inequities and address the social and economic conditions that are barriers to access to affordable, healthy food…
Healthy students are better learners, yet many schools are not able to deliver the conditions that support student health – conditions such as access to in-school health services, a clean…
…ensure that we are adequately prepared to protect the public’s health during emergencies including providing increased and sustained public health funding and fostering multi and cross sector planning and collaboration….
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