West Virginia Press Releases June 2024 The Association for State and Territorial Health Officials Achieves Age-Friendly Public Health Systems Recognition March 2024 New Report Measures States’ Emergency Preparedness and Recommends Policy Actions to Strengthen the Nation’s Public Health System and Emergency Preparedness October 2023 The State of Obesity: Creating Pathways to a Healthier America Livestream Event September 2023 New Report: Rates of Adult Obesity Continue to Climb, Particularly in Communities Experiencing Barriers to Healthy Eating and Few Opportunities for Physical Activity June 2023 New Report: Under-Investment in Public Health Leaves Nation Less Prepared for Current and Future Health Risks May 2023 U.S. Death Rate Due to Alcohol, Drugs, and Suicide Increased by 11 Percent in 2021 March 2023 New Report Measures States’ Emergency Preparedness and Makes Recommendations About How to Strengthen the Nation’s Public Health System October 2022 New CDC Data Shows 4 Percent Rise in Suicides in 2021 September 2022 Nation’s Obesity Epidemic is Growing: 19 States Have Adult Obesity Rates Above 35 Percent, Up From 16 States Last Year July 2022 New Report: Nation’s Chronic Lack of Investment in Public Health Puts Americans’ Lives and Livelihoods at Risk 1 2 … 6 7 Older Posts Editor’s PicksTFAH’s President and CEO Dr. Gracia Discusses the Significance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day & National Day of Racial HealingMental Health is Vital to Preparedness and ResponsePain in the Nation: The Epidemics of Alcohol, Drugs, and Suicide DeathsBuilding a Community Roadmap to Health and Equity in Jackson, Mississippi