Public Health
Public Health is a critical area of focus for local and state government agencies, involving health promotion, disease prevention, and preparedness for health emergencies within communities. Governments are responsible for implementing public health policies, managing healthcare services, and responding to crises like pandemics. This directory provides articles on public health, along with related topics like SafeGov, which covers strategies and initiatives for protecting the well-being and security of the public through effective governance.
“Volunteers are hard to come by": Assistant Fire Chief Travis Buhnerkempe said the definition of a health care worker and rules for them create a staffing concern
Grants are available for fire prevention education, wildfire management, first responder staffing and more
With supply exceeding demand, the focus has shifted to smaller, targeted pop-up clinics
SIPPRA passed and the first federal request of proposals open to all cities and states is expected in February 2019. Here’s 4 steps practitioners recommend governments take to get their P3s ready.
An examination of recent mass shootings and links to domestic violence by One Love Foundation urges individuals at-risk for intimate partner violence to develop safety plans
A review of the latest and first state level sexual assault statistics by CDC and other organizations, and previous crime data from DOJ, reveal sexual violence is a widespread public safety and public health problem every community faces
The most common date rape drug is legal, and sexual assault that involves it varies under individual state consent laws.
Educating public health professionals, educators, students, adults and businesses on the principles of preventing sexual violence through numerous available training resources can help reduce incidence in communities.
Since roofies can be slipped into a drink or used to facilitate date rape or sexual assault, the drug carries Schedule 1 penalties
The controversial shift of VA secretary to White House Doctor Ronny Jackson is in part over concern about the doctor’s abilities to run a large agency that provides patient care and manages federal benefits for veterans and their dependents.
GHB is a Schedule I depressant that can be slipped into a drink or used to facilitate date rape or sexual assault.
Ketamine is a Schedule III anesthetic that can be slipped into a drink or used to facilitate date rape or sexual assault
While opioid funding took many of the 2018 Omnibus Spending Bill headlines, there were more wins for local government, and some notable absences.
Sustainability
USDA officials say Trump’s ‘America’s Harvest Box’ of shelf-stable foods will cut federal costs, but state SNAP administrators say the agency is not thinking it through, questioning logistics and voicing concerns that access to nutrition could be compromised.
A Talent Ready Utah grant from the state’s Department of Workforce Services is funding relationship education and date rape detection devices at The Center for Pregnancy Choices in Logan.
NORC at the University of Chicago and its Federal and state partners developed a data-driven tool that maps socioeconomic factors underlying the opioid epidemic in hard hit Appalachian counties.
The Stepping Up Initiative puts law enforcement in contact with local resources that can assist in the education and rehabilitation of inmates with mental health illnesses, including substance abuse, to help pave the way to lower recidivism rates.
This opportunity is for walkable community advocates and community change agents working alone, in organizations or in professions such as public health, planning, transportation or education.
Housing agencies must ensure that all Section 9 multi-family housing units comply with the federal smoke free public housing policy effective July 31, 2018.
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