Southwest Regional Health Equity Council Blueprint for Action on Health Equity
This Blueprint presents the top health disparities affecting communities of color, including adult obesity, adult diabetes, heart disease, infant mortality and influenza vaccinations.
Empowering Frontline Heroes: How Small Grants and Training Are Enhancing the Medicolegal Death Investigation Response to the Overdose Epidemic
- By: National Network of Public Health Institutes and Helen Batts, MPH
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International Association of Coroner’s and Medical Examiner’s Annual Symposium, July 2023, Las Vegas, NV Amidst the crowd of conference attendees, a familiar face emerged – the coroner of a small rural county in the east-central part of Alabama, whose frequent visits to the NNPHI booth during the 2022 conference had left an indelible mark. The […]
Finding Strength in Difficult Times: Principles of Ethical Practice Can Guide Our Practice
- By: Vincent Lafronza, EdD, MS
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The unnecessary war and human suffering in Ukraine reminds us as public health professionals of the tremendous power of prevention, if exercised. The National Network of Public Health Institutes joins the American Public Health Association’s opposition to this unnecessary war. With war comes years of highly adverse public health outcomes. As the events unfold over […]
COVID-19 and the Color Line: LPHI Hosts Honest Conversations About Equity, Race, and Health through Tele-Townhall Series
- By: Fahrenheit Creative Group
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A common agenda, a conversation, and a need to dispel misperceptions about reopening led to a collaborative effort between two statewide agencies who had worked together before—but never during a pandemic. The Louisiana Public Health Institute (LPHI) and the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) launched COVID-19: Preparing for the Next Phase, nine virtual, place-based townhall […]
Data Driven and Equity Driven Hurricane Response: A Prioritization Framework for Understanding Where to Target Health Recovery Efforts
- By: National Network of Public Health Institutes
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“From 70% of County residents losing electricity, to downed trees and powerlines littering our streets, to thousands of residents going hungry and suffering in the oppressive post-storm heat, the impact of the storm that missed us was not felt evenly across the County. Low-income and working poor communities, lacking the resources to provide for their […]
Reflections: Hurricane Dorian & The Hurricane Response Hub
- By: National Network of Public Health Institutes
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During and directly following Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, multiple jurisdictions were disproportionately left with little means and resources to prepare for and recover from the disaster, ultimately being placed in a space of concern for individual disaster relief. In the wake of the first major hurricane of 2019, many of the affected communities were […]
Community Resilience and Equity in Disaster-Related Recovery: An Interview with Robin Pfohman, Public Health – Seattle & King County
- By: National Network of Public Health Institutes
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We talked with Robin Pfohman, Community Resilience + Equity Program Manager at Public Health – Seattle & King County, about her work with vulnerable populations affected by disasters to better understand how public health professionals can address health recovery needs after major disasters like hurricanes. During this interview, we used the phrase groups impacted by […]
Recovery in Stages: Ongoing Health Recovery Efforts from the 2017 Hurricanes
- By: National Network of Public Health Institutes
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“We keep seeing the same results over and over and over.”
Reflections: Hurricane Response Hub
- By: National Network of Public Health Institutes
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During and directly following Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, multiple jurisdictions were disproportionately left with little means and resources to prepare for and recover from the disaster, placed in a space of concern for individual disaster relief. In the wake of the 2017 hurricanes, many of the affected communities were still in of need assistance […]
Congratulations NNPHI 2019 Award Recipients!
- By: National Network of Public Health Institutes
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Congratulations to our 2019 award winners! NNPHI awards recognize and celebrate outstanding individuals and organizations who have exemplified outstanding innovative work and leadership in Public Health. Public Health Innovation Award Awarded to an organization or individual who has taken a risk and developed an innovative solution or created a unique partnership resulting in new […]
The Path to Health, Wellness, and Academic Success in 2019: The Healthy Schools Academy
- By: awprobot
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Over the course of two and half days in February, Springboard to Active Schools (an initiative of the National Network of Public Health Institutes and Health Resources in Action), along with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation (Healthier Generation), the National Association of School Nurses (NASN), SHAPE America, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
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