| Network Report
Thursday, May 18, 2023 |
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Before becoming a human rights activist, physician and lawyer, and a career that included leadership of projects and programs in over 30 countries, Dr. Gupta had her first advocacy win at age seven. Dr. Gupta shares insights from her remarkable journey in social justice, and how she gained a multifaceted perspective on the interplay between health, equity, social justice, and law and policy. Read Dr. Gupta’s Law and Policy Insights post.
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New Regulations Take on the Long-Standing Problem of Access to Services in Medicaid Programs
Medicaid access has long been identified as a weakness of the Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance programs. A number of new regulations released by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services aim to improve access to care. The rules make changes to both fee-for-service and managed care systems, with additional provisions to advance health equity and improve home and community-based services. |
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| End of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Brings Changes to CDC Data Collection and Surveillance With the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, reporting of certain data to CDC, and consequently some data analytics and surveillance provided by CDC, will no longer be available after May 11. Broadly, this means a less centralized approach to COVID-19 data collection and reporting to the public and a return to the fragmented system where states and localities exercise their own legal authority. |
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Minnesota Community Health Workers – Defining Care Coordination This policy brief provides an overview of states with statutes and regulations that define care coordination services provided by Community Health Workers and serves as a resource for states examining ways to define care coordination that allows those services to be covered under various programs. |
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| Black Maternal Health Fact Sheets
Black women in the United States experience significantly disparate maternal health outcomes including disproportionately high rates of death related to pregnancy or childbirth compared to other racial and ethnic groups. These fact sheets provide an overview of the state of Black maternal health in Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, along with opportunities and pathways for improving Black health outcomes in these states.
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Legal Issues in School Health: Scope of Practice, Standardized Data, and Special Topics Thursday, May 25 | 1 – 2:30 p.m. ET
School nurses are uniquely positioned and trained to understand the relationship between physical and mental wellbeing and academic achievement, and are integral members of the larger healthcare system, keeping individuals out of the hospital and building healthy communities. Attend this webinar for an exploration of some of the legal issues that impact school nursing today, including the current landscape for school nursing practice, state laws that govern school nursing practice, and the implications of cannabis legalization for schools.
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- Becoming Better Messengers: Skill-Building for Public Health Advocacy
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Collaborative for Anti-Racism and Equity (CARE): Racism as a Public Health Crisis—From Declaration to Action
- Expanding Your Public Health Network: A Workshop for Students and Early Career Professionals
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- Getting to Yes for Public Health: The Why and How of Data Sharing Between Tribal Epidemiology Centers and State and Local Public Health Departments
- How to Communicate the Value of Public Health: Three Dynamic, Complementary Communication Frameworks
- Identifying Law and Policy Strategies to Mitigate the Adverse and Inequitable Health Impacts of Climate Change
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NALBOH Annual Conference July 31 – August 2, Tacoma, Washington
Registration is open for the 2023 National Association of Local Boards of Health. The conference theme, “Charting the Next Vision: Evolving to Advance our Community’s Health,” will include sessions on skills for advocacy and leadership roles for public health funding, workforce and equity; and identifying best practices to effectively recruit, train, and retain a strong public health workforce. |
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