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Placemaking Begets Youth Sports, Promoting Healthier Communities

Blog,
Health Equity,
Elimination of Disparities,
Social Determinants of Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
ACEs,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Health Policy Update,
Rhode Island,
Washington,
Priya Shah,
Meghan Auer,
Kelsey Donnellan

Creating community gathering spaces, or placemaking, has garnered considerable attention in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Youth sports is an important outgrowth of placemaking as they can be a protective factor in preventing ACEs and ...

Jurisdictions Moving Many ASTHO Essential Tobacco Control Policies Forward

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Tobacco Control,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Health Equity,
Elimination of Disparities,
Alaska,
American Samoa,
California,
Florida,
Georgia,
Guam,
Hawaii,
Illinois,
Iowa,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Mississippi,
Nebraska,
New Jersey,
New Mexico,
New York,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Oregon,
Puerto Rico,
Rhode Island,
Tennessee,
Virgin Islands,
Washington,
Washington, D.C.,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin,
Joshua Berry,
Ann Abraham,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Evidence or Fact-Based Measures

Over the past several years, states and jurisdictions have continued to implement important policies to reduce tobacco and nicotine use, including increasing tobacco prices, expanding areas deemed “smoke-free,” limiting the sale of ...

States Using Policy to Reduce Dementia’s Disease and Fiscal Impact

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Health Equity,
Population Health and Prevention,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Healthy Aging,
Colorado,
Idaho,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Kentucky,
Maryland,
Montana,
Nebraska,
Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
Tennessee,
Utah,
Washington,
West Virginia,
Tyrone Bethune

Public health agencies are working to reduce dementia risk and to optimize the health and well-being of people living with dementia and their caregivers.

University of Washington’s PEARLS Model Reduces Depression Among Older Adults

Blog,
People of Public Health,
Partnership,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Healthy Aging,
Washington,
Lesley Steinman,
Mark Snowden

Lesley Steinman and Mark Snowden of the University of Washington Health Promotion Research Center discuss the PEARLS program and how it is being used to confront the stigma associated with depression and mental health.

Creating Incentives to Improve Lifestyle for a Healthier Heart

Blog,
Population Health and Prevention,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Heart Disease,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Indiana,
Mississippi,
New York,
Virginia,
Washington,
West Virginia,
Health Policy Update

February is Heart Month, a time to not only celebrate our love for others but also the organ that pumps us full of life - yet heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death in the U.S. This post is an overview of state ...

Cross-Sector Partnerships to Improve Health and Housing Outcomes: Resource Guide

Report,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Connecticut,
Florida,
Maine,
Oregon,
Washington

This report synthesizes partnership, financing, and data-sharing approaches that healthcare, housing providers, and other sectors can undertake to improve health and housing outcomes.

Making the Case for Early Childhood Brain Development

Podcast,
Members,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Early Brain Development,
Georgia,
Washington,
Robert Johnson,
Ami Klin,
John Wiesman,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
ACEs,
Health Equity,
Disability Inclusion,
Infant and Child Health

In this episode, Ami Klin discusses early detection of developmental disabilities as a strategy to improve access to early care and treatment. John Wiesman shares Washington state’s success story in supporting healthy early brain ...