Across the country, community organizations are offering food access and cooking programs to improve nutrition, social connection and mental well-being--often with a focus on people living in communities burdened by chronic disinvestment and disease. Experts say these investments could help to delay the onset of diet-related diseases and dementia—and provide a host of other benefits, too:
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The Public Health Institute (PHI) is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting health, well-being and quality of life for people throughout California, across the nation and around the world. As one of the largest and most comprehensive public health organizations in the nation, we are at the forefront of research and innovations to improve the efficacy of public health statewide, nationally and internationally. PHI was distinguished as one of the top 50 “Best Non-profit Organizations to Work For” by the Non-Profit Times in a national search.
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http://www.phi.org
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- Public Health, Chronic Disease Prevention, Communicable Disease Prevention, Global Health, Capacity Building, Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs, Women, Youth & Children's Health, Healthy Communities, Public Health Systems, Services & Research, and Technology & Innovation
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For decades, North Carolina's Guilford County has been investing in local programs and leaders to help eliminate disparities in prenatal care and parenthood--launching the "Adopt-a-Mom" program to coordinate prenatal care for expectant parents who are ineligible for Medicaid, and partnering with the Black Mamas Alliance to help connect patients with resources from 40+ local CBO partners that are advancing Black maternal health, rights, and justice:
Inside One County’s Decades-Long Fight To Close Maternal Health Disparities
nextcity.org
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As fires become more frequent, smoke is leading to a public health crisis, likely contributing to more than 52,000 premature deaths across California from 2008 to 2018, says recent research. While there are steps that individuals can take to better protect themselves, experts call for large-scale investments in coordinated forest management, wildland-urban interface management and climate change mitigation--as well as strategies that can protect communities like air filtration for schools, workplaces and other public buildings:
Opinion: Wildfire smoke kills thousands of Californians a year. It doesn't have to be so deadly
latimes.com
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Since 2010, 149 rural hospitals across the U.S. have either closed or stopped providing in-patient care. Often, the surrounding rural communities are left with the empty husk of a hospital, but some communities have found ways to repurpose the buildings--partnering with businesses, schools and other institutions to invest in jobs, create opportunities for youth and bolster their local economies:
After Rural Hospitals Close, Their Buildings Can Find New Life
governing.com
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Health care is more than what happens inside a doctor's office--for example, food and housing insecurity lead to higher rates of emergency department visits and missed days of school and work. Now, Colorado is following about 20 other states in asking the federal government if the state-federal health insurance program can cover meals and rent:
Good food and stable housing have huge effects on health. So Colorado Medicaid wants to cover those, too.
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Last month, PHI released our annual impact report focusing on some of the capacities we think are necessary for the coming opportunities and challenges in public health: centering community voices, generating evidence and moving it into action, and launching and scaling what works to address existing and emerging health issues. This report also serves as a call to action: an urge to prepare now for the critical public health issues that must be addressed. It serves as a compass: to steer us toward the necessary skills and expertise we need to address them, and to the places where we can learn, where we can dig in, and where we should evolve and take things to the next level. Explore the full report -- https://lnkd.in/gCeTt_4J #ThisIsPublicHealth #ImpactStories #AnnualReport
PHI60 Impact Report: Six Decades of Impact Across Public Health
https://www.phi.org
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New research from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) finds that, if current trends continue, Gen-Xers will be more likely to receive a cancer diagnosis later in life than generations born before them. "For decades, the news about cancer had largely been encouraging. Lung cancer rates were dropping as a result of educational efforts about the harms of tobacco. In women, incidences of cervical cancer, and in men, incidences of liver, gallbladder and non-Hodgkin lymphoma also were dropping. But the declines have been overshadowed by an alarming uptick in colorectal and other cancers in Gen-Xers and younger people." #Cancer #Research #GenX
As they enter their 60s, Gen Xers projected to see higher cancer rates than Boomers
npr.org
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A new rule issued by California's Occupational Health and Safety (Cal/OSHA) Standards Board last month will implement heat protections for an estimated 1.4 million people who work indoors in conditions that pose a risk of heat exposure. California now joins just two other states, Oregon and Minnesota, that protect people who work indoors in facilities like warehouses, restaurants and refineries. “I would leave work, my shirt would be soaked in sweat, and I would be absolutely nauseous,” said Sarah Fee, who used to work in warehouses in the Inland Empire, in Southern California. Outdoor temperatures regularly hover in the 90s or above during the summer, and many warehouses are as hot, or sometimes hotter, than the outdoors.“Fans weren’t enough.” #ExtremeHeat #HeatExposure #WorkerProtections #ClimateChangesHealth
New rules will protect California workers from dangerous heat indoors
npr.org
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Deaths from excessive alcohol use are rising, as are deaths where the underlying cause of death was alcohol-related, including greater instances of liver disease, heart disease, mental and behavioral disorders linked to substance use, and renal failure. "Alcohol sales per capita went up more from 2019 to 2021 than in any two-year period since 1969, according to estimates from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Deaths from excessive alcohol use are also rising, as are deaths where the underlying cause of death was alcohol-related. And it’s not just liver disease. Alcohol has been linked with over 200 conditions, impacting basically every single organ system." #Alcohol #SubstanceUse #Research
By the numbers: America’s alcohol-related health problems are rising fast
https://www.statnews.com
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In early April, the EPA set its first-ever limit on PFAS in drinking water, following mounting evidence that chemicals in contaminated water can pose a health risk to people at even the smallest detectable levels of exposure. Now, a first-of-its-kind study has found that the “forever chemicals” — toxic compounds found in everyday beauty and personal care items like sunscreen, waterproof mascara and lipstick — can seep through human skin and enter the bloodstream. #PFAS #ForeverChemicals #Pollutants
Scientists found another way we’re exposed to ‘forever chemicals’: Through our skin
msn.com