Big Cities Health Coalition
@BigCitiesHealth
Forum for health department leaders in 35 of America’s largest cities. Advancing #equity and #publichealth. Media contact: [email protected]
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Brian C. Castrucci, DrPH
#PublicHealth disruptor, instigator, & advocate | 10+ yrs in state & local health departments | Prez & CEO @debeaumontFndtn | he/him/his/Dr. | Views are my own
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Success Story: Our Street Medicine team helped a 23 y/o man get into ongoing treatment for opioid use disorder. Now in stable housing, the team helped him reunite with his mother and is looking into reconnecting him with his young son. #StreetCare
Join the 870,000 public servants who have had their student loans forgiven through the #PSLF program. Our 6/4 webinar will help you understand if you qualify & learn how to apply. Anyone working in #PublicHealth is welcome! 📅 Sign up now. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… #LoanForgiveness
What can investment in #PublicHealth infrastructure achieve? Learn how 2 local health departments in AZ, Maricopa County Public Health & Pima County, have hired tribal liaisons to strengthen relationships between governmental public health and tribal nations. bigcitieshealth.org/phig-stories-a…
We are a proud sponsor of the Health Affairs June issue on #ReimaginingPublicHealth , exploring how public health systems can adapt to be more equitable & effective in the future. Join us June 5 to hear distinguished authors discuss their research findings healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/he2…
Today we join 78 leading public health, medical, education, community and other groups in urging FDA Tobacco, U.S. Department of Justice and CBP to utilize all the enforcement tools at their disposal to clear the market of unauthorized e-cigarette products.
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Just released: #CSTE ’s new, free Applied Epidemiology Competencies (AECs) toolkit helps health departments put AECs into practice. Learn how here: bit.ly/44RvYon. #epidemiology #PublicHealth
Join us 6/4 to learn about #StudentLoan forgiveness for government and nonprofit employees. You’ll leave understanding if you qualify for the federal PSLF program and gather tools for applying. Anyone working in #PublicHealth is welcome! ➡️ Register now. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
📅 Next week! Hear from state and local leaders who have included people with lived experience in the decision-making process on how to spend #OpioidSettlementFunds . ➡️ Register now! Prevention Institute web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
There are many lessons to be learned from the recent measles outbreak in Chicago - one of which is how much the U.S. needs a Vaccines for Adults program. Get more info from InfectiousDiseaseSE
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TOMORROW 📅 Join us and Drexel Urban Health Collaborative for an immersive tour of new data & metrics on our interactive Big Cities Health Inventory data platform. ➡️ Register now
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💯 “Most people who smoke want to quit. It is just so difficult when tobacco retailers are located all over the city, within two city blocks of most of our schools.” Hear from Cleveland Department of Public Health director Dave Margolius on why we need to end menthol sales nationally.
Now that Congress has made an important down payment on #PublicHealth #DataModernization , the effort needs consistent, annual funding to maintain improvements, keep up with technological advances, and support the expert workforce to run it. #FY25Budget bigcitieshealth.org/public-health-…
Everyone deserves a safe community where they can live, work, learn, & play. #PublicHealth strategies to prevent violence are achievable & necessary for us all to flourish. We urge Congress to fund this critical work #FY25Budget Prevention Institute Safe States Alliance bigcitieshealth.org/public-health-…
A documentary from the San Francisco Department of Public Health movingly shows how community members and organizations banded together with the #healthdepartment to provide testing and #vaccine #equity during the #COVID19 pandemic. Learn more: wp.me/p7l72S-a99 Big Cities Health Coalition
