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Could Amtrak’s Quiet Car Be a Model for COVID-19 Travel Policies?

Bill of Health

The petition explains that our status quo leaves many immunocompromised and disabled people unable to access key services without risking their health, preventing them from fully participating in everyday life. In October, I wrote directly to Amtrak’s CEO, as well as other high level Amtrak officials, but have yet to receive a response. (I

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Failures of Imagination in Public Health Policy

Bill of Health

This replacement, “neoliberalism,” has as its central tenet that markets are, in all ways and at all times, superior to government in allocating societal resources. Since markets are inherently individualistic and the basic unit of analysis of public health is the community, this ideology was and is antithetical to our goals.

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Countercyclical Aid Is Not Enough to Fix the Broken US Approach to Public Health Financing

Bill of Health

Consider, for example, the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Program (SLFRF) — enacted as part of the American Rescue Plan Act — which provided $350 billion in flexible aid to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments. This precludes rebuilding the decimated public health workforce.

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Hall Render’s Health Provider News – February 25, 2022

Hall Render

CMS overhauls Direct Contracting model to include new requirements on governance, health equity in 2023. Alabama’s Covid-19 positivity rate falling, giving hope to health leader. University of Kentucky’s public health professionals give their COVID-19 endemic outlook.

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The New Loneliness Health Agenda from Dr. Vivek Murphy, US Surgeon General

Health Populi

In the conclusion of his NY Times essay, Dr. Murthy concluded by noting: “This work will take all of us: schools, workplaces, community organizations, government, health workers, public health professionals, individuals, families and more working together.

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What’s The Role of Digital Health in Public Health?

HIT Consultant

To a certain extent, the national conversation about the importance of a robust public health system has been happening for the last couple of years in the context of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Even so, public health professionals endure because they know they must.

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Most Americans Concerned About Coronavirus Impact on Economy & Families, and Not a “Hoax”

Health Populi

Health Populi’s Hot Points: In a public health emergency, health citizens need to trust the sources of information available to help them make informed decisions — for business operations, for travel, and most importantly, for our families.