October 2021 Climate Change & Health Case Study Part 2- Advancing Distributional Equity in Climate Adaptation Climate change is an international phenomenon but its effects, including its impacts on human health, are local – often depending on geography, weather patterns, and a community’s resources and degree of resilience, including the historic and current-day consequences of racism. December 2020 Climate Change & Health: Assessing State Preparedness This report assessed all 50 states and the District of Columbia on their level of preparedness for the health effects of climate change and found a great deal of variation in their preparedness to protect residents’ health. Some states have made significant preparations, while others have barely begun this process. October 2020 A Blueprint for the 2021 Administration and Congress The Promise of Good Health for All: Transforming Public Health in America February 2020 Ready or Not 2020: Protecting the Public’s Health from Diseases, Disasters and Bioterrorism Ready or Not provides an annual assessment of states’ level of readiness to respond to public health emergencies and recommends policy actions to ensure that everyone’s health is protected during such events. This 2020 edition reports overall preparedness improvement but also identifies areas that need attention. April 2019 The Impact of Chronic Underfunding of America’s Public Health System: Trends, Risks, and Recommendations, 2019 An examination of federal, state, and local public health funding trends and recommended investments and policy actions to prioritize prevention and effectively address 21st century health threats. December 2017 Ready or Not? Protecting the Public’s Health from Diseases, Disasters and Bioterrorism The report finds the country does not invest enough to maintain strong, basic core capabilities for health security readiness. It includes a review of state and federal public health preparedness policies. August 2017 Prevention and Public Health Fund Detailed Information The Prevention Fund will provide almost $1 billion this year to CDC and other federal health agencies, most of which goes toward prevention grants to states, counties and cities, non-profit health-oriented groups and tribal organizations. Without the Fund, current efforts to prevent infectious diseases and chronic illnesses would be crippled. March 2017 Impact of the 2017 Health Reform Proposals on Clinical Preventive Services This brief reviews the current status of public and private insurance coverage of preventive services, and what would be at stake if they were eliminated or reduced, either through legislation or administrative actions. December 2016 Ready or Not? The report found that the nation is often caught off guard when a new threat arises, which then requires diverting attention and resources away from other priorities. November 2016 Blueprint for a Healthier America 2016: Policy Priorities for the Next Administration and Congress 1 2 3 Older Posts Editor’s PicksMental Health is Vital to Preparedness and ResponseSpecial Analysis: How Healthy Is Your Congressional District?Pain in the Nation: The Drug, Alcohol and Suicide Crises and Need for a National Resilience StrategyBuilding a Community Roadmap to Health and Equity in Jackson, Mississippi