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WEBThe presentation will provide an overview of Riverside County’s current Integrated Services Delivery (ISD) initiative to connect health, human, and public safety services to …

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County Health Rankings & Roadmaps (CHR&R) Releases …

WEBOn March 29, the 2023 County Health Rankings were released. For more than a decade, the annual Rankings have helped to broaden the nation’s understanding about what …

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Live Healthy U.S. Counties National Association of …

WEBThe National Association of Counties (NACo) Live Healthy Prescription, Health & Dental Discount Program is a NO-COST program available to all member counties. It provides …

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The County Role in Public Health National Association of …

WEBCounties play a critical role in promoting and protecting the health of people and the communities in which they live, learn, work and play. As administrators and operators of …

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County Health Rankings & Roadmaps National …

WEBCounty Health Rankings & Roadmaps provide local-level data that shows how people from one county to another rank on a range of factors that determine health--unemployment, …

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U.S. News ranks country’s healthiest communities in 2021

WEBThe top five healthiest communities in the country are Los Alamos County, N.M., Douglas County, Colo., Falls Church, Va., Loudoun County, Va. and Broomfield County, Colo. …

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White House releases playbook to address the social …

WEBOn November 16, the White House released the first-ever U.S. Playbook to Address Social Determinants of Health (the playbook), a policy guide aimed at integrating social …

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SAMHSA releases new survey data on rates of mental …

WEBOn January 4, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released the results of its …

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NACo group explores link between housing, health

WEBNACo group explores link between housing, health. Nov 22, 2019. NACo's Housing and Health Action Learning Cohort held its kick-off meeting in Miami-Dade County, Fla., in …

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Counties Address the Social Determinants of Health Through

WEBHealthy People 2030 defines the social determinants of health (SDOH) as the conditions in which we are born, live, work and play that both directly and indirectly …

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Medication-Assisted Treatment (“MAT”) for Opioid Use

WEBCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, “Evidence-Based Strategies for Preventing Opioid Overdose: What’s Working in the United States” Brandeis Opioid Resource Connector, “What is Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder? Partnership to End Addiction, “Learn How Medication Can Help Treat Opioid Addiction” American Society of Addiction …

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Health Policy Steering Committee National Association of Counties

WEBHealth Policy Steering Committee. All matters pertaining to public health and healthy communities, including disease and injury prevention and health promotion, health …

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Opioids in Appalachia: The Role of Counties in Reversing a

WEBSource: NACo Analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Multiple Cause of Death 1999-2017 on CDC WONDER Online Database; NACo Analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis of data from IQVIA Xponent 2006–2017.

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County Funding Opportunities to Support Community Members

WEBCounty and local officials play a critical role in funding, implementing and coordinating a local continuum of care to support people during a behavioral health crisis. Counties …

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Harris County boosts care to reduce Black infant and maternal …

WEBOn April 10, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced the availability of $51 million in funding …

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Breaking Down Silos to Address Maternal and Infant Mortality: …

WEBOn April 10, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced the availability of $51 million in funding …

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Recent federal action advances key maternal health policies

WEBRecent legislative and administrative federal government action shows a focus on improving maternal health outcomes. On December 23, 2022, Congress passed the Fiscal Year …

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Bergen County’s collaborative model reduces homelessness

WEBBergen County also uses a homelessness trust fund, which collects approximately $250,000 per year, according to Su Nottingham of the Bergen County Department of …

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Rural Nevada counties boost services with new health district

WEBFour rural Nevada counties take their training wheels off on July 1. That’s when they’ll leave the safe but inadequate health service agreement with the state and form their own …

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