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Big omission in blog series on advance hospital/health and wellness planning, public health planning: addiction services

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

From the first article: Alcohol killed 1,547 people statewide in 2022 — fewer than the 1,799 who died of overdoses. This table from the first article lists the leading causes of death in Colorado as of 2022. But it's a major oversight in a city like DC, where addiction is high, for example 461 opioid-related overdose deaths in 2022.

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Artists Support Improved Public Health in Communities: Rhode Island’s Arts & Health Innovations

NLC (National League of Cities)

In April 2022, NLC and the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) convened local leaders in health and the arts to discuss how artists, in collaboration with government, can meaningfully impact health outcomes in communities.

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What @sog_ced is reading online: September 2022

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Items of interest related to CED in North Carolina : Research from UNC business school: pandemic-induced population boom in NC concentrated in 26 counties (half of the increase in only 6 counties), creating “housing affordability crisis” for public health, safety, and education workers. August 2022.

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AWS announces the 10 startups selected for the 2022 AWS Healthcare Accelerator focused on health equity

AWS Public Sector Blog

Today, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced the selection of the 10 participants for the 2022 AWS Healthcare Accelerator focused on improving health equity. The 2022 AWS Healthcare Accelerator program details. Chan School of Public Health , Mass General Brigham , Philips , Rock Health , and ScaleHealth.

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Combatting COVID-19 Grant Program - July 06, 2022

iGrantWriters

¢ Programs and initiatives to combat mis- and dis-information around COVID-19 and vaccinations and promote the importance of science-based public health measures in response to the pandemic. Deadline To Apply July 06, 2022

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An Innovative Jobs Program in Odisha, India Helped Informal Workers Through COVID-19 and Beyond

The City Fix

When India’s federal government announced a public health lockdown on March 24, 2022 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, it generated desperate scenes. Economic activity ground to a halt. Millions of migrant workers traveled back to their home states.

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The Top 10 Local Government Conferences of 2022

zencity

It’s a new year, which means our team is here to share the local government conferences we’re most excited for in 2022. As we kick off 2022, we’re planning to attend dozens more city , county , and law enforcement conferences mapped out over 25 US states and three countries including the UK and Spain. IACP Technology Conference 2022.