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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 article: Part 1: Colorado alcohol deaths surged 60% in 4 years, but there’s been no public outcry or push to save lives Coloradans die from the effects of alcohol at one of the highest rates in the country, but, in comparison to fentanyl, the state’s reaction has been a shrug.

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Planning for heat/climate change | Public health

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The Washington Post has three articles today on the topic: -- " U.K. Phoenix was one of the first cities to appoint a "heat officer," to coordinate municipal action and response on the issues (" Climate change is already here in many US communities | "Heat Officers" versus Climate Change Officers ").

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A Healthy Dose of Simplification at CDC

GovLoop

Problem statement: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) ability to gather and gain insights from public health data was hindered by wide variability in how that data was being managed at the state and local levels. Daniel Jernigan, Deputy Director for Public Health Science and Surveillance at CDC.

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How Parks and Recreation Can Support People Experiencing Homelessness – August Bonus Episode

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

The article explores how homelessness continues to be a serious social and public health issue in the U.S., I’m thrilled to welcome the authors of the article, Austin Barrett, NRPA’s evaluation manager, and Allison Colman, NRPA’s director of health, to today’s episode.

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What @sog_ced is reading online: September 2022

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

The following are articles and reports on the web that the Community and Economic Development Program at the UNC School of Government shared through social media over the past month. Follow us on twitter or facebook to receive regular updates.

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The first-year effects of Mexico’s soda tax: An interview with Barry Popkin, Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health – Episode #108

Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

To learn more, we’re joined by one of the articles co-authors, Barry Popkin. He is a Distinguished Professor of Nutrition at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health. This is the second interview in our two-part series about Mexico’s soda tax.

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How to Build a Culture of Safety — May Bonus Episode

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

The May issue of Parks & Recreation magazine is out now, and on today’s bonus episode of Open Space Radio, we’re diving deeper into the feature article, “Building a Culture of Safety for Aquatic Facilities,” by Stephanie Shook, CPRP, the senior product manager of aquatics and instructors for the American Red Cross.