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New doula program helps parents tackle substance use disorders
May 24, 2024 | News, ManagementThe Philadelphia Community Doula Support program can help new parents avoid overdoses and court-ordered family separations.
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State policies banning gender-affirming care have ‘chilling effect’ across the country
May 23, 2024 | News, ManagementThe number of laws restricting LGBTQ rights is on the rise, experts say. The trend could worsen transgender individuals' access to mental and physical health care and exacerbate discrimination.
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Considering skills-based hiring? Resource hub helps agencies move from concept to practice
May 20, 2024 | Workforce, NewsThe STARs Public Sector Hub will offer data, research and collaborative resources to help governments implement skills-based hiring.
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City tackles first responders’ opioid compassion fatigue
May 17, 2024 | News, ManagementWhen physically and emotionally exhausted emergency personnel started saying, “Let them die.” Officials in Huntington, West Virginia, knew they had a problem. They also had a solution.
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From foster care to secure housing: How vouchers help young adults build self-sufficiency
May 15, 2024 | News, ManagementWhile some first-time renters rush to thrift stores to find eclectic pieces to decorate their new apartments, for adolescents leaving the foster system, the experience of moving out is often much bleaker.
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Amid a housing crisis, hospitals offer a dose of relief
May 10, 2024 | News, ManagementThe housing crisis may be too big for state and local governments to overcome. That’s why hospitals are stepping in to remedy housing and health care gaps.
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What’s the poop? Wastewater data predicts overdoses
May 09, 2024 | News, ManagementAnalyzing wastewater samples can help public health workers paint a reliable picture of a community’s rapidly evolving drug use that can be used to get ahead of overdoses.
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Easing the housing squeeze on low-income renters
May 07, 2024 | Management, NewsThe State and Local Innovation project will work with policymakers to draft bill language and leverage data and best practices to keep the lowest income renters in stable housing.
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Data for dementia: State’s brain health registry helps prep for an aging population
May 03, 2024 | News, ManagementThe Virginia Memory Project will catalog dementia cases and caregiving needs to inform policy and programming for aging adults.
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State, local govs crack down on menthol cigarettes by pumping prices up
May 02, 2024 | News, FinanceSetting minimum retail prices and increasing taxes can help officials address public health concerns surrounding menthol cigarettes.