Center for Community Progress

MARCH 24, 2023

Vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated (VAD) properties—referred to by some as “blighted properties”—pose significant costs to public health, property values, local taxpayers, and more. Failure to address problem properties, just like ignoring a leaking faucet, costs more in the long run and causes more harm over time.

Local Government 98

Local Government Public Health Public Safety Translation 98

Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

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. In part one , I spoke with Tina Rosenberg about how the tax came about.

Public Health 40

Public Health Implementation 40

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 11, 2024

OTOH, there is a city regional park a few blocks away with a beautiful 2.5 acre dog park. We don't need to duplicate.)

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Public Health Coordinator Engagement 52

Center for Community Progress

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

These properties, as Community Progress Senior Fellow Alan Mallach recently discussed on NPR’s 1A , actively harm neighbors and neighborhoods by threatening public health and safety, keeping residents from building wealth, and destabilizing local government finances.

Local Government 98

Local Government Housing Public Health Public Service 98

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

. -- " Fighting blight by fixing up homes could bring down Philly gun violence, new study shows ," WHYY/NPR -- " Abandoned house repairs reduced nearby gun violenceAbandoned house repairs reduced nearby gun violence ," Penn Today (2023) -- " Urban Blight Remediation as a Cost-Beneficial Solution to Firearm Violence: A Citywide Cluster Randomized Trial (..)

Housing 52

Housing Implementation Public Health Local Government 52

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

OCTOBER 23, 2020

There were major exercises on pandemics in 2005, 2007 and 2016. Pandemic Influenza 18-to 20 October 2016. Public Health England, London, 57 pp. Since 2008, pandemics have been top of the list of 96 threats and hazards in the UK National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies in all editions. Exercise Cygnus Report.

Communications 52

Communications Legislation Implementation Public Health 52

The Lowe Down

MAY 12, 2023

Article by Derik Suria & Meghna Pamula Air pollution is a serious public health concern. Research shows significant disparities in exposure to air pollution and health outcomes among different communities by the level of income. for 2016-2020. in the period 2006-2010. percent decline in exposure.

Public Health 52

Public Health Accountability Housing 52