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Legal Issues for Volunteers Responding to Disasters

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

Elizabeth Van Nostrand is an associate professor in the Department of Health Services Administration and Policy at the Temple University College of Public Health. Van Nostrand is an expert in legal epidemiology—the study and application of law as an intervention to prevent disease and injury. Major Endorsements: !Rescheduled

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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

Experts say raising state alcohol taxes also would make more money available for programs aimed at preventing unhealthy drinking and to enforce the state’s liquor laws. From the first article: Alcohol killed 1,547 people statewide in 2022 — fewer than the 1,799 who died of overdoses. That’s no coincidence, experts say.

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Governments Find Strength in Numbers

GovLoop

Increasingly, government leaders recognize the need to approach cybersecurity in the same way they approach public health: There must be a holistic network in which the well-being of individuals, or individual systems, depends on and benefits the well-being of others. In February 2022, New York Gov.

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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. California, here we come!

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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. Some, like Texas, have health districts. We’ve got a very federated system.

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8 Ideas for Old Subway Cars: Proposals to Repurpose Retired BART Trains

Reprogramming the City

The result of a call for proposals put out in 2020, BART announced in early March 2022 the eight winning ideas for old subway cars. We’d like to see them repurposed and have people continue to enjoy these cars.”. A new life for the old trains is on the way. Image Courtesy Courtesy Hernandez-Eli Architecture.

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CED through Local and Regional Food Systems: The Latest Resources

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

A new resource for local CED professionals, especially those working directly with elected boards and local government administrators working on formalizing food system work through adopted policies and laws was released this morning (January 17, 2023).