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Unhoused individuals gain shelter, prove their identity using AWS-powered solution Kiip

AWS Public Sector Blog

The issue of document access and related administrative burdens is so ubiquitous that public health researchers have published papers about the detrimental impact a lack of identification has on those experiencing homelessness. About to be handcuffed, the individual remembered their Kiip account.

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HIPAA Standards for Local Health Departments: Tips for Local Governments 2023 | GovPilot

GovPilot

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a federal law that sets standards for protecting sensitive patient health information.

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Enhancing privacy and compliance with 3M bright screen privacy filters for laptops

Open Access Government - Technology News

Dave Williams, Materials Manager at 3M UK PLC, introduces 3M bright screen privacy filters for laptops that enhance on-screen privacy and compliance in the public sector In today’s digital age, the public sector is increasingly reliant on technology to deliver services efficiently and securely.

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Four Questions About the Covid-19 Pandemic

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

These systems are usually established by the passing of a national law that sets up and defines the system and specifies how it will function. Flanking civil protection, there needs to be a national higher institute of health, or similar organisation designed to manage the public health elements of a disease.

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20th anniversary of the blog| Urban revitalization systems thinking's greatest hits: Part two -- not transportation

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

s newest hospital ," Washington Post ), in a manner that combined acute care, wellness programming including addressing chronic conditions, and public health with a hospital providing acute care at the center. 2018) -- " Part Two: Creating a graduate health and biotechnology research initiative on the St.

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A rundown on the whistleblowing process in the federal government

Partnership for Public Service

Led by Jenny Mattingley, the Partnerships vice president of government affairs, the session welcomed Dana Gold from the Government Accountability Project and Joe Spielberger of the Project on Government Oversight. It’s a crucial mechanism for government accountability. What is whistleblowing? Postal Service staff.

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African American History Month and Transportation: February 4th | Transit Equity Day

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

A new study by Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has found that Black and Hispanic Americans are disproportionately affected by traffic-related deathsand that these disparities in fatalities are larger than previous estimates show. Disparities in enforcement.