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What Is a Smart County?

State Tech Magazine

Counties play an essential role in managing certain services, including transportation, water systems, public health, law enforcement and infrastructure, which provide opportunities… Smart counties involve large-scale operations and have multiple jurisdictions, presenting unique smart technology challenges and opportunities.

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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.

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AWS re:Invent 2024 recap for government agencies

AWS Public Sector Blog

Supercharge your growth with AWS services, solutions, and partners AWS public sector customers are accelerating their time to value and mission impact by leveraging specialized skills and solutions from AWS and the AWS Partner Network.

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Demystifying AI: How RAG boosts efficiency in state and local government departments

AWS Public Sector Blog

With RAG-enhanced LLMs, government departments can: Provide citizens with answers that reflect the latest laws and data Create policies informed by the most recent research and statistics Ensure public communications are not only articulate but also accurate Following are a couple of examples of how these technologies are making a real difference.

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Opioid and Fentanyl Legislation Under Consideration in Congress 

NLC (National League of Cities)

The SUPPORT Act, signed into law in 2018, aimed to tackle the opioid crisis by expanding on the previous work done through the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) and the 21st Century Cures Act.

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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. As one client discovered, you never know when a key document is needed at a critical moment.

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Exploring Access and Barriers to Care in Public Health Policy

Policy Chats

In this episode, Assistant Professional Researcher Deborah Lefkowitz talks with students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about public health policy.