Today’s National Public Health Week theme is Environmental Health. This blog takes a look at the field of Environmental Health through an equity lens, highlighting the need for a more equitable system in the US that protects populations that have historically been marginalized and/or ignored, especially communities of color.
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Today’s theme for National Public Health Week is violence prevention. We asked our colleague, Natalie Penhale Johnson, to reflect on the work she is doing with the Gun Violence Prevention Training Center for Excellence, a project that is providing technical assistance and training to 10 grantee organizations that are tackling gun violence as a public health issue. […]
National Public Health Week continues with today’s blog on Maternal and Child Health. Guest writer Alexis Wing takes a closer look at the high rates of maternal mortality in the United States, and the glaring racial inequities reflected by the data.
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In honor of National Public Health Week 2020, the CHTI team will be highlighting a new theme each day. To kick this week off, we’ll be talking about mental health and why we need to address this issue through an equity lens.
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When we talk about health equity, it’s important we truly do talk about health equity for all. This means addressing health inequities across race, gender identities, sexual orientation, able-bodiedness and more. This LGBT Health Awareness Week, we’re going to look at three areas in which community coalitions can promote health equity for LGBTQIA+ folks: through data, policy, and community organizing.
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As 2019 comes to a close, we reflect back on the American Lung Association’s Year of Air Pollution and Health.
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The Population Health Information Tool (PHIT) is a data portal for Massachusetts health data that was launched by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Learn how to navigate the tool and use the data here!
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Public health work can be siloing, and finding ways to connect across communities, sectors, and indentities will only strengthen the work we do. Last year, CHTI ran a pilot cohort hoping to do just that.
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For over ten years, the Community Health Training Institute has existed to build the capacity of coalitions promoting community health initiatives around the state. We’ve done this through trainings, technical assistance, resource sharing, and network building. We are excited to continue supporting coalitions by launching a brand new Coalition Building Cohort!
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