Nina Belforte

Implementing effective community adaptation policies that center health equity involves more than public health departments.

I recently had the opportunity to co-author 𝘓𝘢𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘸𝘢𝘺: 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘈𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦, with some of the Network's finest.

Check it out: bit.ly/48ZAAKY

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ONE WEEK LEFT to submit an abstract for the 2025 Public Health Law Conference!

The submission portal will close on November 27, 2024 at 11:59pm ET.

🔗 To submit an abstract and review submission guidelines, visit: catalyst.omnipress.com#event-home/n...

20.11.2024 14:01 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

RFK Jr.’s Plans for Health Agencies Could Weaken a Future Pandemic Response RFK Jr. said he wants to overhaul major federal health agencies. Public health experts and Democratic lawmakers are concerned about the potential turnover.

“The elephant in the room is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,” said Allison Winnike, director of the western region of the Network for Public Health Law.
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Read the full article, 𝘙𝘍𝘒 𝘑𝘳.’𝘴 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦, here: www.notus.org/policy/rfk-j...

19.11.2024 10:05 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

The cruel, racist, and classist drug war tactics are being used to erode abortion access.

Tune in to our IG live Nov. 21 at 12 PM PT with the
@networkforphl.bsky.social Harm Reduction Legal Project to talk trends and resources to counter the criminal legal system's harm: instagram.com/ifwhenhow/

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A screenshot of text that reads in part: "America deserves better than RFK Jr News & Media News Releases APHA News Releases Date: Nov 18 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Media Relations Statement from APHA Executive Director Georges C. Benjamin, MD The selection by President-elect Donald Trump of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services raises serious concerns for the health of the American people. To effectively lead our nation’s top health agency, a candidate should have the proper training, management skills, temperament and the trust of the public. Unfortunately, Mr. Kennedy fails on all fronts. HHS, which consists of more than 80,000 federal employees and oversees everything from drug, vaccine and food safety to medical research and Medicare and Medicaid should be led by someone with considerable management skills and the medical or public health training to truly understand the wide array of health issues involved. Kennedy’s past s

Out today is APHA's formal statement weighing in on Trump picking Robert F. Kennedy Jr to lead HHS

"past statements and views on vaccines alone should disqualify him"

"serious concerns for the health of the American people"

apha.org/news-and-med...

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From Dust Bowl to Green Heart: How Trees and Policy Can Shape Public Health  - Network for Public Health Law The University of Louisville’s Green Heart Project found that living in or around green canopy enhanced cardiovascular health. Beyond the findings related to cardiovascular health, the project provide...

Legislation that supports green infrastructure in urban planning can provide substantial long-term health benefits while also enhancing environmental sustainability.

🔗 My latest 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘋𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘉𝘰𝘸𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺 𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩, out now: bit.ly/3zqdQGB

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