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The Public Health Institute (PHI) advances wellbeing and health equity with communities around the world.

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For over 60 years, PHI has worked to advance wellbeing and health equity with communities around the world. We're no longer actively checking this account or posting here, so follow PHI's ongoing work on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Bluesky.

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Community health worker (#CHW) programs are spreading across the US, including in #rural areas and small cities as health providers and state & fed govs increasingly invest in them. Via @KFFHealthNews: https://t.co/hJgIV9zcVU

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The application deadline for organizations looking to host a CivicSpark fellow beginning in January 2025 for a 7.5-month term has been extended to next Friday, November 15. Learn more and apply: https://t.co/rsTDjaGAp3

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Deadline extended to 11/15 📣 PHI's CivicSpark places highly motivated emerging leaders with local organizations to support research, planning, and implementation projects for community resilience. https://t.co/rsTDjaGAp3

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"At our core, public health is about community: by design, by definition, by how we work," PHI's President & CEO Melissa Stafford Jones. Read the full PHI statement on U.S. Elections: https://t.co/RK1Vk4F4uh

[Getting it Right from the Start @GetItRightonMJ]

1/@KPDOR/@GetItRightonMJ study finds adolescent #cannabis use higher where local sale or delivery is allowed, or protections are weaker. Greater retailer density & proximity to home linked w. increased use (& problematic use in these areas). #PublicHealth https://t.co/HcEoAK1Qlz

[Center for Wellness and Nutrition @phi_wellness]

When was your last annual physical? Regular check-ups are key to spotting potential health issues early and staying on top of wellness. 🩺 Use this time to update vaccinations, set health goals, and build a relationship with your provider! 💪

#Go4Wellness

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New Jobs | Host a PHI CivicSpark Fellow to Advance Community Resiliency & Climate Equity | Report: Recommendations to Address High Potency Cannabis -- all that and more, in our latest updates: https://t.co/YjnWYwFhho

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As communities across the U.S. are working to ensure that parks & green space are accessible to everyone, this new messaging guide from PHI’s @BMSG can prepare advocates & organizers for making an effective case, centering those with the most at stake: https://t.co/Qu826lCKjt

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Extreme #climate events, from #HeatWaves to #flooding, have been linked to higher rates of miscarriage, stillbirth and cognitive harm in newborns, especially in low-income regions. https://t.co/FL1I7M4NPC

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A new report from Future Earth, The Earth League and the World Climate Research Programme points to the need to integrate #climate interventions with cross-cutting approaches to advance #GenderEquity and justice.
https://t.co/FL1I7M4NPC

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As #ClimateChange intensifies, vulnerable populations including pregnant women and infants face heightened health risks—yet #maternal and #reproductive health solutions are largely missing from national climate action plans. https://t.co/FL1I7M5lFa

[Getting it Right from the Start @GetItRightonMJ]

NEW REPORT ON HIGH POTENCY CANNABIS: Scientific panel, convened by @CAPublicHealth, issues 20 recs for safer #cannabis incl. cap #THC, enforce child protections, tax by potency, & fund education. Time to prioritize health in CA's #cannabis market.

Report: https://t.co/BKz7tKUXv0

[Getting it Right from the Start @GetItRightonMJ]

NEW HIGH POTENCY #CANNABIS REPORT: "These new products bear little resemblance to the traditional plant; from high potency flower to...“dabbing” & vaping they pose significantly greater risks of dependency & triggering #psychosis." - Co-Author

Read More: https://t.co/BKz7tKUXv0

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#APHA2024, don't miss our Public Health Alliance for Southern CA at 5:00 pm CST for their presentation: "Assessing community resilience to extreme heat in California – the Healthy Places Index: Extreme Heat Edition" #phiAPHA

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#APHA2024, join our Center for Health Leadership & Impact today at 4:45 pm CST for "Investing in the future to rebuild trust in public health: Revitalizing the workforce through academic and practice linkages" #phiAPHA

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#APHA2024, don't miss "Day in the life of an Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug (ATOD) Colleague: Learning from Each Other (4211)". At 2:35 pm CST, join our @argphi for their presentation: "Table 3: Publishing in ATOD" #phiAPHA

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#APHA2024, join our @bridgetotx at 12:30 –1:30 pm CST for their poster, "Fostering reproductive health practice change in the ED: Learnings from Access Bridge" #phiAPHA

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#APHA2024, check out our #phiAPHA Digital Guide to find info on all our posters, presentations & special sessions--plus tools, resources & info to help support your work: https://t.co/4ky5nofriZ

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Are you at #APHA2024? Join our @BridgeToTx at 10:30 am – 11:30 am CST for their poster, "The emergency department as a critical hub for advancing substance use disorder-focused public health interventions" #phiAPHA