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Welcome to our media digest for the week of February 17, 2017! Each week PI compiles a round-up of the latest public health-related news, with an eye toward media framing and language, particularly as they relate to the role of primary prevention. The views expressed in these articles do not reflect those of Prevention Institute.
Prevention Institute consultant Daphne Miller wrote an article on Community-Centered Health Homes (CCHH) for Yes! magazine’s spring 2017 issue. It features five Gulf Coast pilot CCHH sites. Permission to reprint the article was obtained from Yes! Magazine.
Los Angeles County faces a pervasive and deepening crisis of homelessness, with 47,000 people homeless in LA County on any given night. Over the past three years, homelessness has increased by 123% and, in 2015, Los Angeles declared homelessness a state of emergency. But numbers and public statements don’t begin to convey the human suffering we see every day on our streets, in our neighborhoods, and in our parks and public spaces. We have a moral imperative to act – to reconnect homeless people with housing and the services they need to achieve stability and to address the root causes of homelessness to ensure that more men, women, and children don’t end up on LA streets in the first place.
Welcome to our media digest for the week of February 24, 2017! Each week PI compiles a round-up of the latest public health-related news, with an eye toward media framing and language, particularly as they relate to the role of primary prevention. The views expressed in these articles do not reflect those of Prevention Institute.
Prevention Institute has a 20-year history of promoting quality primary prevention—the skills and approaches to prevent people from getting sick or injured in the first place. In the aftermath of the 2016 election, we have immersed ourselves in assessing the path forward for prevention and equity.
As we navigate an unfamiliar political landscape in the wake of the 2016 elections, a few bright spots stand out, especially the decisive stand Los Angeles County voters took to support land use policies and investments that will make LA a healthier, safer, and more equitable place to live.
