Category Archives: Big Cities Health Coalition

New Report: Shortage of “Disease Detectives” in Local Health Departments Puts Cities at Risk

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This entry is part 3 of 22 in the series Big Cities Health Coalition

by Big Cities Health Coalition and Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists staff The Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC) is a forum for the leaders of America’s largest metropolitan health departments to exchange strategies and jointly address issues to promote and protect the health and safety of the 55 million people they serve. Together, these public health officials directly affect

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Child Development-Community Policing: How One Local Health Department Joins Local Police on the Front Line in the War on ACEs

This entry is part 2 of 22 in the series Big Cities Health Coalition

by Stacey Butler, LCSW, and Gibbie Harris, MSPH, BSN, RN The Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC) is a forum for the leaders of America’s largest metropolitan health departments to exchange strategies and jointly address issues to promote and protect the health and safety of the 55 million people they serve. Together, these public health officials directly affect the health and well-being of

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Let Schools Be Places for Learning—Not “JUULing”

This entry is part 1 of 22 in the series Big Cities Health Coalition

by Brian A. King, PhD, MPH The Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC) is a forum for the leaders of America’s largest metropolitan health departments to exchange strategies and jointly address issues to promote and protect the health and safety of the 55 million people they serve. Together, these public health officials directly affect the health and well-being of one in

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