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Big Cities Health Coalition, Prevention Institute, and our partners – including ChangeLab Solutions and RTI International – are working collectively to support settlement fund efforts that align with public health values, prioritize prevention, and center the voices of people with lived and living experience. This was the third and final webinar of a series on supporting decision-makers in using opioid settlement funds. During the webinar, ChangeLab Solutions described the local policy process, the key role partnerships play in supporting impactful allocation of opioid settlement funds, and
Lightning flashed across the predawn sky and Gulf-coast sized raindrops began to fall onto sleepy young people as they climbed onto a large charter bus, blankets and backpacks in hand. Three buses in different neighborhoods around Houston slowly filled with high school and college students being dropped off by parents and rideshares for the Students Engaged in Advancing Texas ( SEAT) 2025 Advocacy Day. As the buses traveled northwest toward the Texas State Capitol building in Austin, the sky began to clear. By the time the Austin skyline was visible, it was a bright, blue-skied, sunny day. On
Supporting Decision Makers Using Opioid Settlement Funds: Centering Sustainability in Planning and Implementation Big Cities Health Coalition, Prevention Institute, and our partners – including ChangeLab Solutions and RTI International (RTI) – are working collectively to support settlement fund efforts that align with public health values, prioritize prevention, and center the voices of people with lived and living experience. This was the second webinar of a series on supporting decision-makers in using opioid settlement funds. During the webinar, RTI shared considerations (e.g., financial
In response to the release of the Governor’s May Revision for FY 2025-26, Prevention Institute joins our partners across the state in urging Governor Newsom and the Legislature to preserve and strengthen investments critical to community health priorities and to identify new revenue sources that safeguard our state against federal funding cuts. We are advocating for the following priorities: Community Investments in Health Equity – The Governor’s sustained commitment of $300 million in ongoing funding for state and local public health infrastructure is a vital investment. However, the proposal