AMA Ed Hub’s Post

Two years after COVID we are seeing an increase in exclusionary discipline but not an increase in services for students or training and support for teachers. Public schools need to make a serious investment in improving school climate. Harsh discipline hurts all students, but students of color and those with disabilities are being harmed far more than others. Some schools are finding more effective alternatives, others are treading water, but unfortunately, many are falling back on well-entrenched but seriously misguided and counter-productive exclusionary practices. In the wake of COVID, we need to prioritize funding to train teachers and to add special educators and other behavioral support staff.

MCHD works with the Alabama Department of Public Health's Mobile Laboratory to support public health through its Clinical Branch and the Environmental Branch. https://lnkd.in/e7ywH4yS

At the September Connections in Prevention Conference, Prevention First will celebrate the remarkable efforts and achievements of leaders making significant impacts in public health. Have someone to nominate? Learn more here: https://buff.ly/3Kjrhdo

This World AIDS Day, UNAIDS calls on everyone, everywhere, to take the RIGHTS path to #EndAIDS as a public health threat by 2030. Protecting health starts with protecting rights. As President of the General Assembly, I am committed to protecting and promoting human rights—and human dignity—for all. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ehBa_vB4

Remember…today is world AIDS day! There’s a key message: The virus is still circulating and still being transmitted but ignorance and discrimination are helping it to kill Denial of Rights, exclusion and discrimination are seriously impacting our commitment to fight the virus. This is why this year’s slogan is: TAKE THE RIGHTS PATH TO END AIDS NOW

On this #WorldAIDSDay, may our sense of collective urgency never diminish to end #AIDS. While we live in a time where we have the greatest bio-medical options and advancements, systemic inequalities continue to fuel the epidemic. We have the tools to bring new HIV-infections to a halt yet, year after year, we continue to miss the mark. We must keep: 👉🏾People at the center - ALL people not just some. 👉🏾Systems change as the approach that disrupts power imbalances and rights violations 👉🏾Directly resourcing the communities most impacted as the experts leading the way. #EndAIDS #EndSTIGMA #CommunityPhilanthropy #EquitablePhilanthropy #ShiftThePower #worldAIDSDay2024 #WAD2024

The first theme of this year's National Public Health Week is Civic Engagement! Learn more about how you can contribute to improving public health through actions like voting: https://lnkd.in/gZPk5qyD

🎙️ This month's guest on Prevention Profiles: Take Five is Dr. Oliver Tacto, Dean of Student Wellness at Maryville University! He discusses the intersection of inclusion and drug use prevention, the Eight Dimensions of Wellness, and more. Tune in now: https://lnkd.in/eAmMDneD

The COVID-19 Response Inquiry Report was released yesterday. It highlights the erosion of trust and public confidence during the pandemic because of a ‘lack of transparency, fairness, compassion and proportionality’ in aspects of the pandemic response. To begin rebuilding trust we need to put human rights and freedoms at the heart of responses to all future emergencies. https://lnkd.in/gbx7_uVF

Racism must be recognized and addressed as a chronic, perpetual public health crisis. How can state and local governments meaningfully implement antiracist systems changes? With support from the Blue Shield of California Foundation, our partners at California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN) convened a community collaborative to research and develop recommendations for shifting power and centering Black, Indigenous, Immigrant and People of Color (BIPOC) communities. Learn more in CPEHN’s latest report, A Roadmap on Building Toward Anti-Racist Governments: https://ow.ly/GcVm50UnNnH.