Health Reform
The Affordable Care Act’s Public Health Workforce Provisions: Opportunities and Challenges
This issue brief summarizes the current challenges facing the public health workforce and the provisions of the Affordable Care Act that address those challenges. It also provides an update on the implementation of those provisions and highlights the provisions that could address important workforce challenges but remain unfunded.
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NEW: Reforming Our Nation’s Health System: Lessons for the Public Health Community 
This report summarizes the proceedings from the 2010 APHA Summit on Health Reform. Topics covered include the prevention and public health provisions of the Affordable Care Act and lessons from existing state health reform efforts.
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Prevention Provisions in the Affordable Care Act
This issue brief summarizes the provisions of the Affordable Care Act that are most relevant for disease prevention and health promotion.
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98 Years of Almost: The Push for National Health Insurance 
This issue brief provides a history of health care in the U.S. and a summary of past national health insurance attempts, culminating with the passage of the Affordable Care Act in March 2010.
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Shifting the Course of Our Nation’s Health: Prevention and Wellness as National Policy
This brief provides a discussion of how prevention and wellness must be the cornerstones of national public health and health care policy.
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Holes in the Net: Surveying the Impact of the Current Economic Recession on the Health Care Safety Net
This brief provides a discussion of how the economic recession that began in 2007 has negatively impacted access to health care and put an increased strain on public health infrastructure.
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The Role of Community-Based Programs in Ensuring Access to Care Under Universal Coverage
This brief describes the unique role played by community-based public health programs in our health care system and examines the continued need for these programs within a system of near-universal coverage using Massachusetts health reform as an example.
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Environmental Public Health
Creating a Safe Food System for America
This brief summarizes the health and cost impacts of foodborne illness in the U.S. and outlines needed policy changes.
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America Breathing Easier: Working Together, We Can Alleviate the Burden of Asthma and Keep America Breathing Easier
This booklet provides a summary of the state of asthma in the U.S. and highlights the role of CDC’s asthma control program in helping to combat this important public health issue.
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ATSDR: Safeguarding Communities from Chemical Exposures report
This report provides an overview of the essential roles and services of ATSDR in addressing community environmental exposures.
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Protecting America’s Health: Federal Chemical Safety System
This brochure highlights the complex federal chemical protection system by outlining the primary roles of the various agencies and programs.
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Transportation
The Hidden Health Costs of Transportation
This report provides a summary of the estimated health impacts and costs associated the current transportation system.
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The Hidden Health Costs of Transportation (Backgrounder)
This document is the backgrounder behind the report “Hidden Health Costs of Transportation” and provides a more detailed version of the health impacts and estimated costs.
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At the Intersection of Public Health and Transportation: Promoting Healthy Transportation Policy
This report provides an overview of the connection between transportation and health and outlines how federal transportation policy provides an opportunity to promote health.
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