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🎬 Our #NCHCMM25 highlight reel is here!
Thanks to all who joined us for an energizing week of public health communication, connection & learning.
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Now live: The Public Health AI & Tech Exchange 🚀
A shared catalog of AI, data, and tech tools built by local health departments, so proven solutions can spread from city to city.
Explore and share your own: big-cities-health-coalition.… #PublicHealth #AIinPublicHealth
🩺 Could AI help detect #breastcancer years earlier?
Research suggests AI-assisted #mammograms may identify warning signs that traditional mammograms alone could miss.
cbsnews.com/news/breast-canc…
🥛 Raw milk is gaining popularity, but the health risks are significant, particularly for children.
The AAP is renewing its call for a nationwide ban on raw dairy sales.
How can public health communicators help families make informed choices?
propublica.org/article/raw-m…
Flu activity is rising earlier than usual. 🦠
Experts are encouraging people to consider getting their flu shot earlier as activity rises in parts of the country.
npr.org/2026/10/07/nx-s1-599…
📚 What can public health professionals learn from rural health departments?
The @deBeaumontFndtn is offering a webinar featuring new national workforce data & lessons from rural public health leaders.
Join the conversation on Nov. 18!
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
Adult #obesity rates may be holding steady, but the #publichealth challenge is far from over.
A new State of Obesity Report 2026 finds that 4 in 10 U.S. adults have obesity.
21 states reporting adult obesity rates of at least 35% in 2025.
tfah.org/report-details/stat…
It’s #HealthLiteracyMonth! 📚
Explore free, ready-to-use health literacy resources from InformationLiteracy.gov, including lesson plans, activities and teaching strategies for educators and community professionals.
informationliteracy.gov/
Sudden unexpected infant deaths #SUID are rising among Black babies, reversing progress and widening an already persistent infant mortality gap. 🚨
Read more from @CIDRAP: cidrap.umn.edu/public-health…
Public health is connected to civic life.
Join this upcoming webinar fromPHCC On 10/01 to explore civic participation as a social determinant of health, practical messaging strategies and ways to build trust through ongoing community engagement.
publichealthcollaborative.or…
📸 Public health communicators, this one’s for you!
A new resource - the Public Health Visual Commons - is live!
Explore the library and find free public health images for your next social post, presentation or report:
publichealthvisuals.org/
The #USPSTF has eight new members after months of vacancies.
Its recommendations can shape access to preventive care.
What should guide the panel’s work going forward?
thehill.com/policy/healthcar…
The record-setting cyclosporiasis outbreak is over, but the public health lessons remain. 🦠
Nearly 19,600 U.S. cases this season highlight the challenges of tracing foodborne illness.
cnbc.com/2026/09/11/cdc-reco…
🇺🇸 25 years after 9/11, toxic exposures continue to affect health.
The lesson for #publichealth: disaster response must look beyond the immediate crisis to long-term risk, trust and prevention.
governing.com/resilience/25-…
A pancreatic cancer drug may offer new hope for lung cancer. 🧬
An early study found tumor reductions in more than 30% of patients, highlighting the promise of targeted therapies.
#PublicHealth #CancerResearch #CancerPrevention #LungCancer
abcnews.com/Health/pancreati…
Respiratory virus season is here... and so is new vaccine guidance.
Four leading medical organizations have issued 2026–27 recommendations for flu, COVID-19 and RSV vaccines, offering you evidence-based resources as guidance continues to evolve.
thehill.com/newsletters/heal…
Updated COVID-19 vaccines are coming as infections rise or likely rise in 47 states.
For public health, the next question is access: Who can afford and obtain them? 💉
thehill.com/policy/healthcar…
Older pedestrians aren’t injured in crashes more often—but they’re more likely to die.
Safer street design, signals and speed limits are public health tools that can save lives. 🚶
kffhealthnews.org/aging/olde…
The @CDCgov has linked E. coli and Salmonella cases to #alfalfa sprouts across 15 states. 🚨
Foodborne outbreaks show why rapid detection, traceback and clear public health communication matter.
thehill.com/policy/healthcar…
💬CDC communications leadership is shifting... and public health communicators will be watching closely.
The CDC has appointed Caroline DeBerry as acting director of communications while former communications leader Nina Witkofsky moves into a new role.
subscriber.politicopro.com/a…
More than 5.8 million women in the U.S. face limited access to maternity care. 🚨
The 2026 Nowhere to Go: Maternity Care Deserts report from @MarchofDimes examines where maternity care is hardest to access and how shortages contribute to the problem.
marchofdimes.org/peristats/r…
