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Ready or Not 2025: Protecting the Public’s Health from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism is a new report that evaluates how prepared the nation and all states are to safeguard residents from a wide range of health threats. The analysis draws on 10 key indicators that span healthcare workforce mobility, accreditation, public health funding, water system safety, laboratory surge capacity, and avoidable mortality. The report draws perspective from data gathered in 2024.
In 2024, the United States continued to contend with a complex landscape of public health challenges. While the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic had subsided, its lingering effects, along with intensifying natural disasters, workforce shortages, and persistent health disparities, remained evident. From the constant threat of novel infectious diseases to the destabilizing influence of hurricanes, wildfires, and flooding, federal, state, and local health systems all faced escalating demands. These conditions underscored a dual imperative: maintaining robust day-to-day public health operations and ensuring readiness for emergencies. States are placed into three tiers of emergency readiness in this report. Living as I do on the West Coast, I find it interesting that Washington State is in the High-Performance Tier, California is in the Middle-Performance Tier, and Oregon is in the Low-Performance Tier. **************************************** Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic upended lives, America is still reeling from its effects, not just physically, but mentally. As the U.S. faces mounting healthcare costs and deepening food access disparities, The GAIA Study: Connecting the Dots Between Burnout and Nutrition underscores the urgent need to rethink food as a tool for long-term well-being, stress resilience, and disease prevention for a healthier, more resilient future. **************************************** Together in this way, they are creating a future where mental health is a priority in our schools and for every student. From equipping students through the Mental Health Advocacy Academy to launching student-led chapters and more, a foundation has been laid for a generation of mental health advocates. The mission to equip students with the tools and confidence they need to advocate for their mental health and that of others continues. Active Minds has mobilized students and educators to be the mental health change that society so desperately needs. **************************************** Teepa Snow is a globally renowned care educator, occupational therapist, and creator of an organization that strives to enhance life for people living with brain change. Through educational resources and hands-on training, Teepa’s methods provide caregivers with the tools to deliver compassionate, effective care. Snow Approach Methods, a series of simple techniques, are based on understanding the areas of the brain that are no longer working and making use of the parts of the brain that are still active, so you can protect and grow your relationship, experience less resistance, and experience less stress. **************************************** * Scientific study at the International Space Station on how microgravity in space affects the development of heart stem cells shows how regenerative therapy could one day reverse heart damage. * New survey reveals how soaring costs and debt burdens are delaying retirement and reshaping financial futures of GenX and baby boomers. * New polling shows a vast majority of Americans believe Medicaid should not be cut and that it saves lives by helping people access mental health care. * New investigative podcast explores facts behind a surge of ADHD diagnoses in women and why these were not diagnosed for so long. * Critically endangered Mountain Bongo Antelopes were successfully transported from a Florida conservatory to Africa in order to safely breed and be reintroduced into Mount Kenya’s forest ecosystem. * Veterinarian-founded company chooses to discontinue scented litter products to promote cat health and well-being. * Recent ecology research shows significant drawbacks to focusing on just one threat to native forest regeneration. ***************************************
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