June 28, 2017 | Daniel Lau, Build Healthy Places Network
PHI's Build Healthy Places Network is launching a new centralized source that catalogues the Healthy Community Initiative conferences sponsored by the regional Federal Reserve Banks that have taken place around the country. more
May 16, 2017
A new analysis of City of Berkeley economic data released by a Public Health Institute researcher found that a year and a half after passage of the nation’s first large soda tax, food sector sales tax revenue rose by 15% in the city, and 469 new food sector jobs were created—an increase of 7.2%. more
June 22, 2017
The bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, released today by the senate, is bad for public health, bad for our health, and bad for our country. more
June 22, 2017
Public Health Institute's Center for Wellness and Nutrition (CWN) worked in collaboration with Michigan Fitness Foundation (MFF) and Michigan Farmers Market Association (MIFMA) to conduct a formative evaluation of the Food Navigator Pilot, a SNAP-Ed nutrition education intervention in Michigan Farmers Markets. The intervention included: 1) designated Food Navigators on-site during farmers market operating hours to guide low-income consumers, 2) MFF social marketing messaging featuring Michigan Harvest of the Month™ (MiHOTM), and 3) experiential nutrition education programming in collaboration with SNAP-Ed partners (e.g., cooking demonstrations and food tastings).
In this presentation, we will share the mixed-method approach used to evaluate the Food Navigator Pilot and highlight key evaluation findings, including indicators from the SNAP-Ed Evaluation Framework. more
July 07, 2017 | Elaine Korry | California Healthline
Regulators have been limiting insurance plans from being able to utilize telehealth to its fullest, even though California passed legislation in 2011 recognizing telehealth as appropriate care, said Mario Gutierrez, executive director of PHI's Center for Connected Health Policy in this California Healthline article. more
