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With experience across a range of policy areas and issues, combined with our strong record working side-by-side with business, government, and community-based organizations, PHI and its programs are effective, influential advocates for public health in local, state, federal and global policy. With strategic policy platforms PHI addresses policy in areas such as nutrition, climate change and girls' and women's rights. We launch collaborative efforts that work directly with local community leaders and organizations globally to advance public health policy by engaging in grassroots and direct action with legislators and decision makers. 

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  • $15M budget appropriation to help 2 million with asthma
  • 120+ policies and legislation passed for women and girls rights
  • ~2M child and adult Medi-Cal beneficiaries with asthma now receive more prevention-based services and support

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New Study: ED Buprenorphine Linked to Sustained Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

Patients who get their first dose of buprenorphine in the Emergency Department (ED) are more likely to remain engaged in opioid use disorder treatment 30 days post-discharge, finds a new study from PHI's CA Bridge—reinforcing EDs as critical access points to highly effective, life-saving medication for addiction treatment.

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