Today, we were proud to award the City of New Orleans its 2023 Overall Gold Medal! 🥇 Big thanks to Mayor LaToya Cantrell, the NOLACityCouncil, and the New Orleans Health Department for prioritizing health and adopting policies that give all New Orleanians access to healthy choices. Congratulations!

Thanks for the opportunity to speak with public health law practitioners about policymaking and legal epidemiology! Great to see so much excitement about working at the local level to advance health policy. Great conference! NACCHO
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What does an accessible streetscape look like? Smart Growth America is seeking insight from people with disabilities on accessibility in street design in a new research study.

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Today, we were proud to award the City of San Antonio with their 2023 CityHealth overall gold medal! 🥇 Congratulations to Mayor Mayor Ron Nirenberg, City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, City of San Antonio, and all of the city’s health heroes for getting San Antonio to gold — the only overall gold city in Texas! 🎉

We're at ActivEnviro (formerly GP RED)'s Active Living Conference today with Trust for Public Land to share how #greenspace in cities benefits health and well-being 🌳

Read our report on 'Greenspace in American Cities' to learn more: cityhealth.org/greenspace-in-… #ALC2024

We're also thrilled to be at Smart Growth America's Equity Summit today!

The summit has been a vital opportunity to learn from transportation and architectural experts on how to build healthy, equitable cities that meet the needs of every resident. #SmartGrowthEquity

Beat the Streets is exactly the creative approach we want to see in Cleveland to stop violence before it starts.

Glad we could support their critical work to mentor our city’s youth with our Neighborhood Safety Fund.

#HealthyFoodPurchasing policies help ensure that the food we have access to when we’re exercising at a public gym or working in a government office is good for our bodies and minds. cityhealth.org/resource/citie…

'When things go wrong in Black communities we blame Black people, not the policies & practices that extract wealth and opportunities from those communities.' At The Brookings Institution Andre M. Perry illuminates the power of policy to advance equity in America.
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The Ohio Legislature has sided with the tobacco industry over Ohio’s kids.

Lawmakers voted to override Gov. DeWine’s veto of a bill that strips Ohio communities of their ability to protect kids from tobacco addiction. Our statement 👇
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Recently, U.S. Mayors passed a resolution to end the sale of all flavored tobacco products. Now, at #MayorsDC24 , they’re calling on the The White House to finalize the rule eliminating menthol cigarettes to help protect their communities from Big Tobacco.

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Calling all public health professionals📢

Join Shelley Hearne, Dr Keshia Pollack Porter and
Katrina S. Forrest virtually on 2/1 as they dive into best practices for moving evidence into action through policy.

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We're proud to present Mayor Mayor Ron Nirenberg and @CoSAGOV with a 2023 CityHealth overall gold medal 🥇

San Antonio leapt from earning an overall bronze medal in 2022 to bringing home the gold in 2023 🎉

We're excited to present @SaintLouisMayor Tishaura Jones with a CityHealth overall gold medal for 2023!

After earning overall bronze in 2022, City of St. Louis's continued commitment to residents' health and well-being guaranteed its gold medal win this year 🥇

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear RJ Reynolds’ challenge to CA's law ending flavored tobacco sales. This decision again makes clear that states & localities are allowed to pass these policies to protect kids, advance health equity and save lives.
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The The White House must put saving lives before Big Tobacco profits and ban menthol cigarettes 👇

“This is about the tobacco industry … a toxic industry,” a senior administration official said. “We should not fall for their tactics.”
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Across the 75 largest cities in the U.S, 400 policy medals were earned! This is a testament to the incredible work that city leaders are doing in their communities. cityhealth.org/2023-assessment

I'm so excited to announce that @City_Health awarded Milwaukee a 2023 SILVER medal rating for our policy work to foster community well-being. Learn more: cityhealth.org/2023-assessmen…

Our priority to make San Antonio a healthy city for all residents can only be done by addressing the disparities in public health that affect our communities.

Today, CityHealth recognized City of San Antonio’s commitment to implementing policies that address critical health disparities.