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Affordability|Community-First Public Health

ICYMI: Federal Actions Are Harming People with Substance Use Disorders

Despite years of progress in reducing stigma and expanding treatment for people with substance use disorders (SUD), the federal government is threatening to undo it all through a coordinated set…

COVID-19|Community-First Public Health

HHS “Reconstitution” of Vaccine Advisory Panel Undermines Trust of Evidence-Based Public Health Efforts

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 10, 2025 Contact: Jack Cardinal, jcardinal@communitycatalyst.org Washington, D.C. — In response to Monday’s announcement that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will remove and replace all…

Health Access|Community-First Public Health

ICYMI: RFK Jr.’s Move on Fluoridation Is a Dangerous Step Backward in Public Health

This National Public Health Week, communities are facing unprecedented attacks on evidence-based practices that keep people healthy – from childhood vaccines to fluoride in drinking water. On Monday, U.S. Health…

Health Equity|Community-First Public Health

Administration’s Closing of Office of Minority Health Endangers Public Health and Rural Communities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 2, 2025 Contact: Jack Cardinal, jcardinal@communitycatalyst.org “This regressive administrative step does nothing but result in poorer health outcomes and increased spending for providers, health systems, states,…

Health Care Quality & Experience|Community-First Public Health

Community Catalyst: Federal Health Cuts Will Hurt Families and Communities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2025 Contact: Jack Cardinal, jcardinal@communitycatalyst.org “These cuts represent a full-scale retreat from our shared responsibility to keep people safe and healthy.” BOSTON, MA — In response to…

Health Equity|Community-First Public Health

Community Catalyst Calls for Public Health Reinvestment Amid Texas Measles Outbreak and Rising Misinformation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, March 4, 2025 Contact: Gena Madow, gmadow@communitycatalyst.org This outbreak is more than a public health crisis—it’s the result of disinvestment, misinformation, and bogus vaccine exemption policies…

Health Access|Community-First Public Health

Community Catalyst On RFK Jr. Confirmation Vote: “A Dark Day For Public Health”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, February 13, 2025 Contact: Jack Cardinal, jcardinal@communitycatalyst.org Conspiracy Theorist Will Set Back Public Health Efforts And Endanger Communities Following the Senate vote on Robert F. Kennedy…

Health Access|Community-First Public Health

RFK Jr. Is A Threat To The Public Health System; Full Senate Should Reject His Nomination

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jack Cardinal, jcardinal@communitycatalyst.org Conspiracy Theorist Will Set Back Public Health Efforts And Endanger Communities Following the Senate Finance Committee vote on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination…

Health Access|Community-First Public Health

Community Catalyst on RFK Jr.’s Nomination and the Threat to Public Health

The nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is not just alarming—it’s reckless. His long track record of spreading disinformation on…

Medicaid and Medicare|Community-First Public Health

Community Catalyst Leads 100+ Organizations Pushing Congress to Prioritize Oral Health Equity

“Our current health system treats the mouth as separate from the rest of the body leading people to forgo care or assume significant medical debt to address oral health issues….

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