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Appeals Court Blocks Trump Administration from Defunding Medical and Public Health Research

Thursday, January 15 – Attorney General Kathy Jennings today issued the following statement after the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling permanently preventing the Trump Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from implementing a policy that would cut billions of dollars in funds that support cutting-edge medical and public health research at universities and research institutions across the country, regardless of whether their state joined the lawsuit:

“It continues to be beyond both belief and reason that this Administration is trying to gut life-saving medical and public health research. Fortunately, the Court has affirmed what we already knew: these proposed cuts are illegal. The groundbreaking work from these sectors is a crown jewel of both Delaware and America at large, and I will continue to fight tooth and nail to protect it.”

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Tracking Key HHS Public Health Policy Actions

Since assuming office for a second term, President Trump and officials in his administration have instituted numerous policy actions through the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) affecting public health in the U.S. This KFF resource lists and briefly describes key actions in the order in which they were first issued, reported or announced, with subsequent linked actions and related outcomes also included with each entry. As new policy changes occur, they will be added.

Check out the list here: https://www.kff.org/other-health/tracking-key-hhs-public-health-policy-actions-under-the-trump-administration/

Just Released: County Health Rankings 2025 Data

Discover the latest on the health of Delaware. The 2025 Annual Data Release is here, and includes:

  • A bold new model of health that seeks to broaden our understanding of the forces shaping community conditions;
  • A 2025 report on building power for health and equity;
  • Refreshed County Health Snapshots and trend graphs and a new national map feature that shows regional patterns and comparisons;
  • Six new measures, including access to parks, adverse climate events, lack of social and emotional support, feelings of loneliness, library access and disability: functional limitations; and,
  • Updates to the collection of more than 80 health-related measures and data.

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Delaware Division of Public Health Releases 2024 Burden of Chronic Disease Report

Dover, Del. (July 1, 2024) – The Delaware Division of Public Health’s (DPH) Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity Prevention (PANO) Program released The Burden of Chronic Disease in Delaware 2024 report on June 28, 2024. The report summarizes the current state of chronic diseases and related risk factors in Delaware. It is an update to, and expansion of, Chronic Disease in Delaware: Facts and Figures, published in 2019 by DPH’s Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Section.

March Awareness

March is…

Brain Injury Awareness Month – https://www.biausa.org/public-affairs/public-awareness/brain-injury-awareness

National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Month – https://www.cdc.gov/cfs/

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month – https://www.ccalliance.org/awareness-month/

National Kidney Cancer Awareness Month – https://www.niddk.nih.gov/

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month – https://mymsaa.org/

National Myeloma Awareness Month – http://mam.myeloma.org/

National Nutrition Month – https://www.eatright.org/food/resources/national-nutrition-month

Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month- https://acl.gov/news-and-events/events-and-observances

Women’s History Month- https://www.womenshistorymonth.gov/

Endometriosis Awareness Month- https://www.fda.gov

 

Weeks:

March 8- 14: National Patient Safety Week – https://www.ashrm.org

March 8- 14: National Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week – https://www.aacvpr.org/Cardiac-Pulmonary-Rehabilitation-Weeks

March 10-16: Brain Awareness Week – http://www.dana.org/BAW/

 

Days:

March 6: National Dentists Day- https://nationaldentistsday.com/

March 12: World Kidney Day – http://www.worldkidneyday.org/

March 22: World Water Day – http://www.worldwaterday.org/

March 24: Tuberculosis Awareness Day – https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-tb-day

March 25: National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day- https://www.yourcpf.org/advocacy-awareness/

March 30: National Doctor’s Day: https://amaalliance.org/national-doctors-day/

Need more to celebrate? Check out the National Day Holidays and Awareness Days.com