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Commission adopts DPH 2018 legislative platform; committee reports highlight jail-health improvements
Summary
The commission adopted DPH’s 2018 state and federal legislative platform, which adds priorities on housing, behavioral health and emergency services; committee updates noted jail-health improvements such as naloxone use and HIV linkage-to-care.
Cindy Hemmerbird, manager of policy and planning, presented the Department of Public Health’s draft 2018 state and federal legislative platform and the commission moved to adopt the resolution to transmit the platform for mayoral and legislative review.
Hemmerbird recapped 2017: the department tracked hundreds of bills, took active positions on 14 city items (9 signed into law, 4 stalled, 1 vetoed), and supported notable laws including HIV decriminalization and paid family leave. At the federal level, the presentation summarized the repeal-and-replace activity…
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