This week, California’s legislative session wrapped up--and it’s time to tally the victories for health and equity. These new laws commit California to supporting human-powered transportation in all California communities, helping all mothers meet their breastfeeding goals, leveraging federal health reforms funds to improve the health of California’s most vulnerable people, and more.
In our latest California Blog post, Prevention Institute’s Jeremy Cantor reflects on the advances made over the past year and previews the upcoming legislative session:
As we look ahead to next year, we already see a number of high-profile opportunities to move toward sustainable funding for community prevention -- allowing the state to scale up prevention strategies that work. Ensuring that every Californian has safe, healthy places to live, work, play, and learn is an ambitious agenda. It will require collective effort that cuts across geography and agencies and sectors…
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