Ensuring Community Health Initiatives Are Built to Last

This year, hospitals nationwide are preparing for the fifth round of comprehensive community health needs assessments (CHNA). Conducted every three years, these assessments are crucial for creating federally mandated Community Health Implementation Plans (CHIP) that address health disparities and social determinants of health. These 2025 CHIPs must be strategically aligned with community benefit reporting. Nonprofit…

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An Inconvenient Cop – North Carolina Criminal Law

An Inconvenient Cop is a book authored by long-time NYPD officer and whistleblower Edwin Raymond along with professional writer Jon Sternfeld. Raymond served fifteen years in the New York Police Department. He rose to the rank of lieutenant, but his time with the NYPD was contentious. The book is a memoir that tells the story…

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Pennsylvania Increases Higher Ed Budget for 2024-25

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania will be a benefactor of an historic increase in basic education funding in the state. Governor Josh ShapiroThe historically Black university is set to receive an additional $992,500 for Fiscal Year 2024-25 to total state appropriations above $21.7 million for the year. The increase is part of the largest increase in…

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Common App Launches the 2024-25 Application

The Common App has launched its 2024–2025 application for more than 1,100 colleges and universities worldwide. The not-for-profit organization founded in 1975 has grown to serve more a million students online annually through its online application platform. Dr. Bonnie Lynch“As we focus on closing our equity gap in low- and middle-income students accessing postsecondary opportunities,…

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Leger Fernández Introduces Campus Prevention, Recovery Services Legislation

Teresa Leger FernándezU.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández of New Mexico, David Trone of Maryland, Chris Pappas of New Hampshire, and Lucy McBath of Georgia have introduced the Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act to help higher education institutions implement programs to prevent alcohol and substance misuse on campus and support those with substance…

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