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Brittany Hunsinger2023-07-26 08:00:482023-07-26 15:59:23IPS to Lead Sessions at the NPN Conference
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Brittany Hunsinger2023-07-26 08:00:372023-07-26 15:55:08Taxing Alcohol to Protect Public Health and Safety Is a Good Thing
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Blaise Nauyokas2023-04-26 22:08:582023-04-26 22:22:56“Unity in the Community” Mural is Unveiled
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Brittany Hunsinger2023-04-26 21:54:492023-07-26 10:39:37How the “Housing Theory of Everything” Can Help Explain Alcohol and Other Drug Problems
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Michael2022-12-15 09:51:452022-12-16 01:31:26Creating a Prevention Campaign That Works
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Terri Howey2022-12-15 09:51:382022-12-16 01:06:34IPS Expands Tobacco Prevention Efforts
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Terri Howey2022-12-15 09:50:232022-12-16 01:26:47IPS Celebrates 30 Years Leading Projects Around the Nation
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Terri Howey2022-08-30 09:52:222023-04-26 22:20:35Tobacco Prevention 2.0: Integrating Equity into Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing
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Terri Howey2022-06-08 14:17:522022-06-09 10:48:03California’s New Composting Law Takes on Climate Change
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Terri Howey2022-06-08 14:17:272022-06-08 14:27:12This Election Cycle, Vote with Redistricting in Mind
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Terri Howey2022-06-08 14:15:402022-12-16 00:43:03Juneteenth at IPS: Historical Oppression and Upstream Prevention
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Terri Howey2022-04-05 18:30:572022-04-07 09:23:47IPS Honored for its Work Supporting the LGBTQ+ Community
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Terri Howey2022-04-05 18:28:562022-09-14 13:34:27Tackling the Alcohol Culture on College Campuses: Do Late Night Programming Alternatives Work?
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Terri Howey2022-02-02 09:34:472022-04-05 18:29:22Do Harm Reduction Practices Help People Stop Using Drugs?
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Terri Howey2022-02-02 09:33:522022-02-03 11:03:54Preventing Substance Misuse Continues to be a Top Priority in Los Angeles County
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Breny Aceituno2021-12-01 08:30:432021-12-01 09:22:20Looking to Empower Staff in 2022? Four Steps to Implementing a Peer Mentoring Program
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Breny Aceituno2021-12-01 08:15:532022-02-02 09:35:27Unleashing the Power of Prevention: Looking Forward, Public Policy is the Answer to High Health Care Costs
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Breny Aceituno2021-12-01 08:00:262021-12-01 09:19:28IPS Wins Sierra Health Foundation Grant
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Breny Aceituno2021-11-19 08:00:142021-12-01 09:23:19Transgender Remembrance Day, November 20
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Breny Aceituno2021-10-15 16:00:042021-11-29 18:07:02Immigration is Mutually Beneficial. When will Americans Learn this Lesson?
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Breny Aceituno2021-10-12 12:25:412021-10-12 12:23:10Our Right to Protest is Under Assault
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Terri Howey2021-10-12 09:00:012021-11-29 12:51:31Alcohol is Hurting Women
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Breny Aceituno2021-09-27 09:34:192021-10-12 12:29:30Misinformation About COVID-19 is a Crime that Should Have Consequences
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Breny Aceituno2021-08-24 08:30:102021-08-23 20:31:32Vaccination is Our Best Path to Ending the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Breny Aceituno2021-08-24 08:15:352021-12-23 08:44:37Institute for Public Strategies to Present Community Power and Equity Case Study at APHA Annual Conference
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Breny Aceituno2021-08-24 08:05:262021-10-12 12:30:13Five Youth Engagement Strategies that Work (Even During a Pandemic)
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Breny Aceituno2021-06-29 04:00:342021-08-24 23:34:38We’ve Overcome Stigma and Prejudice, Now Let’s Overcome Drugs and Alcohol
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Breny Aceituno2021-05-24 07:28:492021-10-12 12:21:14Why We as Asian Americans Need to Step Up and Speak Out About Important Issues More Often
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Breny Aceituno2021-04-27 09:30:072021-04-23 10:40:42I Am a Change-Maker in My Community and Here’s My Story
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Brittany Hunsinger2021-04-27 09:00:272022-03-14 15:41:22IPS wins Los Angeles County Department of Public Health grant to combat dangers of second hand smoke in multi-housing units
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Breny Aceituno2021-02-09 15:30:382021-02-09 23:58:20IPS community organizer appointed to Chula Vista Redistricting Commission and high school district bond oversight committee
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Breny Aceituno2021-02-09 15:00:592021-02-09 23:56:02Wear a Mask for 100 Days: How President Biden’s call to action can restore America’s faith in public health
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Brittany Hunsinger2021-02-09 13:00:182021-05-05 09:37:46Black Vaccine Hesitancy Stems from a Long History of Medical Racism
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Blaise Nauyokas2020-12-22 10:00:052021-02-09 23:56:39Institute for Public Strategies announces the addition of two new board members
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Blaise Nauyokas2020-12-10 09:00:282020-12-22 13:31:50Looking to 2021 Through a New Lens
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Blaise Nauyokas2020-12-01 15:41:182020-12-09 20:35:40Up in Smoke: Marijuana is Erasing Decades of Progress Toward Smoke-Free Environments
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Blaise Nauyokas2020-11-12 13:54:132020-12-09 16:44:50Substance Abuse Is A Public Health Issue, Yet Sketchy Policies Have Ruined Many POC Lives
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Blaise Nauyokas2020-10-21 13:48:372020-11-13 09:46:19IPS to present on community transformation model, GIS as an equity indicator at the APHA’s prestigious annual conference
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Blaise Nauyokas2020-10-13 08:00:472020-10-21 13:55:44Institute for Public Strategies unveils next generation vision, mission, core values under new CEO/President
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Blaise Nauyokas2020-10-08 11:28:232020-10-13 12:19:43Voters are Being Disenfranchised During COVID. What Can We Do About It?
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Blaise Nauyokas2020-08-18 11:25:482020-10-09 11:36:54Think the census is no big deal? Think again.
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Blaise Nauyokas2020-08-05 11:40:382020-10-09 10:37:00Transform Communities Using Geospatial Solutions
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Blaise Nauyokas2020-07-30 11:31:442020-10-09 11:44:205 Questions that Incorporate Racial Equity into Public Policy – Part 2
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Blaise Nauyokas2020-07-22 11:23:532020-10-09 16:02:25Geographic information systems helping southwest U.S. Mexico border residents improve health and safety
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Blaise Nauyokas2020-07-15 11:29:262020-10-09 11:48:125 Questions That Incorporate Racial Equity Into Public Policy – Part I
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Blaise Nauyokas2020-07-14 11:24:062020-10-09 15:30:52Positive Childhood Experiences Can Combat Traumatic Effects of COVID-19
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Blaise Nauyokas2020-07-07 11:34:412020-10-09 15:33:10Controlling a Media Interview
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Blaise Nauyokas2020-07-07 11:05:312020-10-13 20:26:44Businesses and Public Health: Allies, Not Adversaries
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Blaise Nauyokas2020-06-24 11:38:572020-10-09 16:10:25The Role of GIS in Public Health
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Blaise Nauyokas2020-06-22 11:14:372020-10-09 12:55:28Equitable Housing: A Place-Based Solution to Racism
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Blaise Nauyokas2020-06-18 11:36:122020-10-09 15:47:37How GIS Exposed Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in San Diego’s South Bay
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Blaise Nauyokas2020-05-13 11:15:592020-10-12 14:07:13Essential Workers Risk their Lives and We Benefit. What Can We Do in Return?
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Blaise Nauyokas2020-04-21 11:09:102020-10-09 15:52:35Has COVID-19 Evened the Playing Field?Join our mailing list for newsletters and other updates and insights.
