March 2020

Laws and policies can help communities increase access to care and improve health for people with disabilities while supporting achievement of ambitious national goals proposed by Healthy People 2020. The newest report, The Role of Law and Health Policy in Achieving Healthy People’s Disability and Health Goals Around Access to Care, Activities Promoting Health and Wellness, Independent Living and Participation, and Collecting Data in the United States, is the second in a series of reports that highlights the practical application of law and policy to improve health across the nation...

Claudine Kavanaugh, PhD, MPH, RD Director, Office of Nutrition and Food Labeling, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration On March 11, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched What's in it for you? — an educational campaign to accompany the updated Nutrition Facts label...

Legal and policy approaches can be important tools for achieving healthier communities. A new report—The Role of Law and Policy in Achieving Healthy People’s Disability and Health Goals around Access to Health Care, Activities Promoting Health and Wellness, Independent Living and Participation, and Collecting Data in the United States—provides evidence-based information and identifies priority areas that can help communities achieve Healthy People 2020 objectives...

Move Your Way is the promotional campaign for the second edition of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. Now, ODPHP is making it easy to customize Move Your Way resources through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) State and Community Health Media Center. The Move Your Way campaign offers easy-to-understand physical activity resources in English and Spanish, including fact sheets, posters, videos, and interactive tools...