As individuals and as an organization, we at CHLPI pledge to reflect on our role in supporting, exacerbating, and failing to meaningfully question and address systemic racism. The CHLPI team pledges to recognize our role in the current model, and do better. Read our statement on racial justice here.
HLPC’s COVID-19 response initiatives ranges from promoting best practice for access to essential care, to ensuring a sound public health response by government, to keeping people at home and out of emergency rooms by addressing social determinants of health. Learn more and access our resources here.
COVID-19 continues to impact life and society in many ways, including our food systems. FLPC’s efforts to address the crisis include supporting donations of excess food due to business closures, analyzing opportunities to increase low-cost home food delivery, and shoring up emergency food systems. Learn about our efforts here.
This article was written by Ali (Alexandra) Schklair, FLPC Intern. On July 2nd Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced the Expanding SNAP Options Act (S.4202). The proposed legislation addresses flaws in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Supplemental […]
This article was originally written by Amanda Little and published by Bloomberg News on July 12, 2020. (Bloomberg Opinion) — “Dump potatoes in the rivers … Slaughter the pigs and bury them, and let the putrescence drip down into the […]
This article was written by Adam Cancryn and Dan Diamond originally published by Politico on July 10, 2020 Multiple groups on Thursday backed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, arguing that last month’s rollback of the Affordable Care Act’s non-discrimination protections violated the Administrative Procedures […]
