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Lead pipe & plumbing material replacement interventions
Replace lead plumbing material such as pipes, service lines, fittings, solder, flux, and fixtures with non-lead plumbing material through multi-component interventions
Health Gaps Report
These reports (from CHR&R) help answer the question: Why is there so much difference in the health of residents in one county compared to...
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Beyond the County Health Snapshots
Out of town bypasses
Establish roads that avoid built-up areas such as towns, cities, or commercial/business districts
Land return for tribal restitution
Return the rights to land, property, and resources to Native people as part of policies and initiatives that promote tribal sovereignty
State-level minimum nurse staffing requirements for nursing homes
Establish state level regulations that require nursing homes to employ at least a set number of licensed and non-licensed nursing staff, often set in terms of staff hours per resident day
No Excuses charter school model
Focus heavily on reading and math achievement, enforce high behavioral expectations through a formal discipline system, lengthen instructional time, and increase feedback on teacher performance
Ban the Box
Prohibit criminal history questions on job applications and postpone background checks
Child tax credit expansion
Expand federal or state child tax credits by increasing credit amounts, making credits refundable, decreasing or eliminating the earnings threshold, or creating a fully refundable supplement