Urbanist, cyclist and advocate. Comms professional (he/him). Working to build stronger communities.
Washington, D.C.
Joined March 2009
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Tom Martin retweeted
Omaha, NE Earns First-Ever @city_health Medal for Advancing Policies that Promote Community Health.
City recognized for leadership in advancing six health-promoting policies globenewswire.com/news-relea… #strongcommunityleaders #GOPLocal
Tom Martin retweeted
Join our Co-Executive Director @KatrinaForrest8, @ShelleyHearne & @DR_KMP this Friday 2/1 as they share best practices for moving evidence into action through policy.
Register now: jh.zoom.us/webinar/register/… @JHadvocacy @deBeaumontFndtn @PublicHealth
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🏅 Our 2023 Policy Assessment is out now! We are proud to award 46 cities with overall medals — home to more than 43 million people.
Explore the report to find out which 7 cities earn our highest achievement — a 2023 overall gold medal!👇bit.ly/3Ndp8ll
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On Tues. CityHealth’s very own Comms Director, @tomwayne, moderated a fantastic panel ft. the CDC Foundation, the Big Cities Health Coalition, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, & Dr. Raynard Washington of Mecklenburg County Public Health. Check it out!!
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You won’t want to miss this panel tomorrow! Truly inspiring group of public health leaders on such a critical topic.
Sign up: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
TUESDAY: Our Comms Dir. @tomwayne is moderating a @PH_Comms panel on “Structural Racism and Public Health: How to Talk to Policymakers and Community Members.”
The all-star panel features @darkmatterknits, @DrJudyMonroe, @BrooksLaSure & @Raynard_W. 👇
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On Nov. 28, join @PH_Comms for “Structural Racism and Public Health,” a webinar about building policy-oriented comms to advance #healthequity. Our President & CEO @DrJudyMonroe will join panelists @Raynard_W, @BrooksLaSure, @darkmatterknits & @tomwayne: cdcf.link/47epBeV
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Check on this brief about the #PublicHealth workforce's response to racial as a public health crisis. debeaumont.org/wp-content/up…
Tom Martin retweeted
Our Government Affairs Director, @akeemstweets spent time in Gulfport, MS this week speaking with members of Community Leaders of America about the health impacts of healthy food procurement policies, & bipartisan policies cities can implement to address food insecurity.
Tom Martin retweeted
Tomorrow, we're releasing a new report, "Greenspace in American Cities: How Access to Parks and Nature Can Improve Health and Well-Being," in partnership with @tpl_org!
Brush up on our #Greenspace policy: cityhealth.org/our-policy-pa…
Tom Martin retweeted
From San Francisco to Sacramento, California cities took action to ban #flavoredtobacco and end the e-cigarette epidemic — which ultimately led to the passage of Prop 31. We’re proud to partner with @TobaccoFreeKids and will continue this work in cities across America.
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The results are in: our 2022 Annual Policy Assessment is out now! Congrats to Boston and Denver for rising to the top to earn overall gold medals. 🥇 See how America's 75 largest cities rate when it comes to adopting prevention-oriented health policies 👇
cityhealth.org/2022-assessme…
Proud of our new report! Thanks to @EnterpriseNow & @TheNCCRC for their partnership and deep expertise in local housing policy. These solutions can have a big impact on community #health!
NEW REPORT: Cities can lead in addressing America’s housing challenges. By adopting local policy solutions shown to increase #affordablehousing and improve #health and racial #equity, communities can see better health outcomes for all. Check it out 👇
cityhealth.org/addressing-am…
Tom Martin retweeted
Exciting day at #NA360! Our Co-ED @KatrinaForrest8, Gov't Affairs Dir. @akeemstweets, and @PHLR_Temple's Elizabeth Platt just presented on how our method of change is being used to advance healthy policies in cities across the U.S. Thanks to @NACCHOalerts for having us!
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JOIN US for webinar with @TobaccoFreeKids on June 23 to learn how cities are improving health by ending the sale of flavored tobacco! Hear from L.A. Councilmember @MitchOFarrell on why & how L.A. recently adopted their flavored tobacco policy. SIGN UP 👇 cityhealth.org/resource/flav…
NEW REPORT: Flavored Tobacco Restrictions benefit the health and well-being of everyone—especially young people and communities of color. With
@TobaccoFreeKids, we explore the devastating impact of flavored tobacco and how cities can take action today.👇cityhealth.org/ending-flavor…
My eloquent colleague @kate_conquest wrote this blog for @leagueofcities on how cities can improve #health by adopting proven local #housing policies. Give it a read.
Housing insecurity is linked to depression, emergency department use, and stress-related illnesses. @city_health, of @deBeaumontFndtn and @KPCommHealth, helps cities adopt policies that ensure housing is available, safe, and secure for their residents:
nlc.org/article/2022/04/06/t…
