Turning Local Impact Into Global Headlines

Turning Local Impact Into Global Headlines

Featured Story: The Boston Globe

A First Of Its Kind, R.I. Launches SNAP Program That Provides Extra Benefits For Fruits, Vegetables

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ProPublica

Critical HIV Prevention Research Halted by NIH Cuts

GoLocalProv

Medicaid: Do Work Requirements Make Sense?

WJAR 10

Rhode Island Public Health Institute an ‘Open Door’ to all

The Boston Globe

Canceled HIV research in R.I. is reinstated, but fears persist about DEI crackdown

Washington Post

The costs of cutting canine testing

Rhode Island Current

Hold the fries. Forgo the soda. R.I. kids’ menus could get a tad healthier under proposed bill.

WPRI

RI Health Dept. applauds kids meal bill, but can’t enforce it

NBC News

Trump administration axes more than $125M in LGBTQ health funding, upending research field

Washington Post

HIV Research in Crisis: Funding Cuts Threaten Critical Progress

Boston Globe

‘Complete chaos’: Trump’s funding freeze sends R.I. nonprofits scrambling

Boston Globe

Potential Medicaid cuts raise alarm for states: ‘What do Trump and the Republicans think will happen to these people?’

The Guardian

Trump makes sweeping HIV research and grant cuts: ‘Setting us back decades’

The Providence Journal

Health Care Groups Can Help Fix RI’s Food Insecurity Crisis

NBC News

Appeals court finds ‘Obamacare’ pillar unconstitutional in suit over HIV-prevention drug

Rhode Island Current

RI General Assembly passes legislation to help expedite access to HIV prevention meds

NBC10

Gov. McKee Signs legislation supporting LGBTQ+ community, reproductive health care.

NBC10 WJAR

2nd Annual Gala PVD To Benefit Open Door Health

Steve Ahlquist

Foods Not Fads: Making Healthy School Meals For All Permanent Is Key To Improving Public Education Outcomes

Rhode Island Monthly

5 Rhode Island LGBTQ+ Organizations To Support Through Pride & Beyond

Providence Business News

R.I. Public Health Institute Receives $10M in Federal Grant

The Boston Globe

What Rhode Islanders Should Know About Monkeypox

WPRI12

Rhode Island Pilot Program Rewards Healthy Eating For SNAP Beneficiaries

Brown University

A Community Health Clinic in Providence, Improving Access And Care For LGBTQ+ Patients

The Boston Globe

How A Tax On Sugary Drinks Could Help Address Public Health And Hunger In R.I.

The Boston Globe

A First Of Its Kind, R.I. Launches SNAP Program That Provides Extra Benefits For Fruits, Vegetables

FORTUNE

The US Syphilis Rate Has Hit A Near 75-Year High. Scientists Are Baffled

PBS News

How A Morning-After-Style Pill Could Help Rising STD Cases

The Huffington Post

These Are The Early Warning Signs Of Syphilis

The New York Times

How Churches Fight the Stigma of H.I.V.

The Asher Podcast

DoxyPep To Prevent Bacterial STIs

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ProPublica

Critical HIV Prevention Research Halted by NIH Cuts

GoLocalProv

Medicaid: Do Work Requirements Make Sense?

WJAR 10

Rhode Island Public Health Institute an ‘Open Door’ to all

The Boston Globe

Canceled HIV research in R.I. is reinstated, but fears persist about DEI crackdown

Washington Post

The costs of cutting canine testing

Rhode Island Current

Hold the fries. Forgo the soda. R.I. kids’ menus could get a tad healthier under proposed bill.

WPRI

RI Health Dept. applauds kids meal bill, but can’t enforce it

NBC News

Trump administration axes more than $125M in LGBTQ health funding, upending research field

Washington Post

HIV Research in Crisis: Funding Cuts Threaten Critical Progress

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    June/July Newsletter 2025

    As we move through the heart of summer, we’re celebrating the momentum, milestones, and mission-driven work that continue to shape our impact at the Rhode Island Public Health Institute. From showing up loud and proud during Pride Month to making real strides in HIV prevention and advocating for evidence-based care, the past few months have reminded us why we do this work and just how far we’ve come together.