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August 3, 2026 News

Congress Comes Home in August. Here Is How to Meet Them There.

Congress will spend much of August closer to home while fiscal year 2027 funding remains unsettled. Lawmakers still have major choices to make about the programs, research, workforce and public health systems communities rely on. During the House and Senate work periods, many members return to the states and districts they represent. For public health advocates, August is not a pause in the policy process. It is a chance to bring a clear request to the people who will pass a vote. 

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July 31, 2026 News

New GHAI Public Comment Urges CMS to Protect Medicaid Coverage for People with Substance Use Disorders

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an interim final rule explaining how states must implement this new community engagement requirement. The requirement is the policy created by Congress. The CMS rule provides the framework states will use to determine who is affected, identify and verify exemptions and decide whether someone can enroll in or keep Medicaid coverage. The Global Health Advocacy Incubator’s (GHAI) Overdose Prevention Initiative submitted comments urging CMS to strengthen protections for people with substance use disorders.

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July 14, 2026 News

A Federal Appropriations Guide Built for Public Health Advocates

The Global Health Advocacy Incubator’s (GHAI) Overdose Prevention Initiative created the U.S. Federal Appropriations Action Guide to help advocates understand where federal funding decisions happen, when to engage and how to make a clear, timely request. The guide walks users through the full budget and appropriations process, from the difference between authorization and appropriations to 302(b) allocations, continuing resolutions, committee report language and written testimony.

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May 28, 2026 News

Ready for Every Match, On and Off the Pitch

GHAI developed practical, easy-to-follow resources and outreach guidance to help partners educate planning committees, venue operators, hotels, restaurants, hospitality groups and public safety teams, all with the same goal: overdose response built into match day readiness before the first whistle. 

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February 7, 2022 News

The Power of Advocacy: A Conversation with Lucy Martinez Sullivan

On February 2, 2022, GHAI hosted the first episode of Advocacy in Action— our newest series of conversations taking listeners behind the scenes of campaigns that save lives— via Twitter Spaces. Mena El-Turky introduced the conversation between GHAI Communications Director Jennifer Patterson and GHAI’s new Senior Vice President, Lucy Martinez Sullivan, about the power of advocacy.

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September 13, 2021 News

Locally Led Advocacy: Opportunities, Challenges and What We’ve Learned Along the Way

On August 31, 2021, GHAI hosted a Twitter Spaces conversation with an exploration of “locally led advocacy” — what it means, why it’s important, how to do it, and how to do it better and addressed a number of questions confronting the global health community.

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May 26, 2021 News

Public Health Advocacy After the Pandemic

On May 25, 2021, GHAI hosted a conversation about how advocates can advance effective public health policies in a world disrupted by COVID-19—disruptions that underscore the urgency of health advocacy even while making some traditional advocacy activities more difficult. This event was held alongside the 74th World Health Assembly.

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September 24, 2020 News

GHAI Hosts Virtual Event During UNGA on Advocacy for Country Ownership

On September 22, 2020, during the 75th U.N. General Assembly, GHAI convened representatives from across government, civil society and philanthropy to discuss the journey to health program sustainability and explored how international donors and local leadership can work together to plan, design and advocate for public health initiatives for sustainability from the beginning.

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April 9, 2024 Program Types

Overdose Prevention

We support proven interventions to combat the opioid epidemic and reduce overdose deaths.