RFK Jr. Is Systematically Undermining Vaccine Science and Endangering Health ArticleJune 27, 2025 RFK Jr. Is Systematically Undermining Vaccine Science and Endangering Health U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent upheaval of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is just one example of numerous attempts to replace science with his personal agenda. Jun 27, 2025 Steven Woolf, Jill Rosenthal
The Trump Administration’s Assault on Environmental Protections Will Give Polluters a Free Pass While Causing Millions of Asthma Attacks ReportJune 3, 2025 The Trump Administration’s Assault on Environmental Protections Will Give Polluters a Free Pass While Causing Millions of Asthma Attacks The Trump administration’s plan to weaken clean air protections could cause more than 10,000 asthma attacks per day while cutting lifesaving asthma prevention programs and as House Republicans seek to slash pollution reduction efforts, clean technology investments, and essential health care coverage—all to give tax breaks to billionaires. Jun 3, 2025 Cathleen Kelly, Jill Rosenthal, Leo Banks
States Must Lead the Way To Protect Workers From Extreme Heat ArticleMay 20, 2025 States Must Lead the Way To Protect Workers From Extreme Heat In the absence of federal action to protect workers from the rising dangers of exposure to extreme heat on the job, states must take the lead—and can look to existing and proposed standards from other localities for guidance. May 20, 2025 Jill Rosenthal, Reema Bzeih
How the Trump Administration’s Economic and Public Health Policies Are Driving Up Egg Prices ArticleApril 11, 2025 How the Trump Administration’s Economic and Public Health Policies Are Driving Up Egg Prices The Trump administration’s mishandling of the avian flu outbreak is raising prices for businesses and families. Apr 11, 2025 Amina Khalique, Jill Rosenthal
4 Ways States Can Safeguard Public Health During the Trump Administration ArticleApril 1, 2025 4 Ways States Can Safeguard Public Health During the Trump Administration In the face of Trump administration threats to public health, states can empower and equip public health officials with the tools they need to protect their communities. Apr 1, 2025 Marquisha Johns, Jill Rosenthal
CAP’s Comment on the Department of Labor’s Proposed Regulation on Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Notice in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings ArticleMarch 24, 2025 CAP’s Comment on the Department of Labor’s Proposed Regulation on Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Notice in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings The Center for American Progress submitted a comment letter to the Department of Labor on the agency’s proposed rule to protect the rising number of workers who are exposed to extreme heat conditions that cause injury, illness, and death across the United States. Mar 24, 2025 Jill Rosenthal, Rosa Barrientos-Ferrer, Kate Petosa
Let’s Not Throw Away Proven Protections for Children’s Health In the NewsFebruary 28, 2025 Let’s Not Throw Away Proven Protections for Children’s Health Jill Rosenthal writes in Governing about the importance of the measles vaccine. Feb 28, 2025 Governing Jill Rosenthal
RFK Jr. would put our kids’ safety at risk In the NewsJanuary 23, 2025 RFK Jr. would put our kids’ safety at risk Jill Rosenthal and Steven Woolf write in The Hill about why Robert F. Kennedy Jr. becoming the secretary for health and human services would spell disaster for children's health. Jan 23, 2025 The Hill Jill Rosenthal, Steven Woolf
Childhood Vaccination Has Saved Millions of Lives, but Rising Hesitancy Could Reverse Decades of Progress ReportJanuary 8, 2025 Childhood Vaccination Has Saved Millions of Lives, but Rising Hesitancy Could Reverse Decades of Progress Growing vaccine hesitancy, driven by misinformation and disinformation, threatens the health of American children and communities. Jan 8, 2025 Steven Woolf, Jill Rosenthal
Event Recap: Protecting Americans From Extreme Heat ArticleOctober 10, 2024 Event Recap: Protecting Americans From Extreme Heat Experts discussed policy proposals and actions that can protect those most vulnerable to extreme heat. Oct 10, 2024 Marquisha Johns, Jill Rosenthal
Protecting Americans From Extreme Heat Past EventSeptember 18, 2024 Protecting Americans From Extreme Heat Join CAP for an event discussing policy proposals and actions that can protect those most vulnerable to extreme heat. Center for American Progress Sep 18, 2024
Project 2025 Would Eliminate No-Cost Vaccines for 54 Million Medicare Beneficiaries ArticleSeptember 11, 2024 Project 2025 Would Eliminate No-Cost Vaccines for 54 Million Medicare Beneficiaries The Project 2025 agenda would cause Medicare beneficiaries to lose no-cost access to lifesaving vaccines, increasing their health care costs and jeopardizing their health—particularly for older Black and Latino adults and those with lower incomes. Sep 11, 2024 Jill Rosenthal, Marquisha Johns
5 Ways Project 2025 Puts Profits Over Patients ArticleSeptember 4, 2024 5 Ways Project 2025 Puts Profits Over Patients Project 2025’s agenda to put profits ahead of patients would hurt American consumers for decades to come. Sep 4, 2024 Nicole Rapfogel, Jill Rosenthal, Marquisha Johns, 2 More Brian Keyser, Andrea Ducas
Protecting Older Adults From the Growing Threats of Extreme Heat ReportAugust 22, 2024 Protecting Older Adults From the Growing Threats of Extreme Heat Policymakers must improve heat resilience among older Americans, who face higher risks of extreme heat-related health conditions and deaths, and strengthen the social support and health care systems serving this growing share of the population. Aug 22, 2024 Marquisha Johns, Beth Almeida, Jill Rosenthal
Project 2025 Would Make It Easier for Big Corporations To Dump Dangerous Toxins That Poison Americans ArticleAugust 7, 2024 Project 2025 Would Make It Easier for Big Corporations To Dump Dangerous Toxins That Poison Americans Far-right extremists’ plans to dismantle environmental regulations would reverse progress in protecting Americans from lead, PFAS, soot, and other hazards. Aug 7, 2024 Jill Rosenthal, Marquisha Johns, Jasia Smith
How the Affordable Care Act Improved Access to Preventive Health Services ReportJuly 10, 2024 How the Affordable Care Act Improved Access to Preventive Health Services Congress must protect and build on the Affordable Care Act’s provisions related to disease prevention and health promotion over and beyond the law’s historic health coverage expansions—particularly in light of the recent Braidwood v. Becerra decision. Jul 10, 2024 Marquisha Johns, Jill Rosenthal
Extreme heat kills more people in the U.S. than hurricanes, floods, and tornadoes combined. We need a federal heat standard to protect workers In the NewsJuly 9, 2024 Extreme heat kills more people in the U.S. than hurricanes, floods, and tornadoes combined. We need a federal heat standard to protect workers Jill Rosenthal explains why we need better protections for workers facing extreme heat on the job in an op-ed published in Fortune. Jul 9, 2024 Fortune Jill Rosenthal
Extreme Heat Is More Dangerous for Workers Every Year ReportJune 13, 2024 Extreme Heat Is More Dangerous for Workers Every Year Federal and state governments should step up efforts—including adopting heat standards—to address increased on-the-job heat-related injury, illness, and death. Jun 13, 2024 Jill Rosenthal, Rosa Barrientos-Ferrer, Kate Petosa
Let’s build on recent progress to eliminate childhood lead poisoning from food, paint and water In the NewsApril 30, 2024 Let’s build on recent progress to eliminate childhood lead poisoning from food, paint and water In an op-ed for the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, Ruth Ann Norton and Jill Rosenthal explain why childhood lead poisoning is a modern American crisis we can’t afford ignore. Apr 30, 2024 Pennsylvania Capital-Star Ruth Ann Norton, Jill Rosenthal
The Nation Can’t Afford Further Backsliding on Public Health In the NewsMarch 28, 2024 The Nation Can’t Afford Further Backsliding on Public Health Jill Rosenthal writes in Governing about the need to protect the nation's public health by holding firm to scientifically proven, successful disease prevention methods. Mar 28, 2024 Governing Jill Rosenthal
CAP Comments on the EPA’s Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Improvements ArticleFebruary 5, 2024 CAP Comments on the EPA’s Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Improvements The Center for American Progress submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in response to the agency’s proposed improvements to the Lead and Copper Rule. Feb 5, 2024 Jill Rosenthal, Hailey Gibbs, Allie Schneider, 1 More Mariam Rashid
Executive Summary: How Federal Investments in Safe Drinking Water Infrastructure Are Improving Public Health Fact SheetFebruary 5, 2024 Executive Summary: How Federal Investments in Safe Drinking Water Infrastructure Are Improving Public Health This fact sheet summarizes a recent Center for American Progress report highlighting the use of federal investments from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to replace dangerous lead service lines and advance public health among vulnerable communities. Feb 5, 2024 Jill Rosenthal, Allie Schneider, Hailey Gibbs, 1 More Mariam Rashid
How Federal Investments in Safe Drinking Water Infrastructure Are Improving Public Health ReportFebruary 5, 2024 How Federal Investments in Safe Drinking Water Infrastructure Are Improving Public Health Pennsylvania and Wisconsin offer lessons for how states can remove lead service lines and protect community health by maximizing the unprecedented opportunity provided by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Feb 5, 2024 Jill Rosenthal, Allie Schneider, Hailey Gibbs, 1 More Mariam Rashid
Climate-Resilient Health Care Promotes Public Health, Equity, and Climate Justice ReportFebruary 1, 2024 Climate-Resilient Health Care Promotes Public Health, Equity, and Climate Justice The federal government must target additional incentives and offer assistance in leveraging existing resources to community health centers and rural hospitals so that they can build stable, climate-resilient operations for their patients. Feb 1, 2024 Marquisha Johns, Jill Rosenthal