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Lawsuit Settlement Restores Public Health Data: Key Facts and Resources
In September 2025, AcademyHealth and its partners secured a major legal victory restoring federal health data removed earlier this year. This fact sheet summarizes the case background, settlement terms, and the implications for researchers, clinicians, and communities.
Posted Sep 04, 2025
Upcoming Event 
18th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health
Realizing the Benefits of Dissemination & Implementation Science
Date & Time December 14-17, 2025 Location Gaylord National | National Harbor, MD
Topics Translation, Dissemination & Implementation
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Victory for Public Health Data: AcademyHealth and Partners Secure Restoration of Vital Federal Webpages
AcademyHealth and its partners have won a major legal victory to restore scores of public health webpages removed from federal websites earlier this year, ensuring researchers, clinicians, policymakers, and communities have access to the information they need to protect and improve lives.
Posted Sep 02, 2025
Situation Reports & Virtual Events
In February 2025 AcademyHealth launched regular updates to provide clarity and insight for the field during a period of rapid change at the federal level. In addition to published updates, AcademyHealth began hosting members-only, virtual town halls with President and CEO, Aaron Carroll, and Director of Advocacy, Josh Caplan. Town halls will provide a chance to engage with AcademyHealth leadership, ask questions, and connect with fellow members.
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Event
Webinar: Managing Urinary Incontinence: AHRQ Initiative Findings and Resources
This 90-minute webinar will showcase progress, findings, and early impact from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ) EvidenceNOW: Managing Urinary Incontinence (MUI) multi-year initiative.
Date & Time Tuesday, October 28, 12:00p.m. - 1:30p.m. ET Location Online
Upcoming Event 
2025 Health Policy Orientation
An intensive, in-person introduction to health policymaking — featuring expert presentations, interactive panels, and small group discussions.
Date & Time October 27-29, 2025 Location AcademyHealth Office | Washington, D.C.
Upcoming Event 
Communicating to Build Trust
Become a credible force for facts and evidence in this four-week online course designed to empower researchers not to shy away from public communication, but to confidently step up to make a meaningful impact with their work.
Date & Time October 30, 2025 - November 20, 2025 Location Virtual
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Why We Struggle to Correct Misinformation and What Actually Works
AcademyHealth CEO Aaron Carroll highlights strategies to combat misinformation and build trust. Register for our course, Communicating to Build Trust, by October 24.
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AcademyHealth's Situation Report: Medicaid, CDC, Federal Hiring, and Children’s Coverage
In this issue of AcademyHealth's Situation Report, we cover a Senate inquiry into flawed Medicaid eligibility systems, escalating instability at the CDC, and deep cuts to mental health services. We also highlight our concerns around cuts to nation’s health data infrastructure.
Posted Oct 16, 2025
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AcademyHealth Warns of "Collapse in the Nation's Health Evidence Infrastructure" Following Cuts to the National Center for Health Statistics
The cuts to the National Center for Health Statistics pose a threat to the collection of vital statistics that improve health and health systems. The resulting data gaps could have a lasting impact.
Posted Oct 15, 2025