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7 | Page February 2 8 I ssueSeeing Public Health as an Investment in People and CommunitiesIn our latest blog post, Kevin Kovach shares a powerful personal story about the impact of tobacco addiction on his family and community %u2014 and how public health has helped reshape communities to keep kids safer from tobacco addiction. Through policy change, youth protections and culture change, public health continues to help communities realize their vision to be healthier places where people thrive. As public health leaders, we must be able to tell personal stories that highlight the real impact of our work.Read the entire blog hereWeek 6. During Week 6, despite bitter cold temperatures and more snow, committees met during the early part of the week to work bills and pass them to the full House and Senate before Turnaround Day on Thursday, Feb. 20. Bills sent to the floor dealt with the future operation of the South Central Mental Health Hospital, scope of practice for anesthetist assistants and registered nurse anesthetists, policies for placement or custody of foster children and the Water Program Task Force.This edition of Health at the Capitol looks at health-related policy issues addressed by the Legislature the week of Feb. 17.READ MORE