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To use AI tools effectively, local leaders must optimize documents and information for AI, implement guardrails, and rely on human expertise to evaluate risks and benefits.
How Local Governments Can Advance Health Equity through Their Built Environments Prioritizing and understanding the experience of populations with barriers to healthy environments is key to promote health equity in a community.Four Ways to Keep Renters from Falling Off the Eviction Cliff The number of people facing eviction and homelessness will increase as protections are removed.Invest in Black Lives to Protect Black Lives: How the Public Sector Can Reduce Crime and Victimization Right now and for decades to come, public officials can work to right the wrongs that continue to lead to high crime and victimization in Black neighborhoods.Under the Current CRA Rules, Banks Earn Most of Their CRA Credit through Community Development and Single-Family Mortgage Lending A new analysis of what counts toward Community Reinvestment Act lending in 2018 found only modest changes from 2016 in the ranking of loan types.Three Principles to Ensure COVID-19 Recovery Information Reaches Immigrant Communities Effective outreach with immigrant residents depends on translation of materials into multiple languages, accessible and trustworthy messengers, and creative ways to transmit information.Families of Children with Disabilities Will Need Support beyond the Pandemic Parents of young children with disabilities are experiencing higher rates of stress, depression, and anxiety than other parents.