Category Archives: The Wide World of Public Health Systems

Internal Equity Practices in State Health Agencies and Local Health Departments

Building Pathways to Careers in Public Health
This entry is part 30 of 65 in the series Wide World of Public Health Systems

What does health equity look like in practice? This post describes the health equity efforts of a small sample of health departments and may serve as a model for other state and local health departments hoping to develop their own health equity plans.

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Public Health & Multisectoral Collaboration: Where’s the Evidence?

This entry is part 28 of 65 in the series Wide World of Public Health Systems

Isolating the effects of collaboration is messy; many of the factors associated with successful multi-sectoral partnerships, such as strong leadership or availability of resources, are difficult to measure and/or also associated with good community health. Multisectoral collaboration to address community health is foundational to public health practice. Mobilizing and maintaining community-based partnerships across different sectors is one of the ten

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There are (at least) three major issues facing public health finance. Let’s talk about it.

Building Pathways to Careers in Public Health
This entry is part 27 of 65 in the series Wide World of Public Health Systems

The accuracy of the Public Health Activity Estimate is in question. Those and other data quality issues have impeded accurate accounting of public health expenditures. Enhancements are needed for how public health expenditure data are defined and tracked.

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Public Health Workforce: Where Is the Qualitative Research?

Building Pathways to Careers in Public Health
This entry is part 24 of 65 in the series Wide World of Public Health Systems

The lack of qualitative public health workforce research is of concern, especially given that the personal experiences and needs of public health workers have changed substantially since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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