National Security and Public Health Systems
How could prioritizing a robust public health system allow the United States to prevent and respond to national security threats?
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Informatics and Federalism – Challenges in Public Health
Public health informatics will be critical to adapting to the pressures of the next century because there is no national regulatory framework for the management of data in public health.
Read moreHealth Departments’ Strategies to Address Suicides
Jocelyn Leung looks at upstream and downstream efforts that health departments are taking to reduce suicides.
Read more75,000 Person Hours of Public Health Capacity Building in Minnesota and Other Year 1 MNPHC Program Outcomes
Chelsey Kirkland and Hank Stabler describe the successes and challenges of the Minnesota Public Health Corps’ first year.
Read moreWhat Can the State of Michigan Tell Us About the State of the Public Health Workforce?
JP Leider, Director of the Center for Public Health Systems and Laura Power, Director of the Region V Public Health Training Center share highlights from the Michigan Premier Public Health Conference and issues related to the training needs facing Michigan public health practitioners.
Read moreUsing Big Data to Predict and Manage Disease Outbreaks
In today’s interconnected world, the ability to harness and analyze vast amounts of data can be the difference between successfully managing a health crisis or witnessing it spiral out of control.
Read moreThe Potential Value of Joint Health Assessments to Community Health
Community health assessments (CHAs)/community health needs assessments (CHNAs) are an integral part of public health practice and are conducted regularly on behalf of communities across the US. Yet, while there are many examples of joint CHAs/CHNAs between Nonprofit Hospitals (NPHs) and Local Health Departments (LHDs)/State Health Agencies (SHAs) across the country, too many assessments are conducted with minimal involvement from their organizational counterparts, particularly among NPHs conducting CHNAs. Hank Stabler explains why NPHs are not involving LHDs/SHAs in their CHNAs.
Read moreDisability and the Public Health Workforce
Nikki Weiss discusses three disability justice issues that are likely to significantly impact public health systems.
Read moreThe Roles that Governmental Public Health Staff Can Play to Mitigate Climate Change
Climate change is already here and not a threat in the distant future. As public health departments make plans for mitigating its impacts on the communities they serve, these climate considerations might help governmental public health workers in their current job responsibilities.
Read moreRacism Declarations Were Made, So What’s Next?
How many of the public health agencies that have declared RPHC actually implemented the action strategies that they mentioned in their declarations and tracked progress towards achieving health equity?
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