As a public health official how did the COVID-19 pandemic affect you, your colleagues, and your organization? Harshada Karnik summarizes recent research findings from the Center for Public Health Systems at the University of Minnesota.
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Amid what appears to be all doom and gloom is one extremely strong flame – we are not unknown. The world knows about public health, and they know its importance.
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Investing in public health is not only essential for individual well-being but also for boosting economic growth in the long run.
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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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To prevent the past from becoming prologue, we must first acknowledge how public health institutions can play negative roles in pandemics and epidemics.
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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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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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New technologies such as ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence natural language processing tool, have the potential to benefit public health but must be approached with caution.
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Without consensus on the definition of health equity or a standard method for measuring it, attempts at measurement become complex and challenging.
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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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