Public health professionals in North Carolina built trust with communities during Hurricane Helene’s aftermath by providing essential services, clear communication, and collaborative recovery efforts that addressed immediate needs like housing, power, and clean water.
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What is the measure of a man who spent the last half of his professional life championing a journal? Dr. JP Leider breaks down Dr. Lloyd Novick’s impact on the journal he founded and the people he supported.
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Ron Bialek, President and CEO of the Public Health Foundation, reflects on Dr. Lloyd Novick’s role in establishing the Council on Linkages and the Community Preventive Services Task Force.
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Just as a house relies on invisible foundations, public health systems depend on Foundational Capabilities (ie, infrastructure) to function, yet these are often underfunded and overlooked.
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Trust is the invisible infrastructure that makes public health work. In North Carolina, new statewide data confirms trust in public health is rising. Learn more in this new series hosted by the North Carolina Division of Public Health.
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A new article in JPHMP explores how Connecticut public health workers faced emotional strain, resource gaps, and burnout during COVID-19, and offers strategies to better support this essential workforce in future public health crises.
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PHAB, in partnership with the University of Minnesota Center for Public Health Systems, recently launched a Blueprint for Public Health System Transformation (Blueprint) that provides health departments, health department systems, and their public health ecosystem partners with guidance and resources for engaging in intentional system transformation efforts.
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A growing number of EMS clinicians are leaving the workforce, driven by burnout, limited career advancement, and structural challenges—raising serious concerns about the future capacity of emergency medical services in the US.
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In this blog, the Kansas Health Institute outlines foundational steps for developing an artificial intelligence (AI) policy and offers a practical starting point for organizations considering AI — or questioning whether to explore it at all.
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The University of Minnesota Center for Public Health Systems conducted a series of interviews and focus groups around student perceptions of public health, public health student internships and fellowships, and health department onboarding to develop recommendations to help public health agencies address workforce challenges.
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