We Go Deep: Health Equity Frameworks for Community Climate Action
Exploring the depth of health equity for practical applications for community engagement and public health climate action.
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Achieving Equitable Data Modernization: Bridging the Digital Divide in Local Public Health
A digital divide exists in local health departments, impacting data capabilities; policy and funding solutions are needed for nationwide equity
Read moreWhy the Quality of Community Health Assessments Matters: Insights from Kentucky’s PHAB-Accredited LHDs
Variation in the quality of Community Health Assessments and Improvement Plans among Kentucky’s local health departments reveals opportunities for strengthening collaboration, evidence-based strategies, and equity-focused public health efforts.
Read moreInvesting in Prevention: How City Health Departments Tackle Chronic Disease
About 129 million (or 40%) of Americans live with at least one chronic disease – such as heart disease and hypertension, cancer, diabetes, or asthma; local health departments provide important community-level solutions to prevent chronic disease.
Read moreMaternal and Child Health Podcast with Dr. Lindsey Yates
JPHMP Editor-in-chief Lloyd Novick speaks with Dr. Lindsey Yates about working together to improve maternal health.
Read moreLeaders Needed: Let’s Redefine Advocacy Instruction in Schools and Programs of Public Health
Through an inclusive, rigorous, consensus-driven process, we can redefine our advocacy instructional model and better prepare public health students to engage in policy advocacy.
Read moreWhy and How Should Public Health Promote Voting?
To advance health equity, public health has a responsibility to promote civic and voter participation.
Read moreEmergency Departments Must Be Included in Funding for Social Determinants of Health Screenings and Interventions
Emergency departments must be included in funding for social determinants of health screenings and interventions.
Read moreEnvironmental Pollution as Community Health Need: NYS Hospital Assessment and Response in Community Benefit Processes
Nearly 19 percent of NYS nonprofit hospitals sampled identify environmental pollution as a priority community health need however, once identified, hospitals do not go on to address these needs.
Read moreASTHO’s Overdose Reduction Policy Recommendations for State and Territorial Health Agencies
Members of ASTHO describe four policy recommendations to reduce the risk of overdose and drive improved health outcomes for many people who use drugs or those with a substance use disorder.
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