Who Will Advocate for Public Health if We Don’t Train Ourselves How to Do It?
To regain its influence, the public health field needs a workforce trained in, skilled, and proficient at how to advocate for policy change.
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Amendments to Flavored Tobacco Product Sales Restrictions: A Critical Tool in Reducing Youth Tobacco Use and Disparities
Many flavored tobacco sales restrictions have been amended, resulting in more comprehensive policies that may increase impact.
Read moreNew York State Paid Family Leave Promotes Health Equity
New York’s Paid Family Leave program increased access, promoted health equity, and may reduce health disparities. Why Paid Family Leave Matters The United States (US) is an outlier, one of only three countries worldwide that does not provide national paid maternity leave. Currently, only 19% of US employees have paid family leave (PFL) benefits; they tend to be more highly
Read moreAdvancing Racial Equity in Buncombe County, North Carolina
Dawn Hunter and Zo Mpofu talk about their work in developing a countywide Racial Equity Action Plan to support transformative dialogue, increase civic engagement, and formalize efforts to advance racial equity in Buncombe County, North Carolina. Within the past year, the City of Asheville and Buncombe County, NC, have declared racism a public health crisis and implemented a number of
Read morePartisan Divides on Importance of Public Health Narrowed from 2018 to 2020 in a National Poll
In recent decades, public health has become politicized – both the governmental enterprise and the core concepts. There is partisan and ideological disagreement about the role of government, and this has translated pretty directly into disparate views on the role of public health in society. This gap has widened over the last 40 years. The General Social Survey, conducted since
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