The PHAB Readiness Assessment is the essential first step for any eligible health department beginning its accreditation journey. The self-reported assessment offers a structured look at a department’s current practices, policies, and capacity, helping them understand where they stand before diving into the full Accreditation process.
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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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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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The age of AI has arrived. Public health leaders must not stand on the sidelines.
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A user-centered redesign of the NYC Environment and Health Data Portal significantly improved usability and data accessibility, demonstrating how health departments can better communicate public health data through evaluation-driven design.
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Exploring the depth of health equity for practical applications for community engagement and public health climate action.
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This blog post explores how AI tools like GPT-4o could change the way public health professionals analyze strategic plans; saving time, boosting insight, and helping us take smarter action to advance health.
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This blog explores the distinction between what is foundational and what is a community-specific service and provides helpful guidance and resources to health departments and health department systems who are defining this work within their jurisdictions.
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COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders prompted the launch of a telephonic visits program which served as a low-barrier public health approach to facilitate linkage to community HIV care among individuals newly diagnosed with HIV while in jail.
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In this leadership profile, Dr. Christina R. Welter shares some of her passions and work, including what systems change and bridging research to practice are, how they work together in her career, and the importance of relationships as a foundational step in public health work.
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