The Multi-State EHR-Based Network for Disease Surveillance (MENDS) presents a scalable model for implementing national chronic disease surveillance leveraging electronic health record (EHR) data on broadly distributed large populations in a timely, automated, and sustainable manner.
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Public health practitioners in government, academia, and nonprofits are developing innovative approaches to shifting power and building community power, addressing a fundamental cause of health inequities.
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Data from the recent PH WINS shows very strong evidence of a substantial “opportunity cost” of COVID across every single public health program area, with potential negative health effects for communities across the nation.
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Novel approaches for cross-sector partnerships are needed to sustain integrated, data-enabled decision making during a public health crisis.
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There are opportunities now to transform the governmental public health system to work for all communities by centering equity, modernizing data systems, and equipping health departments with the necessary infrastructure to provide foundational services.
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The key to transforming our public health system is to change how we practice it. The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) supports health departments to improve quality, accountability, and performance. Health departments are the backbone of the public health system, and our mission is to transform public health practice by championing performance improvement, strong infrastructure, and innovation of our health
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It’s clear that the governmental public health workforce is changing. We’re on the precipice of generational change, with 22% percent of staff planning to retire in the coming years. Separately, we also have many that are interested in leaving for reasons other than retirement, about 25% overall. Among those under age 35, 32% are considering leaving. I have written and
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by Justin B. Moore, PhD, MS As I learned while teaching my first undergraduate public health course in 2004, public health is inherently political. In attempting to present the material in an apolitical manner, I failed miserably, (as indicated by my teaching evaluations). Contributing to my failure was undoubtedly the raging presidential election, my red state address, and my relatively
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