The Implementation Gap in Public Health: What DrPH Leaders Help Build
Learn how DrPH leaders bridge the gap between research and practice, driving implementation, systems change, and public health impact.
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SPACE Tool 2.0: A Downloadable Spreadsheet Tool to Measure the Impact of Sexually Transmitted Infection Program Budgets
An updated, user-friendly spreadsheet tool is available to help health departments estimate the impact of changes in their STI prevention budgets.
Read moreLocal Public Health Professionals Report Five Lessons Learned During the COVID Pandemic: The Results of Guided Reflection
Rich lessons were learned about their experience in COVID-19 response when local public health professionals participated in a guided reflection activity.
Read moreMENDS: A Scalable Model of Leveraging Electronic Health Record Data for National Chronic Disease Surveillance
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.
Read moreCommunity Power Building in Public Health Practice: Moving from Theory to Action
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.
Read moreThe ‘Opportunity Cost’ of COVID-19: Measuring the Critical Public Health Work Lost During the Pandemic
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.
Read morePartnering for Success: The Story of One County in Ohio
Novel approaches for cross-sector partnerships are needed to sustain integrated, data-enabled decision making during a public health crisis.
Read moreTransforming Public Health Practice through Innovation
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.
Read moreSetting the Standard: The Role of Accreditation in Transforming Public Health Practice and Promoting Equity
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
Read moreA Workforce in Transition
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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