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December 9, 2020

Staffing Up: Determining Public Health Workforce Levels Needed to Serve the Nation

Since 2008, there has been a significant decrease in funding for governmental public health, which already operates with minimally sufficient […]

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December 8, 2020

CityHealth Report Finds 90% of America’s Largest Cities Earn Top Marks for Advancing Public Health Policies

CityHealth Report Finds 90% of America’s Largest Cities Earn Top Marks for Advancing Public Health Policies More Than 43 Million […]

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December 4, 2020

UW Nursing Students Join Frontline Efforts to Battle COVID-19, Meet Public Health Needs

Jake Ellison, UW News With their education forced online and in-person clinical practice opportunities canceled by the novel coronavirus pandemic, […]

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December 2, 2020

Supporting and Protecting Residents Experiencing Homelessness in the Nation’s Largest Cities During C...

While everyone is at risk for contracting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) if exposed to the virus, older adults and people […]

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December 2, 2020

COVID-19 and Public Health: Looking Back, Moving Forward

The early days of any crisis or emergency are characterized by uncertainty, confusion, and ambiguity. The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic is […]

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December 2, 2020

Four Steps to Building the Public Health System Needed to Cope With the Next Pandemic

COVID-19 has revealed what many public health practitioners have known for some time: our nation’s disjointed and underfunded public health […]

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November 30, 2020

National Poll Reveals COVID-19 Language to Overcome Political Divide and Save Lives

Ten months into the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans remain divided along party lines about how serious the virus is and what […]

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November 23, 2020

Pivoting in the Pandemic: Making Culinary Medicine Accessible and Engaging

As a formally trained chef, registered dietitian, and DrPH degree holder with a focus in behavioral sciences, I get to […]

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November 19, 2020

Rural Indian Health During the COVID-19 Crisis: The Tule River Indian Reservation

The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare societal and structural inequities and exacerbated historic vulnerabilities that negatively affect health outcomes. Our […]