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September 24, 2024

Putting the Bright Spots of the COVID-19 Pandemic Response to Use

While much attention has been given to the public health challenges experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic, three new research briefs […]

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July 15, 2024

Leveraging AI for Public Health Communication: Opportunities and Risks

Even if public health leaders are more concerned than excited about artificial intelligence (AI), the genie is out of the […]

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February 2, 2024

How Health Departments Can Promote a Healthy, Inclusive Democracy

Research shows that a civically engaged community is a healthy community—one that withstands economic downturns, has lower unemployment rates, and […]

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August 25, 2023

Navigating Resource-Sharing Agreements: Key Insights for Successful Relationships

Despite operating under constraints such as limited resources and staff, governmental public health departments are committed to serving their communities […]

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July 7, 2023

Practicing Disability Inclusion in Health Agencies

One in 4 US adults lives with a disability.1 People with disabilities are present in every community. This means every […]

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April 3, 2023

Making Decisions Jointly With Community Members

Engaging community in public health work has a positive impact on a range of health outcomes across various conditions—a concept […]

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March 9, 2023

PH WINS: A Fundamental Resource for Workforce Development

The US governmental public health workforce is undergoing immense shifts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and other emerging health […]

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December 15, 2022

Advocating for a Robust Public Health Workforce

For the first time in New York State history, the Commissioner of Health in late 2022 declared 3 co-occurring statewide […]

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August 10, 2022

A Community-First Approach to Managing Pandemic Stimulus Funds

With the support of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), the governmental public health workforce is experiencing one of its […]

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June 1, 2022

Moving From Language Access to Justice

As U.S. communities grow increasingly diverse in racial and ethnic representation, their linguistic diversity is also expanding. Public health agencies […]

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February 11, 2022

Imagining the Future: Leading Systems Change to Address Today’s Problems

Now is the time for systems change leadership in public health. Emergencies such as COVID-19 plague our communities with premature, […]

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December 13, 2021

Healing Through Policy: A Guide for Public Health Agencies

Since 2018, more than 200 US states and localities have declared racism a public health crisis through resolutions, executive orders, […]

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