by lizfry | Oct 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
Released in June 2022 by The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a National Public Health System, Meeting America’s Public Health Challenge focuses on steps needed to build a national public health system, and includes recommendations for the CDC and other federal...
by lizfry | Oct 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
“Urban health is expansive and interconnected. It encompasses the interdependence of many social and physical structures and conditions that define the urban landscape and ultimately, these factors impact how long and how well we live. An urban health agenda can...
by lizfry | Oct 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
Chronic underfunding has created a public health system that cannot address the nation’s health security needs, its persistent health inequities, as well as emerging threats, and, was a contributing factor in the inadequate response to the COVID-19 pandemic –...
by lizfry | Oct 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
“COVID-19 has catalyzed action and highlighted the costs of the nation’s crumbling public health infrastructure—for both health and economic well-being. From the increases in infectious disease and biological threats, to the growing impact of climate change on health,...
by lizfry | Aug 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
Raising the Bar provides an actional framework for the entire healthcare sector to embed equity and excellence throughout its work and help achieve optimal health for all. Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic and worsening health disparities, healthcare organizations...