by lizfry | Apr 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
June 15-16, 2023 Washington, DC Virtual Option Description Hosted online and in-person, APHA’s Policy Action Institute (Thursday, June 15) brings together public health leaders, students and advocacy experts for a collaborative event to discuss proven and...
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,...