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Now more than ever: building a resilient public health future through inclusive leadership Open
This paper explores the urgent need for an inclusive model of leadership in public health, particularly in the context of accelerating social and political change. Drawing on lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic and other recent public healt…
Adherence to Iron Deficiency Interventions Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinics in Ubungo Municipality, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania Open
Background Iron deficiency anaemia among pregnant women remains a public health concern despite the iron deficiency interventions put in place. This study investigated the level of adherence to the interventions and the associated factors …
The Future of Public Health: Ensuring An Adequate Infrastructure Open
Policy Points The US public heath infrastructure is in disrepair and building a sustainable system is the central challenge for the nation. Doing so in a highly patrician environment is the mission for the next ten years.
Achieving Healthiest Nation Status Is Both Attainable and Desirable Open
Achieving Healthiest Nation Status Is Both Attainable and Desirable Georges C. Benjamin MD Affiliation Georges C. Benjamin is executive director of the American Public Health Association. CopyRightCorrespondence should be sent to Georges C…
Editorial: Racism as a Public Health Crisis: From Declaration to Action Open
EDITORIAL article Front. Public Health, 31 May 2022Sec. Public Health Education and Promotion Volume 10 - 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.893804
Becoming the Healthiest Nation: The Role of Healthy People 2030 Open
The old adage that "What gets measured gets done" is the central premise of the Healthy People initiative and why it is such an important tool in the national effort to improve our nation's health. For 40 years, Healthy People has been pro…
The Future of Public Health and the Law: Reducing the Racial Equity Gap Open
The Future of Public Health and the Law:Reducing the Racial Equity GapWe do know that health inequities at their very core are due to racism ….There's no doubt about that.As a Black man, my status, my suit and tie don't protect me.
Public Health COVID-19 Impact Assessment: Lessons Learned and Compelling Needs Open
After COVID-19: Priorities for Health System Transformation initiative, which commissioned papers from experts on how 9 key sectors of the health, health care, and biomedical science fi elds
Health Inequity From the Founding of the Freedmen's Bureau to COVID-19 Open
Following the US Civil War, newly freed Black Americans had significantly poorer health than Whites. Founded in 1865, the Freedmen's Bureau offered a range of support (eg, food, health care, shelter, legal aid) to try to improve health amo…
Airborne Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): What We Know Open
We examine airborne transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) potential using a source-to-dose framework beginning with generation of virus-containing droplets and aerosols and ending with virus depositio…
Ensuring health equity during the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of public health infrastructure Open
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly stressed public health systems around the world and exposed the gaps in health care for underserved and vulnerable populations. In the context of the social determinants of health, focusing on health…
Public Health Law & Policy Implications: Justice Kavanaugh Open
Following the confirmation of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in one of the most sensational jurisprudence events of the modern era, we examine potential repercussions across multiple themes in public health, law, and policy ste…
The Need for a National Strategy to Assess and Reduce Disaster-Related Mortality in the United States Open
"The Need for a National Strategy to Assess and Reduce Disaster-Related Mortality in the United States." , 109(4), pp. 539–540
When Public Health Gets Shut Down, All Americans Suffer, and the Most Vulnerable Are First Open
The author discusses the annual National Public Health Week (NPHW) held each year during the first full week of April and its mission to showcase the importance of public health in daily life and promote its strengthening. Topics include t…
Public Health Law and Policy Implications: Justice Kavanaugh Open
Following the confirmation of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in one of the most sensational jurisprudence events of the modern era, we examine potential repercussions across multiple themes in public health, law, and policy ste…