In January, when legislative sessions begin in state capitals across the country, we can expect a flood of bills to reform public health emergency authorities. Backlash legislation could hamstring ...

One of the outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic is the closer alignment between emergency management and the disease monitoring and prevention function of public health. Typically we dealt mainly with ...

In August 2021, Gov. Eric Holcomb established the Governor’s Public Health Commission. The charge of the commission was to analyze and advise state government on the condition of Indiana’s public ...

The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in vast deprivations of liberty previously unthinkable: lockdowns, business closures, travel restrictions, and quarantines. Even witnessing China’s January 2020 lockdown ...

Human health impacts our individual biology as well as the natural, built, and social environments in which we live, work, and play. The ability to integrate a health perspective is important not only ...

Ten guiding principles to strengthen global health strategies and outcomes have been created by a Yale School of Public Health professor and other experts. Health systems strengthening (HSS) is a ...

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to progress, most jurisdictions have implemented physical distancing measures community-wide. As chains of transmission begin to decline, along with new COVID-19 ...

This is the first of a three part series analyzing public health infrastructure in the United States. This introduction analyzes the governing bodies of US public health and why they are not getting ...

Dr. Anthony Fauci says there are five or six things to keep the spread of the coronavirus in check. And he says he will continue to repeat those public health principles “until I’m exhausted” because ...

In five years of writing for various audiences, Uche has learned to simplify career-focused content for ambitious learners regardless of their qualifications. Her work is published in notable ...

A 15-year alliance between Worcester and three neighboring towns that promoted public health is coming to an end. The Central Massachusetts Regional Public Health Alliance (CMPHA) — a partnership ...