From maternal health to influenza rates, gaps in CDC’s public health data are creating dangerous blind spots for disease tracking and prevention

Public health relies on data – whether it is tracking the effectiveness of a given year’s flu vaccine, monitoring blood lead ...
Forbes

Public Health Is Much More Than Vaccines

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about health innovation, care access barriers and prevention. The focus on vaccines as public health clouds appreciation ...
Health Affairs

The Community As A Full Partner: A New Model For Public Health

The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated a need to strengthen the US public health system by shifting toward much greater community engagement and leadership. In November and December 2023, we conducted ...
Health Affairs

COVID-19 Revealed Shortcomings Of The US Public Health System And The Need To Strengthen Funding And Accountability

The US governmental public health system, which includes federal, state, and local agencies, is seen by many observers as having a money problem, stemming from a lack of resources. During the COVID-19 ...
STAT

Health System Collaboration with Public Health Entities

Premier, Inc. — a leading health care improvement company uniting more than 4,350 U.S. hospitals and health systems and approximately 300,000 other providers — partnered with STAT Brand Studio to ...
Frontiers

AI and Digital Public Infrastructure for Public Health Resilience

The growing frequency and complexity of public health emergencies—from pandemics to climate-driven health threats—place ...
Forbes

‘The Invisible Shield’ Makes Public Health More Visible

Anthony Chen, MD (R), Director of Health Emeritus for the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, appeared in Episodes 1 and 3 of “The Invisible Shield.” Here he meets with Gregory Christopher, Senior ...