A classic warning in public health goes like this: “A society that spends so much on health care that it cannot or will not spend adequately on other health enhancing activities may actually be ...

The pandemic has placed a spotlight on public health -- its workforce, infrastructure and underlying information systems designed to collect, analyze and manage public health data. Informatics, health ...

Public health departments depend on accurate and timely data to guide their efforts to control the spread of disease. Full integration of information technology is the norm for other essential data ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday announced a new California-led public health initiative, tapping former U.S. Centers for Disease ...

Ecosystems form the foundation upon which society can survive and thrive, providing food, clean water, clean air, materials, and recreation. These connections are being stressed and may have ...

Goodbye, faxes, paper and spreadsheets. Hello, streamlined public health communications. A digital revolution is happening in health care, and public health will not be left behind, says Micky ...

In 2025, the federal government pursued a deliberate strategy to reduce its role in protecting public health. In 2026, the question facing governors, mayors, and local health officials is glaring: ...

These six priorities create a blueprint for a healthier, more equitable, thriving New York that can withstand future crises.

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 ...

This article is part of a Health Affairs Forefront short series, “Meeting America’s Public Health Challenge.” This series includes articles that reflect on and are inspired by a report of the same ...

COVID-19 has killed more than one million Americans. Distrust in science has hobbled the rollout of life-saving vaccines that scientists developed in historic time. And the cultural chasms cleaved by ...