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Monday, June 3, 2024 | The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Dear John,
The COVID-19 pandemic led many to call for rebuilding the US public health system.
The June issue of Health Affairs takes the next step and asks:
How might we reimagine what it takes to protect and promote the public’s health?
Jonathan Samet and Ross Brownson open the issue with an overview describing seven critical areas of focus ([link removed] ) to transform US public health: accountability, politicization and polarization, climate change, equity, data sciences, workforce, and communication.
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Scope Of Public Health
Michelle Mello and coauthors assess how public health legal powers ([link removed] ) have become increasingly constrained.
Analyzing federal and state court decisions between March 2020 and March 2023, they find that “courts often disrupted long-held assumptions about the scope of public health powers.”
Monica Bharel and coauthors summarize the current use of artificial intelligence (AI) in public health ([link removed] ) and explore applications for generative AI models in public communication, organizational performance, and novel insights. They also discuss potential challenges related to these applications.
Jennifer Nuzzo and coauthors argue that a key weakness in US emergency preparedness is the lack of a comprehensive playbook for administering testing ([link removed] ) .
They developed such a playbook “to provide federal decision makers with a clear and evidence-based guide for making rapid and effective decisions about the development and scale-up of different types of testing in an infectious disease emergency.”
Katelyn Long and coauthors review recommendations emerging from a systematic review of evidence ([link removed] ) on spirituality and health and explore ways to incorporate spirituality as a social determinant of health within public health.
They conclude that spiritual literacy should be considered part of public health training and that coordination among public health, academic, and faith leaders should be strengthened.
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Community And Accountability
Through interviews with representatives of nongovernmental public health organizations and community power–building organizations, Sophia Simon-Ortiz and coauthors explore opportunities for partnership between the two ([link removed] ) .
They identify six central themes, including that public health and community power–building organizations are facing the same threats, and conclude that a public health ecosystem that is connected to its social justice roots “is a prescription for better health and better politics.”
Alice Chen and coauthors call for strengthened partnerships between the public health system and community-based organizations ([link removed] ) (CBOs).
After identifying barriers to the development of these partnerships, they advocate for the establishment of community councils, dedicated and flexible funding for CBOs, simplified procurement and reporting processes, increased technical assistance, and increased public health worker diversity.
Ryan Petteway and coauthors explore the racism embedded in “standard public health surveillance systems and data practices ([link removed] ) ” and apply an antiracist lens to develop an equity-centered approach to public health surveillance practices in Oregon.
Anne Sosin and Elizabeth Carpenter-Song discuss five principles for reimagining public health equity in rural America ([link removed] ) .
They call for defining rurality as a distinct dimension of health equity, attending to rural disadvantage in policy and practice, addressing the full lifespan, improving inquiry into rural circumstances, and centering rural leadership and assets.
Nir Menachemi and coauthors explain how Indiana achieved a dramatic increase in public health spending ([link removed] ) through multisector coalitions and partnerships that built support for these new investments.
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Workforce
Chelsey Kirkland and coauthors examine findings from the first year of the Minnesota Public Health Corps ([link removed] ) , one of the largest Public Health AmeriCorps models, and conclude that it could be scaled up to address strains on the public health workforce and improve public health agencies’ capacity.
Emory University and the Georgia Department of Public Health established the Rollins Epidemiology Fellowship Program in 2020 to recruit master of public health–level epidemiologists for state and local public health positions in Georgia.
Allison Chamberlain and coauthors describe the fellowship’s success and discuss what contributed to it ([link removed] ) .
Valerie Yeager and Heather Krasna identify burnout and employee dissatisfaction, slow hiring processes, and lack of competitive salaries as barriers to recruitment in public health ([link removed] ) .
They provide recommendations to address these barriers, noting, “Making it easier for health departments to hire essential public health professionals may be one of the most effective ways to improve the health of the nation.”
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Join us Tuesday, June 18, from 3-4 p.m. ET for a Health Affairs Journal Club meeting with author Clara Long and Health Affairs' Jessica Bylander discussing a qualitative study from our June issue about how community groups can harness their power to address inequities in public health outcomes.
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The June 2024 issue of Health Affairs focuses on the topic "Reimagining Public Health."
In this issue, contributors set out to answer an important question: What might it look like to reimagine public health care and the systems that support the health of the community?
You are invited to join us on Wednesday, June 5, from 1-4 p.m. ET, for a virtual forum at which authors will present their work, engage in discussions, and answer questions on important issues.
Find out more and register below!
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