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Building a stronger public health workforce: insights from a study on salaries in urban health departments

Big Cities Health Coalition

In collaboration with BCHC, Drexel’s Urban Health Collaborative analyzed pay structures in 11 large urban health departments to understand workforce needs and challenges.

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Promoting and protecting the public’s health: recommendations for a new Administration and Congress, 2025

Big Cities Health Coalition

The Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC), representing the leaders of health departments serving nearly 61 million Americans, calls on the incoming Administration and Congress to enhance support for local public health systems. GET MORE INFO: WhAT is the Big Cities Health Coalition?

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Public health data modernization: moving from challenges to solutions

Big Cities Health Coalition

Identifying the challenges In December 2023, BCHC surveyed its member data leads to understand what hinders data modernization within our largest metro areas. The figure below shows the challenges big city health departments face as they strive toward data modernization.