University of Minnesota School of Public Health

MARCH 5, 2025

Originally created in the 1930s to help combat syphilis, disease intervention (DI) specialists have played a vital role in helping to limit the spread of many communicable diseases and outbreaks,… Continue reading →

Communicable Diseases 52

Communicable Diseases Health Policy 52

Tulane Public Health Blog

APRIL 14, 2024

Such a response is also essential for creating a more equitable global health community. Some areas in which prospective global health professionals may focus include the following. They work not only to improve health equity, but also to inform policymakers on key findings related to health outcomes and prevention strategies.

Global Health 52

Global Health Mental Health and Public Health Maternal and Child Health Health Equity 52

Institute of Public Health

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Set up prior to the signing of the Good Friday / Belfast Agreement in 1998, IPH has been shaping public health policy across the island of Ireland for 25 years. Shifting the policy focus has the potential to secure a healthier economy, healthier communities, and a healthier future for all.”

Health Policy 52

Health Policy Public Health Law and Regulation Tobacco Control Ageing and Health 52

Gideon

APRIL 8, 2020

Tracey McNamara on West Nile Fever and COVID-19 As interviewed by Edward Borton, GIDEON What was the experience of discovering a new and emerging communicable disease outbreak on your doorstep? Yes, I think so. Young people, they’re so interconnected; they’re online constantly. They will make terrific advances.

Media and Health Communication 52

Media and Health Communication Communicable Diseases Health Policy 52

International Journal of Epidemiology Blog

APRIL 9, 2024

Iñaki Permanyer and Júlia Almeida Calazans Policymakers and scholars are increasingly interested in monitoring and curbing health inequalities. However, less is known about the heterogeneity in these causes of death. Are people in some countries dying from an increasingly varied set of causes?

Health Disparities 52

Health Disparities Health Inequalities Ageing and Health Social Determinants of Health 52

KFF Health News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

“We have had multiple dairies refuse a site visit,” wrote the communicable disease program manager in Weld, Colorado, in a July 2 email. Many farmers cooperated with health officials, but delays between their visits and when outbreaks started meant cases might have been missed. Sign up for its newsletters here.

Emergency Preparedness and Response 145

Emergency Preparedness and Response Disease Surveillance Communicable Diseases Health Policy 145

Big Cities Health Coalition

DECEMBER 9, 2024

A lot of decisions about health policy and practice get made based on epidemiological data. Big city health departments have the greatest unmet need for epidemiologists in these areas* * Numbers indicate percent increase needed to reach ideal number of epidemiologists in that area.

Violence Prevention 52

Violence Prevention Communicable Diseases Reproductive Health Health Policy 52