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What Is a Global Health Professional?

Tulane Public Health Blog

Quality health care should not have borders. While healthcare organizations around the globe work to improve access to quality care, global health professionals work to bring together national and international efforts to address health inequity. The fields differ, however, in their area of focus.

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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Public Health and the Dairy Cow in the Room

KFF Health News

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie's stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” As a result, public health is closely tied to things like the environment, nutrition, and safety.

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Hospital Gun-Violence Prevention Programs May Be Caught in US Funding Crossfire

KFF Health News

She rushed to check on him at a hospital run by Denver Health, the city’s safety-net system, but she was unable to get information from emergency room workers, who complained that she was creating a disturbance. “It’s critical we address the social determinants of health and then try to change the equation.”