# Public Health * **Definition:** The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities, and individuals. * **Taxonomy:** Specialties / Public Health ## News * Selected news on the topic of **Public Health**, for healthcare technology leaders * 59.4K news items are in the system for this topic * Posts have been filtered for tech-related keywords | Date | Title | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/14/2025 | [**Rethinking the public health workforce for a changing world**](https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250515/Rethinking-the-public-health-workforce-for-a-changing-world.aspx) | [[News Medical Net]] | | 4/15/2025 | [**Automated Health Systems Expands Access to Public Healthcare Nationwide with Smarter Solutions**](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/04/16/3062237/0/en/Automated-Health-Systems-Expands-Access-to-Public-Healthcare-Nationwide-with-Smarter-Solutions.html) | [[Globe Newswire]] | | 4/15/2025 | [**Automated Health Systems Expands Access to Public Healthcare Nationwide with Smarter Solutions**](https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/automated-health-systems-expands-access-to-public-healthcare-nationwide-with-smarter-solutions-1034587287) | [[Business Insider Markets]] | | 3/27/2025 | [**New count of US public health workers shows 15ncrease in workforce - Medical Xpress**](https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-03-health-workers-workforce.html) | [[MedicalXpress]] | | 3/4/2025 | [**InductiveHealth Partners With Origami Risk to Transform and Modernize Public Health ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/inductivehealth-partners-origami-risk-transform-140000977.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 2/10/2025 | [**Oklahoma Selects Conduent's Advanced AI-Enabled Technology to Protect Public Health**](https://www.businesswire.com/news/aptechnologynews/20250210806851/en/Oklahoma-Selects-Conduent%E2%80%99s-Advanced-AI-Enabled-Technology-to-Protect-Public-Health) | [[Business Wire]] | | 1/31/2025 | [**Improving Public Health Data Exchange With the Cloud**](https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2025/01/improving-public-health-data-exchange-cloud) | [[HealthTech Magazine]] | | 1/29/2025 | [**InductiveHealth Acquires Envision Technology Partners Bringing Together Foundational Public Health Informatics and Industry Experts into a Unified Public Health Platform**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250129756185/en/InductiveHealth-Acquires-Envision-Technology-Partners-Bringing-Together-Foundational-Public-Health-Informatics-and-Industry-Experts-into-a-Unified-Public-Health-Platform/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-Q-tiwWZwkcswR1UZtV7eGe24xL9TZOyQUMS3J72mJlQ7fxFuNFTHSunhvli30RlBNXya2izy9YOgHlBiZQk2LOzmn6JePCpHPCiYGaEx4DL1Rq8pNwkf3AarimpDzQGuQ==) | [[Business Wire]] | | 1/29/2025 | [**InductiveHealth Acquires Envision Technology Partners Bringing Together Foundational Public Health Informatics and Industry Experts into a Unified Public Health Platform**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250129756185/en/InductiveHealth-Acquires-Envision-Technology-Partners-Bringing-Together-Foundational-Public-Health-Informatics-and-Industry-Experts-into-a-Unified-Public-Health-Platform/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-RLXHJgazfQJNuOVHefdHP-D8R-QU5o2AvY8bhI9uvWSD8DYIYv4TIC1g1u0AKcacnnViVjtb72bOP4-4nHK5ieT3WxPE8m_kWI77F87CseT) | [[Business Wire]] | | 1/22/2025 | [**Building resilience against cholera: lessons from the implementation of integrated community strategy for cholera control in Zambia**](https://gh.bmj.com/content/10/1/e017055) | [[BMJ Global Health]] | | 12/23/2024 | [**China's Digital Healthcare Transformation: Local Vendors Lead 2025 EHR Adoption ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/chinas-digital-healthcare-transformation-local-150000005.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 12/16/2024 | [**PHAB Names Joneigh Khaldun, MD, MPH, FACEP, As New President and CEO**](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/12/16/2997666/0/en/PHAB-Names-Joneigh-Khaldun-MD-MPH-FACEP-As-New-President-and-CEO.html) | [[Globe Newswire]] | | 12/12/2024 | [**Post-discharge mortality high among hospitalized flu patients: Study**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/public-health/post-discharge-mortality-high-among-hospitalized-flu-patients-study.html) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 12/6/2024 | [**National Press Club Journalism Institute and the Common Health Coalition announce new public health reporting fellowship**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/national-press-club-journalism-institute-and-the-common-health-coalition-announce-new-public-health-reporting-fellowship-302325281.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 12/3/2024 | [**ASTHO Unveils Top Five State Public Health Policy Issues to Watch in 2025**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/astho-unveils-top-five-state-public-health-policy-issues-to-watch-in-2025-302320064.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 11/24/2024 | [**New law aims to shore up and equalize state's public health services**](https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/24/metro/public-health-massachusetts-kennedy-oz/) | [[Boston Globe]] | | 11/13/2024 | [**ASPR seeks feedback on public health orgs' cybersecurity needs - Healthcare IT News**](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/aspr-seeks-feedback-public-health-orgs-cybersecurity-needs) | [[Healthcare IT News]] | | 9/27/2024 | [**CDC Allocates $176M to Strengthen Public Health Infrastructure**](https://www.hcinnovationgroup.com/policy-value-based-care/public-health/news/55143169/cdc-allocates-176m-to-strengthen-public-health-infrastructure) | [[Healthcare Innovation]] | | 9/12/2024 | [**The CDC Foundation Announces New Workforce Acceleration Initiative (WAI) to Help Fast-Track Improvements to Public Health Data Infrastructure**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-cdc-foundation-announces-new-workforce-acceleration-initiative-wai-to-help-fast-track-improvements-to-public-health-data-infrastructure-302246053.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 8/14/2024 | [**How HTI-2 Proposed Rule Aligns with Public Health Data Modernization**](https://www.healthitanswers.net/how-hti-2-proposed-rule-aligns-with-public-health-data-modernization/) | [[Health IT Answers]] | | 7/11/2024 | [**3 Implementation Centers Chosen for Public Health Data Modernization**](https://www.hcinnovationgroup.com/policy-value-based-care/public-health/news/55125505/3-implementation-centers-chosen-for-public-health-data-modernization) | [[Healthcare Innovation]] | | 7/11/2024 | [**Public Health Infrastructure Partners Launch National Implementation Center Program to ...**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/public-health-infrastructure-partners-launch-national-implementation-center-program-to-support-data-modernization-302194944.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 7/9/2024 | [**Public health researchers detail a post-pandemic way forward - Medical Xpress**](https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-07-health-pandemic.html) | [[MedicalXpress]] | | 7/9/2024 | [**AmeriCorps and CDC Award $76 million in Funding to Support Public Health Needs Nationwide**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/americorps-cdc-award-76-million-183200429.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 7/9/2024 | [**AmeriCorps and CDC Award $76 million in Funding to Support Public Health Needs Nationwide**](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/07/09/2910680/0/en/AmeriCorps-and-CDC-Award-76-million-in-Funding-to-Support-Public-Health-Needs-Nationwide.html) | [[Globe Newswire]] | ## Specialty Overview (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Key Players - **Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB)**: The national accrediting body for public health in the U.S., supporting health departments in enhancing community health. - **Common Health Coalition**: Supports initiatives aimed at improving public health communication and trust. - **Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)**: A federal agency responsible for enhancing healthcare data sharing and public health initiatives. - **Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)**: The national public health agency responsible for disease prevention and health promotion. - **American Public Health Association (APHA)**: Recognizes and honors contributions to public health through awards and initiatives. - **Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI)**: Advocates for a public health approach to gambling regulation and targets harmful practices through litigation. - **National Press Club Journalism Institute**: Coordinates the Public Health Reporting Fellowship to improve public health reporting. - **Los Angeles County Department of Public Health**: A local health department actively engaged in combating public health crises, such as the fentanyl crisis, through community outreach and education. - **CDC**: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, funding the Public Health Infrastructure Grant to modernize public health data systems. - **Public Health Communications Collaborative**: Launched the PHCC Academy to enhance public health communication skills. - **Colorado School of Public Health**: An institution that launched a public awareness campaign to educate about health risks associated with high-concentration cannabis use. - **Aveva Public Health Solutions**: Formerly Chexout, a company focused on modernizing public health technology. - **University of California, Irvine**: Transitioned its Program in Public Health to the Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health, focusing on addressing public health challenges. - **Health Commons Project**: Acquired OneHealthPort to improve healthcare access and quality. - **Dave Chokshi**: Former New York City health commissioner and current chair of the Common Health Coalition, emphasizing integration of public health and healthcare. - **InductiveHealth**: A company specializing in disease and syndromic surveillance, offering electronic disease surveillance platforms to public health departments. - **AmeriCorps**: Collaborating with the CDC to enhance the public health workforce. ### Partnerships and Collaborations - **Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI)**: Supports legislative initiatives like the SAFE Bet Act to address public health risks associated with gambling. - **Public Health Communications Collaborative and PHCC Academy**: Collaboration to enhance public health communication skills through training. - **Common Health Coalition and National Press Club Journalism Institute**: Partnership to fund public health journalism projects through the Public Health Reporting Fellowship. - **Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI) and Congress**: Supported the reintroduction of the SAFE Bet Act to address public health risks associated with legalized gambling. - **HHS, CDC, and CMS**: Collaboratively developing new certification criteria for health IT to enhance public health response. - **Ohio University Researchers**: Examined collaboration between hospitals and public health departments to address community health needs. - **Washtenaw County Health Department and University of Michigan**: Formed an Academic Health Department partnership to enhance public health solutions through education and community health services. - **ASTHO, NNPHI, PHAB**: Initiated an Implementation Center Program to modernize public health data systems with CDC funding. - **ASTHO and SHLI**: Collaboration to support the Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health (DELPH) program, which equips public health professionals with essential tools. - **Flinders University**: Partnering on the SMART-PH project to enhance public health surveillance. - **Health Commons Project and OneHealthPort**: Acquisition aimed at enhancing healthcare access and quality through improved data interoperability. - **CDC Foundation**: Launched the Workforce Acceleration Initiative to address technology workforce needs in public health. - **CRISP Shared Services and ASTHO**: Working together to tackle public health challenges such as data modernization and healthcare access. - **InductiveHealth and Origami Risk**: Collaborated to develop a new Electronic Disease Surveillance System (EDSS) to enhance data modernization for public health agencies. - **PAHO/WHO and IDB**: Collaboration to launch the AI in Public Health Readiness Assessment Toolkit. - **CRISP Shared Services and CDC**: Collaboration to modernize public health data exchange technology under the National Implementation Center Program. - **Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and End Overdose**: Collaborating to combat the fentanyl crisis through education, training, and community outreach. - **ACMT and CDC**: A five-year cooperative agreement to enhance public health systems and services. - **American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT)**: Collaborating with CDC to enhance public health systems and services through training and mentorship. ### Innovations, Trends, and Initiatives - **Precision Public Health (PPH)**: Aims to improve disease prevention and treatment by integrating genetics, lifestyle, and environmental factors. - **Public Health AmeriCorps**: A program aimed at enhancing the public health workforce and addressing urgent health needs. - **Public Health Policy Issues for 2025**: Focus areas include prevention of infectious diseases, maternal and child health, strengthening the public health workforce, addressing substance misuse, and modernizing public health data systems. - **Healthbeat Initiative**: A project aimed at enhancing public understanding of public health, especially post-COVID-19. - **Public Health Reporting Fellowship**: A program aimed at training journalists to report on public health issues, focusing on health disparities. - **Data Modernization**: Emphasized by industry leaders as crucial for effective public health responses. - **Population Health Management (PHM)**: A strategic approach utilizing healthcare analytics, patient engagement, and care coordination to improve health outcomes for large populations. - **Public Health Cybersecurity Readiness Survey**: A survey to assess the cybersecurity preparedness of public health agencies and inform policy development. - **Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health (DELPH)**: A program aimed at advancing health equity and improving health outcomes by training mid-to-senior level public health professionals. - **PHCC Academy**: A training hub launched to improve public health communication through community engagement. - **AI in Public Health**: Utilization of AI for disease detection, outbreak response, and improving healthcare accessibility. - **SMART-PH**: An integrated AI-driven public health data repository aimed at improving health data accessibility. - **Local Public Health Resources Index (LPHRI)**: A tool launched to assess and compare essential public health resources at the local level. - **National Partners Cooperative Agreement**: CDC funding program aimed at strengthening public health infrastructure and workforce capabilities. - **Data Modernization Initiative**: CDC's initiative to enhance public health infrastructure and data exchange capabilities. - **Generative AI**: Emerging technology with potential to improve patient engagement, data synthesis, and operational efficiency in public health. - **New Performance Indicator for Avoidable Mortality**: Introduced in the 'Ready or Not 2025' report to assess public health effectiveness. - **HEALIX Platform**: A new cloud-based analytics platform for standardizing and securing public health data analytics in Singapore. ### Challenges and Concerns - **Public Health Infrastructure**: The necessity for a robust public health infrastructure to respond to health challenges. - **Health Equity**: The need for improved health equity during public health emergencies. - **Equity in Public Health Services**: Concerns about disparities in public health services and the need for uniform standards across communities. - **Political Influence**: Criticism of the lack of independence in public health agencies affecting effectiveness. - **Funding Cuts to Public Health**: Proposed cuts to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services threaten critical public health programs, raising concerns about the long-term impact on community health. - **Public Health Infrastructure Gaps**: A report highlights that many states are rated low in emergency preparedness, indicating a need for improved public health systems. - **Public Trust Issues**: Significant mistrust between communities and public health departments, exacerbated by politicization. - **Public Trust Erosion**: The public health community faces challenges in regaining trust post-COVID-19, with declining confidence in health measures and scientific institutions. - **Staff Turnover**: High turnover rates in public health departments hinder effective service delivery and workforce development. - **High Staff Turnover**: Public health agencies are experiencing high turnover rates, straining resources and contributing to a crisis in public health confidence. - **Data System Updates**: Need for modernized data systems to improve public health responses and accountability post-COVID-19. - **Pandemic Preparedness**: Concerns about the U.S. withdrawal from global health initiatives and the dismantling of public health infrastructure highlight vulnerabilities in future pandemic responses. - **Cybersecurity Threats**: Increasing cyber threats pose risks to public health infrastructure, necessitating improved cybersecurity measures. - **Funding Crisis**: Public health leaders warn of significant budget cuts as federal aid for COVID-19 responses diminishes, impacting essential services. - **Data Infrastructure Weaknesses**: The COVID-19 pandemic revealed significant gaps in public health data systems, necessitating urgent improvements. - **Data Exchange Barriers**: Hospitals face significant barriers to public health reporting, including technical complexities and costs. - **Data Privacy and Ethical Use of Technology**: Concerns regarding improved health data privacy laws and the ethical use of advanced technologies like AI in public health. - **Legal Challenges to Public Health Funding**: Twenty-three states have filed a lawsuit against the federal government regarding the termination of essential public health grants. - **Funding Stagnation**: Core federal public health funding has remained stagnant, impacting responses to health emergencies. - **Data Privacy and Security**: As healthcare organizations adopt new technologies, they face challenges related to data privacy, necessitating robust governance and oversight. ## Related Topics [[Population Health]]; [[Community Health]]