The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated a need to strengthen the US public health system by shifting toward much greater community engagement and leadership. In November and December 2023, we conducted ...

Build community trust through shared decision making: State and local health departments should engage in opportunities to build long-term relationships with community residents that are not timebound ...

On May 20, 2021, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a virtual convening of public health and communications practitioners to examine the challenges, opportunities, and ...

Collaboration between a San Antonio nonprofit and the Metropolitan Health District is bringing fresh produce to convenience stores in "food desert" neighborhoods. The challenges of public health ...

On April 29, in the Public Service Building, the City of Minneapolis gathered to name its 2026 Local Public Health Heroes — ...

Public health practitioners play an integral role in every community. Whether you’re a graduate student, practicing professional or aspiring public health worker, you may benefit from formal public ...

In Chicago, where life expectancy differs by 24 years between neighborhoods only miles apart, leaders are rethinking how ...

Public participation and community engagement encompass the processes by which individuals, groups and stakeholders are actively involved in shaping decisions that affect their local environments, ...

A rapidly aging population, staggering rates of heart disease and diabetes, a new family of coronavirus variants, natural disasters fueled by climate change. The list of challenges faced by public ...

Local communities play a significant role in shaping policy, driving social change and determining the direction of public life in New York. So it’s no surprise that many public officials, nonprofit ...