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The Washington Post on MSN.com · 13h

Americans expect to lose trust in public health under new leadership

Leadership changes at federal health agencies are eroding trust in public health recommendations, with more Americans expecting to lose confidence than gain it, according to a poll released Tuesday by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the de Beaumont Foundation.
Roll Call on MSN.com · 12h

Greater share of US losing faith in health guidance, poll says

About 44 percent of U.S. adults say they expect to lose trust in government health recommendations over the next four years because of federal leadership changes, according to a poll published Tuesday from Harvard University and the de Beaumont Foundation Researchers asked 3,
University News & Events · 18d

New book explains the public health costs of prisons and policing

Assistant Professor Carlos Martinez's latest co-edited book explores the public health impacts of punitive policing, incarceration, and deportation policies and describes how the abolitionist health justice movement is working toward a new,
Icon for www.uab.eduKaleido Scope · Jul 10, 2023

Health Policy and Organization

Our research and scholarly practice utilize tools from economics, management, program assessment, and evaluation to address public health issues for vulnerable populations.
The Jerusalem Post on MSN.com · 6h

New study links over 13% of premature deaths in US and UK to ultra-processed foods

Researchers urge inclusion of ultra-processed food reduction in national dietary guidelines and public policies
Icon for edition.cnn.comCNN · 18d

CDC denies Milwaukee’s request for help with unsafe lead levels in public schools

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... to state and local health departments to investigate urgent public health problems. In Milwaukee’s case, the city requested the CDC ...
Icon for www.npr.orgNPR · 8d

With CDC injury prevention team gutted, 'we will not know what is killing us'

"We will not know what is killing us and that's very scary ... Over the years, the CDC center has been instrumental in advancing public health interventions like better airbags and vehicle ...
Icon for www2.ljworld.comLawrence Journal-World · Mar 27, 2025

At Public Health After Dark, panelists examine how violence affects Douglas County’s health and what can be done

There’s an epidemic that many people don’t think about when they think of public health problems ... is relatively low compared to the United States, the state of Kansas and neighboring ...
Icon for www.uml.eduUMass Lowell · Aug 4, 2023

Public Health Minor

There is growing popularity of public health majors and minors in the United States as a result of the Institute of Medicine ... social responsibilities in regard to critical public health issues is important for promoting a healthy society.
The Star · 3d

Health Ministry closely monitoring new US tariffs, focusing on medical devices, pharmaceutical products, says Dr Dzulkefly

The Health Ministry is closely monitoring two key issues following the tariffs imposed by United States (US) President Donald Trump, particularly those affecting medical devices and pharmaceutical products.
Icon for www.sheboyganpress.comThe Sheboygan Press · 6d

Letters to the editor show gratitude for Sheboygan County health department & more topics

One letter expresses gratitude for the Sheboygan County Health and Human Services staff during National Public Health Week ... With algorithms flooding us nonstop, we tend to brush off history.
Icon for www.aol.comAOL · 24d

CDC layoffs signal bad news for cruise passengers

Cruise ship sanitation and illness outbreaks were among the many critical public health issues under the department’s domain. Among the cuts made to the Centers for Disease Control and ...
Icon for www.usnews.comU.S. News & World Report · Apr 26, 2019

Online Doctorate in Public Health

Public health professionals work to protect the health of individuals and communities in a variety of ways. They may conduct research on infectious diseases, educate the public about the harmful ...
Icon for www.nytimes.comThe New York Times · 26d

Judge Blocks H.H.S. From Terminating $11 Billion in Public Health Grants

By Zach Montague Reporting from Washington A federal judge on Thursday temporarily barred the Department of Health and Human Services from terminating a variety of public health funds that had ...
Icon for drexel.eduDrexel University · Aug 5, 2016

Undergraduate Public Health Minors

broader exposure to complex public health issues, and possible new career paths. These minors are open to all Drexel undergraduate students in good academic standing. Undergraduate students with at least 30 credits may declare a minor. To receive a minor ...
Icon for www.yahoo.comYahoo · 26d

GCHD presents challenging but important work, officials say

Oftentimes that wasn't afforded to us," Adkinson said. Public trust in a lot of institutions — GCHD included — declined as a result of the pandemic, Adkinson said. One of the health district's ...
Icon for www.uab.eduKaleido Scope · Aug 4, 2020

BS in Public Health

This concentration focuses on the most critical public health issues of the 21st century, including global climate change and the need to find sustainable solutions to protect our environment. Common career paths for graduates of this concentration include ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · 6d

US seeks to begin removing food dyes

U.S. health officials on Tuesday said they would urge food makers to phase out petroleum-based artificial colors in the nation's food supply, but stopped short of promising a formal ban and offered few specifics on how they intended to achieve the change.
Icon for www.unr.eduunr.edu · Jan 11, 2023

Master of Public Health

finance and policy and legislative implications for public health problems and population health. Students learn how to manage public health programs, evaluate and inform public health policy and conduct research that helps shape public health systems.
Icon for www.uml.eduUMass Lowell · Dec 7, 2022

Catalog : Public Health Minor

There is growing popularity of Public Health majors and minors in the United States as a result of the Institute of Medicine ... social responsibilities in regard to critical public health issues is important for promoting a healthy society.
Icon for www.unr.eduunr.edu · Dec 11, 2023

Public Health Project ECHO

share experiences and best practices on a wide variety of public health issues. Public Health ECHO's are held on the second Friday of every month from 11 a.m.-Noon. The webinars are free to attend, but registration is required.
Icon for edition.cnn.comCNN · 27d

A city responding to a lead crisis in schools reached out to the CDC for help. The agency’s lead experts were just fired

With 68,000 students in the Milwaukee Public Schools district and dozens ... to the National Center for Environmental Health, a division of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Icon for www.houstonchronicle.comHouston Chronicle · 29d

How could federal health agency cuts affect Texas? Here's what to know.

The cuts also threaten to reverse the progress that has been made on a variety of public health issues, such as declines ... will open us up to new risks,” Polan said Friday during a briefing ...
Phys.org on MSN.com · 12h

Poll: Many Americans say they will lose trust in public health recommendations under federal leadership changes

One hundred days into the new federal administration, a new poll reports that major segments of the U.S. public anticipate they will lose trust in public health recommendations with the changes in health agency leadership.
International Monetary Fund · 11d

The Case for Health Taxes

Tobacco poses the greatest health risk, resulting in over 8 million premature deaths annually, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Alcohol is responsible for an additional 2.6 million deaths yearly, and sugary drinks are contributing to a spike in obesity and type 2 diabetes.
Icon for fox8.comFOX8 Cleveland · 17d

Popular soup, bowl products may be contaminated; USDA issues public health alert

(WJW) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a nationwide public health alert warning consumers that some popular soup and bowl products ...
Icon for www.americanprogress.orgCenter for American Progress · Nov 11, 2021

Strengthening Health

The COVID-19 pandemic and increasing intensity of extreme weather conditions and natural disasters have exposed the many inequities and weaknesses in the United States’ public health infrastructure.
Icon for miamioh.eduMiami University · Mar 19, 2023

Public Health

This concentration explores differences in health across time and population subgroups as well as the reasons for those differences. This concentration focuses on critical policy and programmatic issues in public health. The emphasis of this concentration ...
Icon for www.wm.eduWilliam & Mary · Oct 24, 2023

Public Health Minor

The goal of Public Health is to protect, preserve, and promote the health of communities and populations. Solving Public Health problems requires a full understanding of the complex relationships between disease processes and the social determinants of health.
Icon for www.bc.eduBoston College · Apr 10, 2023

Public Health Student Organizations at Boston College

Boston College students lead a number of clubs and organizations dedicated to key issues in Global Public Health. While our faculty members advise these clubs from time to time and sometimes speak at their events, these clubs are entirely student run.
Icon for drexel.eduDrexel University · Nov 15, 2022

Global Public Health at Drexel Dornsife

and global field experiences to address public health issues in key regions, such as Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean Islands, and also underserved communities within the United States. Drexel Dornsife's Office of Global Health is ...
Icon for www.bc.eduBoston College · Dec 16, 2020

Simulation offers global public health lessons

BC undergraduates enrolled in Global Public ... the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 response Boston College undergraduates had the opportunity to weigh in on President Trump’s controversial decision to withdraw the United States from the World ...
Honolulu Civil Beat · 13h

Public Health Isn’t A Luxury, It’s A Necessity

However, it is important to remember that investments in public health are investments in resilience — resilience to pandemics, climate disasters, economic instability, and mental health crises. A strong public health system is not a luxury. It’s a necessity.
The Associated Press on MSN.com · 5d

Whooping cough cases are rising again in the US, challenging public health departments

Whooping cough cases are rising, and doctors are bracing for yet another tough year. There have been 8,485 cases reported in 2025, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's twice as many cases as this time last year, based on the CDC's final tally.
CNN on MSN.com · 5d

Concerned about US vaccine misinformation and access, public health experts start Vaccine Integrity Project

Concerned that the nation’s health leadership is casting unfounded doubt on the safety of well-studied vaccines and may take action to curb their use, a group of public health experts is working to put pieces in place to respond.
Icon for www.cnn.comCNN · 28d

23 states, DC sue Trump administration over billions in lost public health funding

have filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Health and Human Services and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., alleging that the department’s sudden rollback of $12 billion in public ...
AOL · 15d

USDA issues public health alert for soups and bowls with cilantro that could have wood

USDA issued a public health alert for cilantro in Molly's, Campbell's and other frozen soup and bowl products. It could be contaminated with wood.
Icon for www.cfr.orgCfr.org · Mar 18, 2019

Excerpt: Why Health Is Important to U.S. Foreign Policy

The United States can gain significant domestic and international advantages by placing health squarely on its foreign policy agenda. Supporting public health worldwide will enhance U.S. national ...
Icon for www.cidrap.umn.eduCIDRAP · 4h

Americans losing trust after public health leadership shakeups

Examples of the changes include the installation of leaders such as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary and the ouster of people like Peter Marks, MD, as the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) top vaccine official.