JPHMP Direct May 26, 2022
We are at a critical juncture in public health practice in the United States and must take the path towards transformation. Governmental public health departments seek to respond and address ongoing public health challenges despite chronic underfunding, staffing shortages, and crumbling and outdated infrastructures and systems intended to ‘hold up’ their ability to implement programs and respond to crises locally. With the COVID-19 pandemic and increased public acknowledgment of existing disparities, health departments are examining their role in advancing equity, first by acknowledging structural racism as a public health issue (some health departments acknowledged this years ago) and interrogating how the public health system has perpetuated inequity.
Opportunities for transformative change are ever-present, and a new JPHMP Supplemental Issue,...
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