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Implementation

Supercharge Your HIV Work: 5 Implementation Science Opportunities You Should Know About

If you work in HIV prevention, care, or research, you already know the problem isn’t just having good evidence; it’s getting that evidence to stick in the real world. That’s where implementation science comes in. And over the next two years, ISCI and partners are rolling out a stacked lineup of training and fellowship programs […]

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Workforce

Public Health Degrees at Risk Under New Federal Loan Rules

The U.S. Department of Education is moving toward a new definition of “professional degree programs” under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), and public health programs appear to be left out. This proposed classification will determine which graduate degrees qualify for the highest federal loan limits, giving students access to up to $200,000 in […]

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AI

From Data Overload to Usable Insight: How Public Health Teams Can Bridge the Gap

After a week of incredible conversations at the APHA Annual Meeting, one thing stood out: Public health teams don’t need more data. They need usable data. Everywhere we turned, leaders, practitioners, and students echoed the same frustration. They’re inundated with dashboards, reports, and PDFs, but what they really need are insights that help them make […]

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Policy

Building the Health Workforce America Deserves

Across the United States, patients are struggling to find basic care. Families drive hours for dental appointments. Rural hospitals are closing. Nurses are burning out. And despite spending nearly twice as much per person on health care as other wealthy nations, America faces a dire shortage of doctors, nurses, and dentists. The Health Resources and […]

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AI

AI, Automation, and Public Health: Why the Latest Senate Report Should Alarm Us

On October 6, 2025, Senate Democrats released a sweeping report, The Big Tech Oligarchs’ War Against Workers. It paints a stark picture: artificial intelligence and automation could replace up to 100 million U.S. jobs within the next decade, including significant shares of healthcare roles, such as registered nurses and home health aides. The report warns […]

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Workforce

The Impact of Worker Strikes on Public Health Systems

Public health’s challenges come from all over. Not just from the ongoing challenges of pandemics and health crises, or federal mandates, but also due to disruptions within the healthcare workforce. A notable example is the ongoing resident doctors’ strikes in England, raising significant questions about the impact of labor actions on public health systems. The […]

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Social media analysis

The Health Industry’s $1M Campaign to Kill Universal Care

What if the biggest threat to universal health care isn’t in Congress, but in your Facebook feed? In 2019, a coalition of private healthcare giants launched a million-dollar advertising campaign on Meta platforms, including Facebook and Instagram. Their target wasn’t a competing company or product; it was you, specifically, your perception of universal health care. […]

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Global

Fast Isn’t Always Better: What the D&I Field Still Gets Wrong and Where We Go From Here

Each year, the Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health (D&I) offers a front-row seat to the cutting edge of how evidence is translated into action. The 17th conference, held in Arlington, VA, focused on a deceptively simple theme: “Moving Fast and Slow: Optimizing the Pace of Implementation.” While some studies […]

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Climate

New Study Finds 51% Higher Risk of Suicide with Rising Heat

What if the deadliest consequence of climate change wasn’t heatstroke or flooding, but a silent surge in suicide and anxiety? A new systematic review and meta-analysis dives deep into a grim reality: rising temperatures, polluted air, and desertification aren’t just hurting our lungs or crops—they’re quietly unraveling our mental health. And the risks aren’t equally […]

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News

What’s Next in Public Health? June 20, 2025

Hey, have you been bouncing around the site? We’ve been making a ton of changes. We updating our processes and products to make sure we are able to deliver you the most impactful and most relevant public health news and research. If you haven’t subscribed yet, well, please do! Here’s what we have next week! […]

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Interview

A conversation with Matthew Facciani

How Misinformation Spreads—and How Public Health Can Push Back Vaccine myths. Mask flip-flops. Twitter-fueled conspiracy loops. In the wake of COVID-19, misinformation about health has gone from frustrating to fatal, and no one has studied it more closely than Dr. Matthew Facciani. A social psychologist, author, and misinformation researcher, Matthew brings clarity to the chaos […]

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Resources

How to Improve Your Systematic Review Search: What Public Health Professionals Need to Know

If you’ve ever tackled a systematic review, you know how important it is to find all the relevant research. But did you know that many reviews fall short just because they don’t search enough databases? A groundbreaking 2017 study by Bramer and colleagues shows that your search strategy might be missing key studies—unless you’re searching […]

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Supercharge Your HIV Work: 5 Implementation Science Opportunities You Should Know About

Public Health Degrees at Risk Under New Federal Loan Rules

From Data Overload to Usable Insight: How Public Health Teams Can Bridge the Gap

Building the Health Workforce America Deserves

AI, Automation, and Public Health: Why the Latest Senate Report Should Alarm Us

The Impact of Worker Strikes on Public Health Systems

Fast Isn’t Always Better: What the D&I Field Still Gets Wrong and Where We Go From Here

New Study Finds 51% Higher Risk of Suicide with Rising Heat

What’s Next in Public Health? June 20, 2025

A conversation with Matthew Facciani

How to Improve Your Systematic Review Search: What Public Health Professionals Need to Know

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