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Commentary

Can Public Health Become Precise?

In 2003, scientists completed one of the most ambitious research projects in human history: the Human Genome Project. After more than a decade of work and billions of dollars in investment, researchers had produced the first complete map of the human genetic code. The achievement promised nothing less than a revolution in medicine. The vision […]

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Analytics

When Everything Is a Barrier, Nothing Is

This article is part of Decision-Useful Implementation Science, an ongoing series exploring what implementation research actually tells us about putting evidence into practice. Using large-scale text analysis, natural language processing, and bibliometric methods, the project examines nearly 1.5 million PubMed-indexed publications from 1980 to 2025. Rather than reviewing individual studies, the series steps back to […]

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Global

Declining Acceptance of Intimate Partner Violence: A Global Shift

In a crowded community hall in a low-income neighborhood, public health workers gather for a routine meeting. The room buzzes with a mix of anticipation and concern as the topic of the day focuses on intimate partner violence (IPV) and its ongoing impact on the community. As a frontline health worker shares their recent encounter […]

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Commentary

Public Health Doesn’t Have a Dissemination Problem. It Has a Marketing Problem.

Every year, taxpayers invest billions of dollars in biomedical and public health research. Scientists publish hundreds of thousands of papers, systematic reviews, and clinical guidelines. Yet only a fraction of those discoveries ever change clinical practice, influence policy, or improve health outcomes. The problem is so well recognized that it has spawned an entire field […]

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Commentary

The Public Health System Nobody Thinks About Until Someone Dies

In the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, trucks carrying bodies moved through Port-au-Prince while rumors of impending disease outbreaks spread almost as quickly as the disaster itself. Officials faced pressure to remove the remains immediately. Families searched desperately for missing loved ones. Public health experts confronted a challenge that had little to do with […]

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News

Rethinking Health Equity through Lifecourse, Technology, and Policy: Insights from Recent Public Health Studies

Public health today faces complex challenges from social determinants rooted in families and communities to the rapid adoption of new technologies and evolving policy landscapes. Recent studies illuminate how early life environments, emerging AI tools, lifestyle behaviors, and targeted policies intersect with health equity, shaping outcomes across the life course. This week’s blog unpacks these […]

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Implementation

How Power Dynamics Shape Public Health Interventions

In an urban health clinic, a local public health worker faces a dilemma: whether to implement evidence-based interventions (EBIs) designed to improve health outcomes. While the evidence is strong, the worker knows that without addressing the deeper power dynamics at play in the community, success will remain elusive. Time and again, it feels as though […]

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Epi

How AI is Transforming Rabies Diagnostics and Vaccine Monitoring

In a bustling diagnostic lab in Africa, a young technician stares intently at a series of fluorescent images on a computer screen. Despite her training, she knows any mistake in identifying rabies infection could have dire consequences. Rabies hits hardest in Africa and Asia, where limited resources and timely access to post-exposure prophylaxis remain considerable […]

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Policy

Firearm Storage Practices and Healthcare Engagement in the US

At a bustling community health center in rural Virginia, a local nurse catches a rare moment of quiet amidst the daily stream of patients. Her next appointment is with a family keen on maintaining their health. Yet, she wonders how many of the families she doesn’t see are slipping through the cracks—especially those with firearms […]

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