Introduction
Explore the diverse spectrum of topics within the field of public health, encompassing:
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Health Promotion and Education
- Environmental Health
- Global Health
- Health Policy and Management
- Health Equity and Social Justice
- Community Health Assessment and Planning
- Infectious Disease Control and Prevention
- Chronic Disease Prevention and Management
- Maternal and Child Health
-
Rare Diseases InformationNational Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
-
Ending Unequal Treatment: Strategies to Achieve Equitable Health Care and Optimal Health for AllPublication Date: 2024 Jun 26Committee on Unequal Treatment Revisited: The Current State of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care; Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice; Board on Health Care Services; Health and Medicine Division; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
-
National Public Health WeekTools are provided to plan and celebrate National Public Health Week with your communities.
Health Disparities
-
Economic Burden of Racial, Ethnic, and Educational Health Disparities in the U.S., 2018
NIH-funded study finds the burden of health disparities by race and ethnicity and educational level are high, indicating a need for interventions that promote health equity. -
AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report
This report raises awareness of the enormous toll that cancer exacts on racial and ethnic minority groups and other medically underserved populations in the United States.
Health Equity
-
How Artificial Intelligence Can Advance Health Equity
Mathematica convened an in-person discussion on Capitol Hill about how policy can inform the ways artificial intelligence (AI) is used to improve equitable health outcomes.
WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene)
-
WHO Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
WHO page for resources on WASH topics, including fact sheets, databases, tools, and publications. -
World Water Week
World Water Week, organized by Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), is the annual focal point for global water issues, with topics ranging from food security and health to agriculture, technology, biodiversity, and the climate crisis.
Heat & Health
-
CDC Heat & Health Tracker
Heat poses significant and increasing risks to public health across the United States. Use this dashboard to explore your community’s heat exposure, related health outcomes, and assets that can protect people during heat events. -
Tips for People Who Take Medication: Coping With Hot Weather
This tip sheet explores climate change, hot weather, and impacts of heat on people who use medication to manage mental health and other health conditions. It offers steps for individuals and communities to enhance safety and build resilience. -
Traumatic Event Resources – Wildfires
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network has developed resources to help children, families, and communities navigate what they are seeing and hearing, acknowledge their feelings, and find ways to cope together. Information includes preparedness before, during and after. -
Stay Safe in Wildfire Smoke – Handout in Multiple Languages
Listos California has free materials in many languages, including information about staying safe during wildfires. Visit the website for additional wildfire safety resources.
Public Health Crisis
-
Firearm Violence in America
Firearm violence in America is a public health crisis. This advisory is the first publication from the Office of the Surgeon General dedicated to this issue, and it outlines the devastating and far-reaching consequences that firearm violence poses to the health and well-being of the country.