The Public Health Issues Surrounding This Month’s CDC Vaccine Advisory Meeting

A public health expert breaks down the most important public health issues on the agenda for the CDC's vaccine advisory ...

FSIS issues public health alert for ready-to-eat beef jerky products

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public health alert Sunday for ...
STAT

3 issues to watch in public health in 2026

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

Public health needs steady budgets – and federal funding uncertainty cause real harms, even if the money is later restored

Public health depends on long-term planning, and when that planning is interrupted, some programs never recover.
Lawrence Journal-World

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

From left to right, Jomella Watson-Thompson, Bill DeWitt, Undersheriff Stacy Simmons and Dee Kinard. There’s an epidemic that many people don’t think about when they think of public health problems.
CNN

Shooters may have mental health problems in common, but that’s not what’s behind violent attacks, experts say

EDITOR’S NOTE: Help is available if you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters. In the US: Call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Globally: The ...
West Central Tribune

COVID-19 experience strengthens Countryside Public Health for challenges ahead

It was "all hands on deck" when the first COVID-19 case was reported five years ago in the Upper Minnesota River Valley counties served by the public health agency. Countryside Public Health Director ...