Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 18 of 2023. I. A roadmap and commitment to make #COVID19 the last pandemic. II. III. Dr Sandro Galea revisits the question of why health in this blog post. “Health is, at core, a means to an end. That end is, as I […]

Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 17 of 2023. I. II. III. AI is currently a hot topic, and it’s common to ponder about its impact on healthcare (Disclaimer: This sentence was recommended by an AI browser plugin) The Medical Futurist’s blog has a good summary of Top […]

Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 16 of 2023. I. The two-part series titled “Time to build back equal in global health leadership” explores the status of women’s leadership in global health and some actionable recommendations for gender transformative policies “Our research sought to explain why if the […]

Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 15 of 2023. I. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its Public Health Data Strategy: Public Health Data Goals and 2-Year Milestones this month and also a 2022 Data Modernization Initiative (DMI) Snapshot. Online visual summary available here. II. […]

Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 14 of 2023. I. As we commemorated #worldhealthday and celebrated #publichealthweek, WHO released a timeline of its history and key public health milestones. A must-read for any public health enthusiast. Read from here. It’s incredible how far we have come. But still […]

Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 13 of 2023. I. This Lancet series on “Commercial Determinants of Health” is a compelling compilation of frameworks and recommendations around this topic. II. This thread on Twitter about the dire life expectancy situation in the US is worth reading and if […]

Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 12 of 2023. I. II. Google’s annual health event, The Checkup focused on “Information as a determinant of Health” and announced initiatives for “bringing high-quality health information, insights and education to people and providers” Check it out from here. III. “Across the […]

Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 10 of 2023. I. What’s holding back health IT interoperability in 2023? ONC has some thoughts Fragmented networks, limited regulator authority and few incentives for downstream care adoption are holding back the nation’s progress on health data sharing, the Biden administration’s health […]