2022 Public health stories #44

Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 44 of 2022. I. “The strength of people’s trust in their health leaders can determine how a country will fare in a pandemic. From the COVID-19 pandemic to the Ebola epidemic to the reemergence of monkeypox as a public health emergency, such […]

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2022 Public health stories #41

Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 41 of 2022. I. “Our health is a product of the context in which we live. Whether or not we can be healthy depends on the air we breathe, the water we drink, the quality of our neighborhoods, our education and family income, the […]

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2022 Public health stories #40

Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 40 of 2022. I. II. III. WHO launched the WHO Special Initiative for Mental Health (2019-2023): Universal Health Coverage for Mental Health to ensure access to quality and affordable care for mental health conditions in 12 priority countries to 100 million more people. In […]

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2022 Public health stories #38

Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 38 of 2022. I. “Widespread wastewater testing began during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, public health officials are expanding their efforts to look for monkeypox, polio, even influenza. Is this the future of infectious disease monitoring?” How sewage surveillance is helping spot disease […]

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2022 Public health stories #37

Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 37 of 2022. I. Epidemics that didn’t happen A new interactive online report by Resolve to Save Lives sheds light on how countries have prevented widespread infections and saved lives II. “Machine learning algorithms are a powerful tool in healthcare, but sometimes […]

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2022 Public health stories #36

Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 36 of 2022. I. The Pandemic is coming for your pocketbook from The Atlantic. II. “This pandemic will not be our last, and other massive “we” problems like climate change will also require “we” solutions. We urgently need to come together and […]

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