Communicating to Advance the Public's Health

This case from the Western Public Health Casebook 2020 follows Ruksana Kadam, the 2SLGBTQ+ Programs and Community Engagement Manager at the HIV/AIDS Caring Communities (HACC). In this case, Ruksana must develop and implement a new service delivery model at HACC—a process that would dissolve the organization's current teams (HIV/AIDS, 2SLGBTQ+ individuals, those who need harm reduction services, and African, Caribbean, and Black communities). The new plan would reorganize the current teams into two: a health promotion…

This case examines the impact of a private hospital on health in a resource-constrained setting in Karachi, Pakistan. The case specifically considers this impact within the context of Pakistan's health care system and its political, socioeconomic, and epidemiological context, and focuses on the Indus Hospital, a charity hospital started in 2007. The case explores the effect of financing, leadership, and a mission-driven culture on health care delivery and the hospital's efforts to provide high-quality care…

The Commonwealth Fund is a private foundation dedicated to promoting a high-performing health care system in the United States that increases access, improves quality, and works more efficiently—particularly for the country’s more vulnerable populations. The organization’s primary areas of focus are health care coverage and access, health care delivery reform, and international health policy, regularly disseminating findings through freely available publications and data. In addition to case studies that illuminate health care innovation or progress,…