Renewing America Series: Public Health as a Public Good—What's at Stake?
2022
This discussion is part of the Council on Foreign Relations Renewing America series, an initiative to evaluate critical domestic issues in the United States. The meeting offers an introduction to public health, its significance, and how public health has sought to improve health and safety throughout time– from water sanitation to immunization to pandemics. The article explores the long-standing challenges facing public health as it relates to funding, politics, and understanding prevention as one of its core functions. The meeting describes the current state of public health in the U.S. today and discusses various approaches toward improving the public health system and public health education. The speakers also explore public trust in public health, public-private partnerships, ongoing lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, and the links between economic issues and public health.
Renewing America Series: Public Health as a Public Good—What's at Stake?
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Renewing America Series: Public Health as a Public Good—What's at Stake? Council on Foreign Relations 2022. https://www.cfr.org/event/renewing-america-series-public-health-public-good-whats-stake.