The public health system in the United States depends on a wide range of actors beyond the government—the health care sector, universities, community organizations, philanthropy, businesses, and the ...

In 1976, I was a high school student eating breakfast with my father when news broke that the CDC had solved the Legionella mystery by discovering a new microbe. My father, a quiet, thoughtful ...

From WHO to CDC and India's NCDC, public health agencies shape global health responses. Here's a deep dive into their history ...

Public health plays a key role in keeping us all safe and healthy. This video shows how public health works and calls for investment in the nation’s public health system. Public health interventions ...

Covid-19 was a severe test for our public health system. It laid bare many challenges and the need to focus attention on data collection, sharing and analysis to empower data-driven decision-making.

Public health preparedness and response is a critical area of focus as Defense Public Health transitions some of the military component public health functions to the Defense Health Agency. This ...