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Public health is a broad field. We focus on the most important problems and solutions of our time. Check back often to see what topics and issues we're working on. Aging, Health and Equity. Chronic Disease. Climate, Health and Equity. Communicable Disease. Community Water Fluoridation. COVID-19.
- Long COVID. “Long COVID is absolutely a health issue to watch in 2023. The health impact of long COVID often disrupts a person’s ability to engage with school, work, or relationships for months at a time.
- Mental health. “Mental disorders are a leading cause of disability worldwide, with no evidence of a decrease in this burden since 1990. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, war, and violence on mental health remains a priority, specifically understanding how these have impacted the prevalence and burden of mental disorders in 2022 onward and how countries should be adapting their mental health response accordingly.
- Impact of climate change. “Climate change is already affecting the health of millions of people all over the world, and more importantly, climate change will worsen throughout this century.
- Cardiovascular disease. “Cardiovascular diseases such as ischemic heart disease and stroke are the leading causes of death globally, accounting for 28% of total deaths in 2021.
May 2, 2023 · The 2022 list of global public health challenges included COVID-19, human resources for health, health financing, conflict and humanitarian crises, mental health, poverty, climate change, child health, reproductive health, and the global infodemic. Responses to COVID-19 and emerging infectious diseases drove the concept of collaborative ...
Dec 24, 2020 · 10 global health issues to track in 2021. 2020 was a devastating year for global health. A previously unknown virus raced around the world, rapidly emerging as one of its top killers, laying bare the inadequacies of health systems. Today, health services in all regions are struggling to both tackle COVID-19, and provide people with vital care.
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Jan 23, 2024 · Public health in the United States is in crisis. More than a million Americans are dead from COVID-19, up to 25 percent of whom might have survived had they been vaccinated.
May 3, 2023 · Global public health challenges in 2022 included the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), health financing, human resources for health, mental health, climate change, poverty, reproductive...
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Aug 30, 2022 · These challenges are COVID-19, inadequate human resources for health, poor health systems financing, conflict and humanitarian crises, mental health, poverty, climate change, the health of children, reproductive health issues, and the infodemic.
