Oregon’s public health system is changing how it prevents diseases and protects and promotes health. Since 2013, Oregon has been transforming its governmental public health system to ensure critical ...

Stark racial and ethnic disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic led to many health policy changes focused on addressing social needs and social determinants of health to improve health equity. There ...

Interventions that focus on 'modifiable' factors such as access to healthy food, health insurance, and spaces for physical activity are shown to reduce disparities, according to new interprofessional ...

Credit: Getty Images The burden of public health interventions must not be substantially greater than the expected public health gains. Public health measures that curtail individual freedoms must be ...

Twenty-first-century policymakers profess a deep commitment to “public health,” and they now apply the concept to the problem of violent crime in cities. When Joe Biden took office as president in ...

How is AI used in urban planning? Recent advancements in AI have accelerated the incorporation of this technology into crucial fields, such as public health and urban planning, which can potentially ...

The Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods will host its final Seminar Series presentation of the 2020-21 academic year via Zoom Wednesday, June 9, at noon. Julianna Nemeth, an assistant ...