The public health ecosystem in the United States is a complex array of organizations and institutions both governmental and non-governmental. Federal agencies overseeing public health include 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 ...

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 ...

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 programs can prevent the spread of dangerous, transmissible diseases. Vaccinations are essential tools, but support for them has been tangled up in conspiracy theories. The public health ...