This issue brief, the first in a series designed to give a quick overview of new trends in public health, highlights … the shift in public health departments’ focus--away from primary care toward community-oriented, population …-based activities emphasizing health promotion. Examines various approaches to tobacco use and injury prevention, and the promotion of …

Reviews strategies that local health departments have developed and implemented to promote regular screening and early …

Notes the development of new partnerships between health departments and the community, including volunteers, schools …

This issue brief, the second in a series designed to give a quick overview of new trends in public health, highlights …

Healthy People 2010 identified eliminating health disparities as one of two overarching goals for the U.S., along with … since the early 1990s. Case studies in this report illustrate how data are being used to identify health disparities and …

Looks at staffing and budget concerns that have arisen in the changing health care environment, noting that all the … health departments studied are reporting financial difficulties. Furthermore, staff recruitment, retention, and development …