Dr. Barbara Ferrer said there are multiple reasons that students miss school, including unstable housing, lack of ...

As the U.S. awaits the release of the second report from the Trump administration's Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) ...

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In a deep red state, a public program focused on maternal and infant health has thrived for decades, and continues to win ...

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The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday appointed San Francisco's former public health director to oversee its own county health department.

We are excited to share that the 2025–2026 SOPHAS application cycle is officially open. This marks 20 years of connecting ...

“I think all physicians would agree that public health is an important part of their job, whether you work a specialty, in a hospital, or outpatient,” he says. “I went out of my way to get a ...

Together, public health professionals work to improve health on a population level, focusing on large-scale problems like infectious diseases, addiction disorders and environmental health.