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Understanding the difference between digital health and digital public health (DPH) is crucial. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for targeted DPH strategies that leverage technology to improve community health. Collaboration across sectors and evidence-based methods are essential to ensure equitable health benefits for everyone. #CanadaHealth #PublicHealthCanada #HealthCanada #DigitalHealthCanada #HealthInnovationCA #HealthEquityCanada #PopulationHealthCanada #CanadaHealthPolicy #DigitalPublicHealth #HealthPromotion #ChronicDiseasePrevention #PublicHealthPolicy #DigitalHealth #HealthInnovation #HealthEquity #HealthResearch #COVID19Response

🎉 We’ve Just Hit 10,000 Followers! 🎉 🎈 A huge thank you to each and every one of our followers here at LSE Department of Health Policy! 🌟 We're thrilled to have reached this milestone. Your engagement and support drive us to continue sharing valuable insights and the latest updates in health and social care policy. 🤝Join us as we continue our journey to impact international and national health and social care policy communities, and inspire people passionate about health by advancing and challenging their understanding of health systems. 👥 Stay tuned for more exciting content, and feel free to share our page with friends and colleagues who might find our resources helpful. #LSEHealthPolicy #ThankYou #MilestoneCelebration #HealthPolicy

As we honor #NationalMinorityHealthMonth, let's recognize the importance of addressing the diverse health experiences of minority communities. By acknowledging these unique challenges, we empower ourselves to create more equitable and inclusive healthcare systems that serve everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, or background. Understanding and recognizing the distinct health disparities faced by minority populations is essential for achieving health equity. Whether it's addressing cultural barriers to healthcare access, tackling systemic inequalities, or investing in community-based interventions, acknowledging these differences allows us to tailor our approaches and interventions to meet the specific needs of each community. #HealthEquity #Health #Healthcare #Equity

GRAAM's Health Awareness Series! Exploring Local Contextual Issues Affecting Health: Understanding the Dynamics. Local contextual issues encompass a myriad of factors directly shaping health outcomes within specific communities or regions. Dive into Socioeconomic Disparities, where income inequality, education access, and housing conditions contribute to healthcare disparities. Cultural Beliefs and Practices influence health-seeking behaviors and treatment adherence, impacting healthcare effectiveness. Environmental Factors such as air quality and access to green spaces play crucial roles in disease prevalence. Healthcare Infrastructure availability and accessibility significantly affect healthcare quality, particularly in underserved areas. Governance and Policy frameworks shape resource allocation and healthcare delivery systems. Community Engagement enhances the effectiveness of health interventions. Stay tuned for the next part of this enlightening series! #HealthAwareness #CommunityHealth #LocalIssues #SocioeconomicDisparities #EnvironmentalHealth #GovernanceAndPolicy #CommunityEngagement #StayInformed #GRAAMHealthSeries World Health Organization (WHO)

As Native American Heritage Month concludes, we take this time to reflect on the state of health care within Indigenous communities. 💡 While there have been positive strides in expanding mental health services and funding critical infrastructure, as exemplified by leaders like Dr. Mary Smith of the Cherokee Nation (Alaska Native Health Board, 2016), significant challenges persist. These include health disparities, underfunding of the Indian Health Service, limited health care access in rural and remote areas, and high rates of uninsured individuals. Organizations like National Medical Fellowships are working toward solutions by expanding the health care workforce and empowering Native American health professionals to deliver culturally competent care in the very same communities that need it the most. To learn more about health care in Indigenous communities, visit the California Association of Healthcare Leaders: https://heyor.ca/RgIL2F #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #HealthCare

📖 From ‘evidence-based’ towards ‘value-based’ #PublicHealth: measuring what matters most “An increasingly recognized approach to strengthening the case for shifting spend and advocating for investing in public health is by expanding traditional ‘value for money’ evaluations and economic methods by including and measuring wider #social, #economic and #environmental outcomes and impacts. Applying a social or public value approach which focuses on what matters to all relevant stakeholders (#patients, #families, #serviceproviders, #funders, etc.) demonstrates the holistic value of public health, which is essential to be considered in decision-making and budget prioritization and allocation, especially in the context of scarce resources, growing burden of disease and care pressures, and achieving more sustainable systems for health and wellbeing.” Mariana Dyakova, Andrew Cotter-Roberts, Kathryn Ashton of Public Health Wales https://lnkd.in/eyiRiwGp EUPHA - European Public Health Association Charlotte Marchandise EuroHealthNet Dorota Sienkiewicz European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) UK Faculty of Public Health

THIS. "Health justice is not only a framework for scholarly discourse and research, but also a movement for power building and transformational change to eliminate health inequities and secure distinctively collective interests in access to health care and healthy living conditions." #HealthJustice #PowerBuilding #TransformationalChange https://lnkd.in/e4H6idmj

County & Tribal Health Councils are at the heart of NMDOH's goal "Becoming the healthiest state by 2040!" Health Councils actively IDENTIFY, PRIORITIZE AND ADDRESS LOCAL HEALTH PRIORITIES . They have an intimate knowledge of the unique challenges faced by communities, they tailor interventions to address specific issues. Health Councils BRIDGE SERVICE GAPS. They connect community members and health services and resources, ensuring no one is left behind! Addressing barriers like distance or lack of information, to ensure accessibility. Health Councils foster COLLABORATION among various stakeholders, including government agencies, service care, and healthcare providers. Together, they create comprehensive solutions that improve overall community well-being and population health. By sharing insights from their locality, Health Councils INFORM STATEWIDE HEALTH PRIORITIES. Their on-the-ground knowledge shapes strategies that benefit all New Mexicans. #HealthEquity #CommunityWellness #NMDOH2040

Want sustainable ways to save health care dollars? We have talked about this for long enough. Taking action and implementing a HiAP approach would create the upstream approaches to reduce the downstream issues and spending. It’s time.

Have you ever wanted to have a better grasp on what Health in All Policies ACTUALLY is? Health in All Policies (HiAP) is an approach to policymaking that takes health implications and considerations into account and integrates them into policymaking across sectors to improve health and wellbeing. Though multisectoral approaches like HiAP can be immensely beneficial and effective, they can be difficult to understand at first glance, which is why CHiAPRT has developed a short fact sheet to help make understanding Health in All Policies easier and more accessible. Health in All Policies can be complicated to understand at first, but it doesn’t have to be. Check out CHiAPRT’s Health in All Policies fact sheet now. SAHMRI, Adelaide School of Public Health