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Celebrating International Women’s Day

Brooke Cunningham, MD, PhD, Minnesota Commissioner of Health, was a keynote speaker for a virtual International Women’s Day conference on March 8, 2023.
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COVID-19 Revealed Shortcomings Of The US Public Health System And The Need To Strengthen Funding And Accountability

This article, co-authored by JP Leider, PhD, argues that “Well-functioning public health systems require adequate funding, but a modernized public health financial data system is also key to the systems’ success.
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The Exodus Of State And Local Public Health Employees: Separations Started Before And Continued Throughout COVID-19

Research led by JP Leider, PhD, examined declines in the public health workforce between 2017 and 2021.
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Do No Unconscious Harm: Researchers are Finding New Ways to Mitigate Implicit Bias in Health Care Providers

Rachel Hardeman, MD, MPH, says that although “[t]here is a robust science around implicit bias…, [t]here is no gold standard for how to intervene right now.
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New dashboard offers greater resolution on violent death data in Minnesota - MDH

Minnesota Commissioner of Health Dr. Brooke Cunningham: “This dashboard gives us more detailed information on which populations are experiencing the tragedy of violent deaths, and what the circumstances are surrounding these deaths….
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New prescription drug price transparency dashboard, report show high and varied prices. Governor’s proposal seeks to improve transparency, data quality for future work

“‘Being able to afford your health care – including needed medications - is a critical aspect of well-being and peace of mind,’ said Minnesota Commissioner of Health Dr. Brooke Cunningham.
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Center for Bioethics Alumnus, Amos Laar, PhD, Publishes Book

Amos Laar, PhD, recently published Balancing the Socio-political and Medico-ethical Dimensions of HIV: A Social Public Health Approach (Springer, 2022).
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“New prescription drug price transparency dashboard, report show high and varied prices”

 As part of the Minnesota Prescription Drug Price Transparency initiative, the Minnesota Department of Health has released a Prescription Drug Price Transparency Report and a Prescription Drug Price Transparency Dashboard. Minnesota Health…
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Sahan Journal Publishes Profile of Brooke Cunningham, MD, PhD

Dr. Brooke Cunningham became Commissioner of Health for the state of Minnesota in January 2023.
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Ethical Issues in Health Systems Science: A Framework for Understanding How Care is Delivered within Our Health System

Academic small talk often begins by asking, “What is your field of research?” As a Family Physician and Bioethicist, I’ve worked on many different projects over two decades. My answer was becoming lengthy and convoluted - until five years…