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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.
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.
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.
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.
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….
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.
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).
“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…
Sahan Journal Publishes Profile of Brooke Cunningham, MD, PhD
Dr. Brooke Cunningham became Commissioner of Health for the state of Minnesota in January 2023.
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…