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Doctor Burnout Levels Increasing as a Result of the Pandemic

American Medical Compliance

In a release, Murthy stated that “the health of the country depends on the wellbeing of our health workforce.” ” More than half of public health professionals reported experiencing signs of at least one mental health disorder, according to the surgeon general’s guideline.

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Failures of Imagination in Public Health Policy

Bill of Health

Teaching political action and advocacy Some of our leaders have started to argue that every public health professional ought to understand the country’s political decision making processes and how to be an advocate within them. Don’t we have a moral responsibility to our progeny for the world we have passed on?

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Countercyclical Aid Is Not Enough to Fix the Broken US Approach to Public Health Financing

Bill of Health

Reversing the trend of policy drift at the state and local level will require — at minimum — mandatory programs to support state and local health departments’ infrastructure needs and full student loan repayment for public health professionals.

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Hall Render’s Health Provider News – February 25, 2022

Hall Render

How 5 health systems are spending their innovation investment dollars. The 55 hospitals penalized by Medicare 8 years straight over patient complications. Medicare penalizes 40 hospitals in Florida for patient safety. University of Kentucky’s public health professionals give their COVID-19 endemic outlook.