Partnerships, innovation, collaborative efforts between public health agencies, healthcare providers, community organizations, government agencies, academia, and private sectors enable a more holistic approach to addressing health disparities and promoting wellness. Such collaborations are instrumental in advancing the health of communities and improving health outcomes. These initiatives often involve a multi-sectoral approach, bringing together resources, proficiency, skills, and influence to address complex health challenges.
This plenary session will explore current efforts across the country that are deeply rooted in strong cross sector partnerships and innovation. By leveraging diverse expertise and perspectives, such partnerships can facilitate outreach efforts to underserved populations and improve access to healthcare for all. Stakeholders will share how their strategies have impacted complex public health issues and created positive change in communities.
What’s Going On? Empowering Local Public Health Transformation
Thursday, July 25 at 8:00 AM ET
The need to modernize the U.S. public health system has never been more important than now. Public health transformation through innovation, collaboration, and shared learning will drive the changes necessary to meet current and future public health needs.
Partnership and collaboration between local and state health departments is essential for improving health outcomes and addressing challenges across the public health landscape. By pooling resources, expertise, and data, and sharing lessons learned, local and state health departments can develop more effective strategies for promoting and protecting the health of the communities they serve.
This plenary session examines public health transformation efforts currently underway between local and state health departments. Against the backdrop of traditional and new public health challenges, this session will provide intentional insight, illuminating the strategies, partnerships, and innovations necessary to modernize our public health system.
Central to this forward-thinking discussion are two examples from Indiana and Maryland that serve as examples of inspiration, showcasing the power of synergy in fostering transformative change. These narratives, curated from diverse geographic and demographic contexts, will spark the conversation and innovations necessary to yield real-world impact.