Letter: Public health is public good

Letter: Public health is public good

Forces at work to cut public health funding and personnel are at odds with the majority. This is because public health is a public good, that benefits every person every day. Whether this is through clean water and air, safe food and medications, surveillance on infectious disease outbreaks, providing cancer screenings to women, inspecting water and sewage systems, or bringing together coalitions to serve the community, public health is a public…

Public health for all

The Plataforma en Defensa de la Sanidad Pública de Rincon de la Victoria has joined a regional initiative aimed at strengthening the public healthcare system in Axarquia. The citizens’ platform is supporting a legislative proposal that demands increased investment in public health and opposes the ongoing shift of public funds to private healthcare services. The campaign… Source

The general secretary of the Association of Public Health Professionals, Technicians, and Assistants of Chaco (APTASCH), Ricardo Matzkin, warned that the provincial government continues to lack responses to the sector's demands. After a meeting with the Minister of Health, Sergio Rodríguez, the union expressed its displeasure over the lack of concrete progress on wages and labor issues. "There is still no response," Matzkin stated in a statement…

St. Mary’s draws policymakers and experts to address public health in Bexar County

Speakers include former Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff, Vasan Ramachandran of the UT School of Public Health San Antonio, Christine Erevelles of Baptist Neighborhood Hospitals, former University Health System CEO George B. Hernández Jr. and Professor of Sociology Janet Armitage  In celebration of National Public Health Week, St. Mary’s University will host a panel discussion with local health experts on Tuesday, April 22, to explore the signif…