It has been a long time, but now seems to be a good time to reboot this site and add new flows of content regarding the science of public health systems and services. Like many of us, my activities were disrupted and diverted during the COVID-19 pandemic, and so I set aside this web resource in order to focus on other priorities. We learned a lot about public health systems during the pandemic and we continue to do so now, including in our current world of changes in federal policies, programs, funding and workforce. So, I will endeavor to dust off this web resource and use it to highlight new research findings and lessons learned about the health and economic value of public health systems, and related topics.

One of the sources for this research continues to be our Systems for Action (S4A) research program, which is funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. In S4A we test and evaluate strategies for better aligning public health systems with other relevant systems and services needed to support health and wellbeing in American communities, including medical care systems and social services systems. We have a lot of exciting work underway in this program, so check back here frequently for new research highlights and lessons learned. I’ll also try my best to keep an eye on related research developments from other funders and research groups around the U.S. and internationally. If you know of newly emerging research on the economics of public health systems, please drop me an email through my university profile page. Onward!