08/18/2026
⚙️ AJPH September 2026 issue examines “Government Efficiency and Public Health”
🎥 Listen to AJPH Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Denys Lau, and Deputy Editor of Special Supplements, Dr. Steve Fiala, discuss this timely featured section and what government efficiency should mean for public health.
➡️ Across the featured articles, authors challenge the idea that efficiency simply means cutting budgets and spending less. Instead, they examine how governments can align resources, systems, and accountability to improve public health outcomes while protecting health equity, essential services, and public trust.
➡️ The section explores practical approaches to responsible stewardship under fiscal constraint, including protecting foundational public health services, strengthening financial literacy and risk assessment, developing flexible workforce models, streamlining access to public benefits, responsibly using artificial intelligence and computational tools, and engaging communities in public health decision-making.
⬇️ See comment below for the Table of Contents.
🙏 Thank you to AJPH Editor-in-Chief Denys Lau, PhD, and Deputy Editor of Special Supplements Steve Fiala, PhD, for introducing this timely featured section.
🙏 Thank you to all the authors who contributed to this issue!
🙏 Thank you to the AJPH Editors’ Team and the APHA Production Team for your work in bringing this issue together.
🙏🏽 Thank you to AJPH Student Think Tank member David T. Zhu for helping us create this video introducing the issue!
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