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Public Health Modernization Toolkit: Key Commitments, Priorities, and Strategies to Advance Collaboration between Public Health and Health Systems

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In many states, SHIPs serve as the driving mechanism for engaging health care systems and communities in statewide planning, implementation, and evaluation efforts. Key examples include: Washington state established nine regional Accountable Communities for Health.

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State Approaches to Contact Tracing during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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The New Mexico Department of Health is leading five regional contact-tracing teams statewide. Both , local health departments conduct tracing with central support from the New York State Department of Health. In New York City, the city’s public hospital system will lead tracing work.

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