Atlanta, GA – 05/06/2024 – Parasol Health Consulting announced today the new Health Security journal commentary “How Employers Impact Individual and Community Health During Public Health Emergencies: Rationale for Public Health/Private Sector Partnerships.” The commentary describes the rationale for public health and private sector partnerships and the role of employers in these partnerships. Employers’ influence in communities stretches from access to preventive healthcare for their employees to health outcomes, policies, and broader social determinants of health.
This commentary describes 5 domains of employer impact on individual and community health during emergencies and recommendations for public health official engagement. These include the impacts and influences an employer has such as a company’s products and services, providing the majority of health insurance coverage in the U.S., worksite services, policies, and procedures, influence on employee health, and their effects on the community during a public health emergency.
“Publishing this important commentary with Dr. Lisa Koonin, founder of Health Preparedness Partners and previous Deputy Director of the Influenza Coordination Unit at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was a meaningful accomplishment”, said Diana Yassanye, Co-Founder of Parasol Health Consulting. “Articulating the importance of employers and public health working together to influence the social determinants of health during a public health emergency can maintain momentum and sustain gains made during the COVID-19 response.”
The article is available on https://tinyurl.com/3k7wxyd3. Health Security Volume 22, Number 4, 2024.
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