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Aligning Programs to Better Prepare for Public Health Emergencies
The 2016 Zika public health emergency illuminated the need for local health departments (LHD’s) to establish effective infrastructure to respond to new infectious diseases. There are several national programs designed…
Conservative Convergence in Edge Counties: Implications for Public Administration
The political culture of rapidly growing Edge County’s creates a significant barrier to the field of public administration. As increasing numbers arrive, they appear to amplify the existing conservative culture…
The Magic Number
By Timothy Dodd May 30, 2017 When municipal officials are asked to develop and then report on metrics, the reactions are not always positive. Typical responses include “My department’s work can’t be…
Does Public Labeling Contribute to our Apathy and Complacency?
We are facing a self made conundrum affecting our ability to communicate with the public we serve. It is a perpetual deterioration of our capacity to correspond with and inform…
Japan’s Local Government Elderly Health Care Reforms in a Super Ageing Society: Citizen Voices
In Japan, 28 percent of its total population 126.6 million are elderly (over 65). This includes 2 million over age 90 called the “super elderly.” The Japanese government estimates that…
Sports, Politics and the 2026 World Cup
The fast-tracked joint proposal of Canada, Mexico and the United States to host the 2026 men’s World Cup (of soccer) is a positive development in the relationships between sports and…
Local, State and National Law Enforcement: Police/Community Relations
Law enforcement agencies at all levels, of all sizes and in all parts of our country have been addressing the issue of improving community relations from the creation of their…
Something To Think About: Small Business Government
Wouldn’t it be awesome to be able to open a small business by visiting just one government office or one website portal to obtain the required licenses, instead of going…
Cybersecurity: Protecting Court Data
In June 2016, the international activist hacker group Anonymous Legion claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on the State of Minnesota Judicial Branch’s website. This was not the first attack on…
Re-Opening the Conversation about Medicare
In terms of health policy discussions, there seems to be a “gorilla in the room” concerning how to handle the ever-closer looming insolvency of the Medicare system. Indeed, even with…
Infrastructure – Technologies Delivering Impact and Value 2.0
Discourse surrounding U.S. infrastructure and its present state of operating capacity is dominated by substantial costs to upgrade and/or costs attributed to new construction. Either way, the issue of infrastructure…
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