de Beaumont Foundation

08/25/2026

Intermediaries are often the connective tissue supporting community change — convening partners, aligning resources, translating community wisdom into institutional action, and helping local coalitions and funders learn from one another across places.

Building a Thriving Future Together: Modern Intermediaries in This Moment, synthesizes field-level learning from organizations representing more than $312 million invested in communities over the last decade. https://bit.ly/4wLBIvS

08/24/2026

Community data comes in many forms in Portland, Oregon, but it’s often siloed across people and institutions. The Collective Environmental Datahub for Action and Resilience (CEDAR) project is bringing partners and their data together to build resistance against climate impacts.

With support from Modernized Anti-racist Data Ecosystems (MADE) for Health Justice, community members are using local data to support grassroots movements protecting those most vulnerable to climate crises.

08/21/2026

📣 In partnership with the de Beaumont Foundation, NACo is launching a second Public Health Leadership Academy cohort!

Join us on Monday, August 31, for an informational webinar that will review the key information applicants should know and provide an opportunity for applicants to ask questions.

Register now: https://bit.ly/4hAli5Q

08/18/2026

Findings from the latest Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey (PH WINS) show a rising demand for policy engagement skills among public health employees.

Part of the Strategic Skills for Public Health Practice book series, Policy Engagement demystifies policymaking to help public health professionals become engaged, energized, and effective advocates for policies that drive better health.

This Civic Health Month, learn the strategies to effect change in your community:

Policy Engagement offers a toolkit of concrete, practical, and insightful strategies for informing and influencing policymakers.

08/11/2026

Employees are the heartbeat of public health. The Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey (PH WINS) Pulse Check tells us how they're enduring a period marked by uncertainty and change.

Join us Tuesday, Aug. 25 at 2 pm ET to explore key findings from the PH WINS Pulse Check and hear from state and local public health leaders navigating this moment. Learn how workforce conditions are shifting, where employees may need additional support, and how agencies can use data to inform retention, communication, and staff well-being strategies.

Register today: https://bit.ly/4grHv4Q

08/10/2026

08/06/2026

Last week’s webinar from de Beaumont gave attendees the tools to foster meaningful connections in rural areas. Drawing from the recently published Community Power in Practice report and their own experiences, speakers highlighted practical lessons, examples from the field, and recommendations for public health practitioners seeking deeper, more durable partnerships through community power-building strategies.

Read the recap: https://bit.ly/4c6dkh7

Watch the full webinar recording: https://bit.ly/4wKNGXJ

Drawing from a recent report and their own experiences, speakers shared insights on building deeper relationships through community power building.

08/05/2026

Amid volatility at the federal level, local elected officials and public health leaders have great opportunity to forge stable partnerships that can withstand political headwinds.

Former Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear, a member of the National Commission on Local Public Health Leadership, spoke to The Kentucky Lantern about how he and fellow commissioners are charting a path toward meaningful collaboration:

To rebuild the trust that has diminished in the wake of COVID, "it's imperative that we help rebuild and strengthen that relationship between elected officials and public health officials for the future of this country," he said.

a nonpartisan commission — which includes a former Kentucky governor — is pushing for better relationships between elected and public health officials.

08/04/2026

What do government public health employees need to thrive on the job? A recent study based on data from the Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey (PH WINS) and the Thriving from Work Questionnaire identifies these priorities:

-Mid-career support
-Workplace flexibility
-Fairness and inclusion
-Enhanced supervisor support

Learn how you can help employees thrive at your public health agency: https://bit.ly/4bYUwjQ

(Photo credit: Rebecca Drobis)

07/30/2026

Everyone in every community benefits from a strong public health system — so it's in our collective best interest to protect the system that makes our lives longer, safer, and healthier.

For The Hill, former Ohio Governor John Kasich, former Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear, and de Beaumont President and CEO Brian C. Castrucci make the case for all Americans to support public health.

Former governors John Kasich and Steve Beshear, along with CEO Brian C. Castrucci, advocate for strengthening America’s public health system through new recommendations from the National Comm…