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Public Health PerspectivesAdvancing Racial Equity in Buncombe County, NCDawn Hunter and Zo Mpofu talk about their work in developing a countywide Racial Equity Action Plan to support transformative dialogue, increase civic engagement, and formalize efforts to advance racial equity in Buncombe County, North Carolina.2022-03-0415 min
Public Health PerspectivesPublic Deliberation: A Model of Power SharingIn this podcast, authors Maya Scherer and Alexandra Kamler describe the value of using public deliberation to set priorities for COVID-19 vaccine distribution for essential workers in New York City.
Read their article in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice here: https://journals.lww.com/jphmp/pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=2022&issue=01000&article=00014&type=Fulltext2022-03-0330 min
Public Health PerspectivesLeading Systems Change in Public HealthJPHMP Editor-in-chief Lloyd Novick speaks with Kristina Y. Risley and Christina R. Welter about best practices for enacting change at different levels while describing the factors, processes, skills, and tools required for leading complex change.2022-02-1527 min
Public Health PerspectivesMaking the “Invisible” Visible: Battling Structural Racism Against Asians in the USEditor-in-chief Dr. Lloyd Novick speaks with Dr. Naoko Muramatsu about Battling Structural Racism Against Asians in the United States: Call for Public Health to Make the “Invisible” Visible, an article which appears in a new supplement, Public Health Interventions to Address Health Disparities Associated with Structural Racism. Read the article: https://journals.lww.com/jphmp/Fulltext/2022/01001/Battling_Structural_Racism_Against_Asians_in_the.2.aspx2022-01-0316 min
Public Health PerspectivesBuilding Back Stronger with Healthy People 2030: A Conversation with Admiral Rachel L. LevineAdmiral Rachel L. Levine serves as the 17th Assistant Secretary for Health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the head of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. She fights every day to improve the health and well-being of all Americans. She’s working to help our nation overcome the COVID-19 pandemic and build a stronger foundation for a healthier future -- one in which every American can attain their full health potential. ADM Levine’s storied career, first, as a physician in academic medicine, focused on the intersection between mental and physical heal...2021-11-0316 min
Public Health PerspectivesThe Unique Role (and Challenges) of the Preventive Medicine WorkforceDrs. Deborah Porterfield, Linda Hill, and Lisa Miller describe the unique role and challenges of the preventive medicine workforce.
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https://journals.lww.com/jphmp/toc/2021/05001
https://journals.lww.com/jphmp/Fulltext/2021/05001/HRSA_s_Investment_in_Preventive_Medicine.1.aspx
https://journals.lww.com/jphmp/Fulltext/2021/05001/The_Supply_and_Distribution_of_the_Preventive.2.aspx
https://journals.lww.com/jphmp/Fulltext/2021/05001/The_SARS_CoV_2_Pandemic__Real_Time_Training_and.3.aspx
https://journals.lww.com/jphmp/Fulltext/2021/05001/The_Development_and_Implementation_of_Preventive.4.aspx2021-09-2828 min
Public Health PerspectivesCDC Creates New Role: Director of Intergovernmental and Strategic AffairsIn this episode of The Editor's Podcast, Dr. Lloyd Novick talks with JPHMP editorial board member John Auerbach about a new position he has taken at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Director of Intergovernmental and Strategic Affairs.2021-09-1313 min
Public Health PerspectivesLaw and Policy as Tools in Healthy People 2030Laws and policies are critical determinants of health and well-being. They can encourage positive behaviors and discourage harmful behaviors, and they can enhance or worsen health, health equity, health disparities, and health literacy. In this episode of JPHMP Direct TALK, Angela McGowen and Joel Teitelbaum, two of the authors of an article published in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, discuss the roles of law and policy throughout the development of Healthy People 2030.
Read "Law and Policy as Tools in Healthy People 2030" in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice" here: https://journals.lww.com/jphmp/Abstract/9000/L...2021-06-1629 min
Public Health PerspectivesRacism Is a Public Health Crisis & COVID-19, Part 3 with Dr. Jeanette KowalikPart 3 of a 3-part discussion with Dr. Jeanette Kowalik looks at the impact of systemic racism on COVID-19 in the City of Milwaukee and the city's response following a declaration that racism is a public health crisis. Learn more at www.JPHMPDirect.com.2021-05-1721 min
Public Health PerspectivesAdvancing Racial Equity for Family Well-beingIn this episode of Public Health Perspectives, Camelia Singletary speaks with Whitney Anderson, a graduate student at Saint Louis University currently finishing her Master of Public Health with a joint concentration in Maternal and Child Health and Epidemiology.2021-05-1417 min
Public Health PerspectivesAn Urgent Call for Public Health FirefightersThe COVID-19 pandemic highlights the erosion of public health infrastructure over the past decades and the need to revitalize a viable and talented frontline public health workforce. Authors of a new commentary in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice look to the largely unappreciated history of domestic disease control exemplified by key US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention programs for the breadth of skills, competencies, and workforce capacity necessary to be highly effective in the future.
Read the article here: https://bit.ly/31twEQB2021-05-1216 min
Public Health PerspectivesUpdating Health Literacy for Healthy People 2030Dushanka Kleinman and Cindy Brach, two of the authors of a new article published in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, discuss updating health literacy for Healthy People 2030.2021-04-2128 min
Public Health PerspectivesAddressing Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health through Healthy People 2030In this episode of JPHMP Direct Talk, authors Cynthia Gomez and Carter Blakey discuss their article, “Addressing Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health Through Healthy People 2030,” published ahead of print in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice.
Read the article here https://bit.ly/2Qp1rfu
Visit JPHMP https://www.jphmp.com2021-04-1321 min
Public Health PerspectivesDeclaring Racism as a Public Health Crisis, Part 2 with Dr. Jeanette KowalikIn part 2 of this 3-part podcast miniseries, APHA Health Administration Section Chair Dr. Michele McCay and Dr. Jeanette Kowalik discuss the 5 action items that the City of Milwaukee undertook as a result of its declaration that racism is a public health crisis.
Learn more here: https://jphmpdirect.com/2021/02/19/power-of-introducing-racism-as-a-public-health-crisis-policies/2021-04-0516 min
Public Health PerspectivesThe Editor's Podcast: COVID-19 Policy Implications & HRSA's Investment in Public HealthDr. Lloyd Novick and guest Dr. Erika Martin highlight new articles appearing in the May/June 2021 issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, which focuses on the policy implications of COVID-19, as well as a new supplemental issue highlighting HRSA's investments in preventive medicine and public health.
Read the May/June 2021 issue here: https://journals.lww.com/jphmp/pages/currenttoc.aspx
Read the supplement for FREE here: https://journals.lww.com/jphmp/toc/2021/050012021-03-3116 min
Public Health PerspectivesCDC's Law and Epidemic Emergency Preparedness (LEEP) Online CourseCDC’s free online Law and Epidemic Emergency Preparedness (LEEP) training covers provisions and concepts applicable to epidemic response, including various challenges faced during the 2014 Ebola response, and applies them to future infectious disease emergency response planning. In this episode of JPHMP Direct Talk, Gregory Sunshine and Brianne Yassine describe what public health professionals can expect to learn in the new course.2021-03-1016 min
Public Health PerspectivesThe Power of Introducing Racism as a Public Health Crisis PoliciesIn this 3-part podcast miniseries by the APHA Health Administration Section, Dr. Jeanette Kowalik discusses the significance of introducing racism as a public health crisis.2021-02-1915 min
Public Health PerspectivesThe Editors Podcast March 2021Dr. Justin B. Moore, Associate Editor of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, discusses the importance of revisiting chronic diseases and other familiar public health threats even as we continue to control COVID-19.2021-02-0413 min
Public Health PerspectivesImplications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on LGBTQ CommunitiesIn this episode of JPHMP Direct Talk, Camelia Singletary speaks with Dr. Kristen Krause about her article, "Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on LBGTQ Communities." The commentary appears in the latest JPHMP supplement, COVID-19: Looking Back, Moving Forward.2021-01-0718 min
Public Health PerspectivesJPHMP Direct Talk Podcast with Nico Pronk and Dushanka KleinmanJPHMP authors Nico Pronk and Dushanka Kleinman discuss their article "Promoting Health and Well-being in Healthy People 2030" in this episode of JPHMP Direct Talk.2020-12-1523 min
Public Health PerspectivesThe Editor's Podcast: Developing a National Strategy to Combat COVID-19Dr. Lloyd Novick talks with Michael Fraser, Chrissie Julianno, and Brian Castrucci about COVID-19 and Public Health: Looking Back, Moving Forward, a new supplemental issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice.2020-12-0834 min
Public Health PerspectivesDr. Mohamed Al-Ibrahim on Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine StudyDr. Mohamed Al-Ibrahim shares information on the Pfizer clinical trial he is working on to help find a vaccine for COVID-19.2020-10-1610 min
Public Health PerspectivesThe Editor's Podcast: Public Health SurveillanceDr. Lloyd F. Novick describes articles appearing in the November-December issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, which focuses on surveillance of infectious disease attention to COVID-19.2020-09-2213 min
Public Health PerspectivesThe Editor's Podcast Sep 2020: Evidence-Based Public HealthDr. Lloyd F. Novick highlights new articles appearing in the September 2020 issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, which focuses on evidence-based public health.2020-08-0512 min
Public Health PerspectivesCommunity Engagement in a Multilevel Rural Trail Intervention: Interview with Alan BeckDr. Christiaan Abildso speaks with Dr. Alan Beck, project coordinator at the Prevention Research Center at Washington University in St. Louis, about Heartland Moves, a project funded by the National Cancer Institute that aims to increase physical activity (PA) in rural populations in southeast Missouri.2020-07-1423 min
Public Health PerspectivesCOVID-19: The Public Health Challenge of Our EraDr. Lloyd F. Novick, editor-in-chief of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, highlights new articles in the July 2020 issue that focuses on COVID-19.2020-06-2612 min
Public Health PerspectivesMolly Gutilla and Allison Chamberlain on the Emory COVID-19 Response CollaborativeDr. Molly Gutilla and Dr. Allison Chamberlain discuss a new collaborative initiative between Emory University and the Georgia Department of Public Health to slow the spread of COVID-19.2020-06-2419 min
Public Health PerspectivesEvery Contact Counts: Interview with Dr. Betty BekemeierDr. Lloyd F. Novick talks with Dr. Betty Bekemeier, director of the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice at the University of Washington about a new 90-minute contact tracing training program that is now available. The training, Every Contact Counts, will support public health agencies' ability to expand contact tracing efforts to help slow the spread of COVID-19.2020-06-1514 min
Public Health PerspectivesInformatics and the COVID-19 Crisis: The Role of Information Systems and Clinical Trials DatabasesGulzar Shah and Karl Peace discuss the role of information systems and data analytics in surveillance of COVID-19, the state of clinical trial research focused on assessing the efficacy and safety of potential interventions to prevent or treat COVID-19, and the benefits of generating a database of clinical trials for meta-analysis of trials' results? Do such databases exist for COVID-19 clinical trials in the US?2020-06-1114 min
Public Health PerspectivesComprehensive Planning for Physical Activity in Rural Communities: Interview with Lisa CharronIn the sixth episode of Views from the Front Porch, host Christiaan Abildso speaks with Lisa Charron, Project Assistant at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Population Health Institute.2020-05-2618 min
Public Health PerspectivesPublic Health at the Ballot Box: Podcast with Justin B. Moore and Peter O. WattsJustin B. Moore, Associate Editor of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, speaks with Peter Watts, an elections law attorney in Oregon, about the importance of using plain language when sharing information with public audiences. As a city attorney who often writes ballot titles for taxes and levies in state and local elections, Peter has learned that using legalese and technical jargon can confuse voters and impact election results, particularly when the audience includes immigrants, non-English or limited-English speaking voters, or those with lower education levels.2020-05-0719 min
Public Health PerspectivesReducing Food Insecurity in Missouri and Illinois: Podcast with Louise HynemanIn this episode of Public Health Perspectives, Louise Hyneman, a St. Louis University MPH student, discusses her public health journey. Her experiences and interests surround working with food insecurity, like her internship with the St. Louis Area Food Bank. Louise also has an interest in economic development as a potential way to work towards sustainable changes in health outcomes.2020-05-0507 min
Public Health PerspectivesThink Globally, Act Locally: Interview with Cindy PerryIn the fifth episode of Views from the Front Porch, Dr. Christiaan Abildso speaks with Dr. Cindy Perry, the Elizabeth N. Gray Distinguished Professor and an Associate Professor at the Oregon Health and Science University School of Nursing in Portland, Oregon. Cindy has blended her personal and professional interests to weave together an extensive line of community-based participatory research with predominantly Latinx communities in Oregon to address health disparities with physical activity.2020-04-2019 min
Public Health PerspectivesPromoting Diversity in Statistics & Data Science: Podcast with Jenine K. HarrisDr. Justin B. Moore, Associate Editor of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, speaks with Dr. Jenine K. Harris, author of a new statistics book for social scientists called Statistics with R: Solving Problems Using Real-World Data.2020-04-1422 min
Public Health PerspectivesEmpowering Through Health: Podcast with Jade ConwayIn this episode of Public Health Perspectives, host Camelia Singletary speaks with Jade Conway, an MPH student at St. Louis University. Jade's work primarily focuses on maternal and child health, on both a domestic and global scale. Her most recent public health experience took her to Mpunde, Uganda. As a part of a project entitled Empower Through Health, she and her colleagues have had the opportunity to perform quantitative and qualitative community health needs assessments and focus group discussions to assist in understanding and prioritizing community needs and identified public health needs for the Buyende District and the catchment area...2020-04-1422 min
Public Health PerspectivesPreventing Our Way Out of the Opioid Epidemic: Podcast with Dr. Michael FraserIn this episode of the Editor’s Podcast, Dr. Novick speaks with Dr. Michael Fraser, Chief Executive Officer of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), about articles published in the May/June 2020 issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. This issue focuses on the opioid epidemic.2020-04-0216 min
Public Health PerspectivesRole of Rural Libraries in Promoting Physical Activity: Interview with Noah LenstraIn this episode of Views from the Front Porch, host Dr. Christiaan Abildso talks with Dr. Noah Lenstra, Assistant Professor of Library and Information Science in the School of Education at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Noah approaches rural physical activity using his expertise in library sciences and his personal upbringing in a town of about 3,000 people in northwestern Illinois that, like many rural places, suffers from health disparities in chronic diseases.2020-03-2620 min
Public Health PerspectivesMitigating Loneliness and Isolation on College Campuses: Podcast with Dr. Mehrete GirmayIn this episode of Public Health Perspectives, Dr. Mehrete Girmay discusses some of her current work surrounding loneliness and isolation. Dr. Girmay is currently a Public Health Analyst for the Health Resources and Services Administration in the Office of Health Equity. As an advocate for health equity and social justice, her research has been focused on investigating social determinants of health on a national and global scale2020-03-2621 min
Public Health PerspectivesSerological Testing & Smarter Public Health Strategies to Combat COVID-19Drs. John Marr and Lloyd Novick continue their conversation on COVID-19, this time discussing serological testing for COVID-19 virus as a component of a smarter public health strategy, a strategy that has been suggested by Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York.
As Dr. Novick notes in the following podcast, the New York State Wadsworth Public Health Laboratory has excellent past experience with performing mass serological testing for HIV in the newborn and other at-risk populations. Two articles by Dr. Novick et al describe how in a 21/2-year-period HIV serological testing was done for more than 650,000 specimens on newborns. This is...2020-03-2508 min
Public Health PerspectivesThe Editor's Podcast: Advancing Legal EpidemiologyIn this episode of the Editor’s Podcast, Dr. Novick speaks with Colleen Barbero, Lindsay Cloud, and Lance Gable about Advancing Legal Epidemiology, a new supplement published March 2020 in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice.2020-03-2418 min
Public Health PerspectivesCOVID-19: Future Scenarios and Health Care CapacityDr. Lloyd Novick, Editori-in-chief of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, and Dr. John Marr, American epidemiologist, discuss flattening the curve of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US and resource capacity of the American health care system.2020-03-2210 min
Public Health PerspectivesCOVID-19: Podcast with Dr. Lloyd Novick and Dr. John MarrDr. Lloyd Novick, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, and Dr. John Marr, American physician, epidemiologist, and infectious disease outbreak expert, weigh in with where things might be headed next with coronavirus in the United States.2020-03-1210 min
Public Health PerspectivesStandardizing Financial Information Systems: Implications for Addressing COVID-19Dr. JP Leider, Dr. Betty Bekemeier, and Mr. Greg Whitman discuss the importance of standardization of financial information systems for public health practice and policy, particularly in the current COVID-19 crisis.2020-03-1018 min
Public Health PerspectivesEducating the Future of Legal EpidemiologyIn this episode of Public Health Perspectives, Lindsay Cloud and Lance Gable discuss legal epidemiology. Lindsay Cloud is the director of the Policy Surveillance Program at the Center for Public Health Law Research (CPHLR) at Temple University Beasley School of Law. Lance Gable is an associate professor of law at Wayne State University and an expert on public health law and bioethics. Both Lindsay and Lance are authors in an upcoming supplement on legal epidemiology that will be available in February 2020.2020-02-2017 min
Public Health PerspectivesUsing Technology to Improve Informed Decision MakingDr. Shaun Owens at the University of South Carolina's College of Social Work discusses the various innovative technologies he's using at the Healthy Aging Research and Technology (HART) Lab to help cancer patients make more informed decisions about screenings, biopsies, treatment, and survivorship.2020-01-2429 min
Public Health PerspectivesHelping Older Adults Age in Place: Podcast with Dr. Shaun OwensDr. Shaun Owens at the University of South Carolina's College of Social Work discusses the work he is doing at the Healthy Aging Research and Technology (HART) Lab to help older adults make informed health decisions about aging in place.2020-01-0621 min
Public Health PerspectivesWalking, Physical Activity, and the Built Environment in rural AmericaIn the third episode of Views from the Front Porch, host Christiaan Abildso speaks with Dr. Jeff Whitfield, epidemiologist with the Physical Activity and Health Branch at the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about walking, physical activity, and the built environment in rural America.2019-12-2720 min
Public Health PerspectivesCatching Up with LaTonya BynumPublic Health Perspectives host Camelia Singeltary revisits with Episode 5 guest LaTonya Bynum to get an update on her work.2019-12-1811 min
Public Health PerspectivesHealth Informatics and Smart Health Communities: Podcast with Valerie RogersDr. Gulzar Shah and Valerie Rogers discuss Smart Health Communities (SHCs) and their part in the move toward local and some state governmental systems to modernize and use innovation to support overarching health and wellbeing goals.2019-12-0415 min
Public Health PerspectivesDr. Mark Levine on a Near Miss Mass Shooting in VermontDr. Mark Levine, Commissioner of Health for the Vermont Department of Health, discusses a new case study published in the Jan 2020 issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, which chronicles the events of a near miss mass school shooting that happened in Vermont in 2018.2019-11-2212 min
Public Health PerspectivesSport and Collaborations for Physical Activity in Rural America: Interview with Mike EdwardsIn the second episode of Views from the Front Porch, my guest is Dr. Michael B. Edwards, Associate Professor in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management at North Carolina State University. Mike’s research is guided by the idea that developing and managing socially responsible sport and recreational facilities, programs, services, and events will encourage more active lifestyles, reduce health disparities, and provide the tools for sustainable community development.2019-11-1516 min
Public Health PerspectivesPreparing Health Departments for Climate Change: Podcast with Elena Grossman and Emily YorkIn this episode of JPHMP Direct Talk, authors Elena Grossman and Emily York discuss their article, "Minigrants to Local Health Departments: An Opportunity to Promote Climate Change Preparedness," published in the March/April 2019 issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice.2019-11-1321 min
Public Health PerspectivesJPHMP Editor's Podcast Nov 2019 Issue: Focus on TobaccoIn this episode of the editor’s podcast, Dr. Justin Moore, Associate Editor, discusses articles that appear in the November/December issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. This issue's primary focus is on tobacco, but there are also a number of interesting articles that focus on social determinants of health.2019-10-2209 min
Public Health PerspectivesCreative Solutions at the Heart of Rural Communities: Interview with M. Renee Umstattd MeyerDr. Christiaan Abildso, host of Views from the Porch: Rural Physical Activity, speaks with Dr. M. Renee Umstattd Meyer about the creative solutions at the heart of rural communities.2019-10-0919 min
Public Health PerspectivesImplementation Science Podcast with Randy Schwartz and Justin MooreToday Justin Moore, Associate Editor of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, speaks with Randy Schwartz about the importance of implementation science to public health.2019-10-0324 min
Public Health PerspectivesMaking Strides in Public Health: JPHMP Spotlight on Dr. Ross BrownsonThis month, we shine the spotlight on JPHMP editorial board member Dr. Ross C. Brownson. Dr. Brownson has been a member of the editorial board since 2007. He is a leading expert in chronic disease prevention and in the area of applied epidemiology, and is regarded as one of the great intellectual, educational, and practice leaders in the field of evidence-based public health. Dr. Brownson has a joint appointment with Washington University’s School of Medicine in the Department of Surgery and the Siteman Cancer Center.2019-09-1020 min
Public Health PerspectivesThe Role of Tribal Epidemiology Centers: Podcast with Vanesscia Cresci and Rosalina JamesVanesscia Cresci, Director of Research and Public Health at the California Rural Indian Health Board, and Rosalina James, Director of Evaluation and Research at the Urban Indian Health Institute, outline the role of Tribal Epidemiology Centers in improving the health of native communities and offer highlights of the research published in a new supplement issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice that focuses on Tribal Epidemiology Centers: Advancing Public Health in Indian Country for Over 20 Years.2019-08-2814 min
Public Health PerspectivesDr. Abigail Gamble Discusses Healthy Child and Maternal Outcomes for Teen Moms in MississippiIn this episode of Public Health Perspectives, Dr. Abigail Gamble joins the show to talk about her community engaged research that focuses on healthy maternal and child outcomes for teenage mothers in the Mississippi Delta. Dr. Gamble is an assistant professor at the University of Mississippi Medical Center with faculty appointments in the Department of Preventive Medicine, John D. Bower School of Population Health, and the Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine; Science Director for the Myrlie Evers-Williams Institute for the Elimination of Health Disparities; and investigator in the Mississippi Center for Clinical and Translational Research (MCCTR).2019-08-1420 min
Public Health PerspectivesDeveloping an Epi Study to Investigate Risk Factors for Colorectal Cancer Among Alaska Native PeopleSarah Nash, PhD, MPH, Director of Cancer Surveillance at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, and Diana Redwood, PhD, MPH, an Epidemiologist at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, discuss their study, "Developing an Epidemiologic Study to Investigate Risk Factors for Colorectal Cancer Among Alaska Native People," which describes the process of working with tribal communities to initiate a research study of lifestyle and genetic risk factors for colorectal cancer in Alaska Native communities. The report is published in a special supplement issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice -- Tribal Epidemiology Centers: Advancing Public Health in...2019-08-0719 min
Public Health PerspectivesJPHMP Spotlight on Dr. JP LeiderInterview with Dr. JP Leider, an independent consultant in the public health and health policy space, as well as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Minnesota and Associate Faculty at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.2019-08-0523 min
Public Health PerspectivesImproving Birth Outcomes: Shifting the Narrative- Interview with William Moore, Health EducatorWilliam Moore is a Health Educator with Saint Paul – Ramsey County Public Health and one of the first men in Minnesota to be certified as a birth attendant and breastfeeding educator who is working to reduce infant mortality rates in the African American community.2019-07-3117 min
Public Health PerspectivesFinding a Practicum and Tips for Succeeding: Interview with Jade HarrisJade Harris, an MPH student, studying at Kent State University, shares insights about a practicum she recently completed at Advantage Health Centers (AHC), a federally qualified health organization in Detroit, MI.2019-07-3011 min
Public Health PerspectivesScreen Time and Substance Abuse, Part 2: Interview with Dr. Melissa CoxIn this two-part series, Elena Vidrascu examines the potential consequences and correlations of screen time, attention, and substance abuse. Last time, she looked at whether we may be inadvertently increasing our children’s risk to drug and alcohol addiction later in life, specifically with how excessive screen time impacts the developing minds of youngsters growing up in the digital age. Today, she speaks with Dr. Melissa Cox, assistant professor at East Carolina University, to discuss media influences and risk of future substance use, and how parents can intervene.2019-07-3031 min
Public Health PerspectivesBackstories in Epidemiology: Interview with Dr. John MarrElena Vidrascu speaks with Dr. John Marr, former director of the New York City Bureau of Communicable Diseases, about a new collection of case studies called Backstories in Epidemiology: True Medical Mysteries, which he co-edits with Carole Novick and JPHMP Editor-in-Chief Dr. Lloyd Novick.2019-07-3024 min
Public Health PerspectivesRole of Data in Promoting Diversity & Inclusion in Public Health Institutions of Higher EducationInformation systems can play an instrumental role in assessing any hidden biases in admissions and enrollment for any university, but it is especially important for public health programs that seek to ensure that their graduates, the future public health practitioners are as diverse as the communities that they will be serving. Dr. Maseru shared insights from his and his colleagues’ work at his institution in assessing any systematic biases concerning diversity and inclusion from data about those admitted into the program but also those that were accepted but declined and those that were not accepted by the program (rejected).2019-07-2418 min
Public Health PerspectivesSetting Out the Framework for Public Health Finance: Spotlight on Dr. Peggy HonoréThis July, we shine the spotlight on JPHMP editorial board member Dr. Peggy Honoré. Dr. Honoré has been a member of the editorial board since 2005. She is the AmeriaHealth Caritas-General Russel Honoré Endowed Professor at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Public Health and School of Medicine. Her experience spans a diverse range of fields, including higher education, private industry, healthcare, and public health. Read the interview here: http://bit.ly/2Jum7ez.2019-07-0432 min
Public Health PerspectivesJuly 2019: Investments in Population HealthIn this episode of the Editor’s Podcast, Dr. Novick discusses articles that appear in the July 2019 issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. This issue focuses on investments in population health.2019-06-1810 min
Public Health PerspectivesGregory Sunshine on CDC's Public Health Emergency Law Online TrainingOn this episode of Public Health Perspectives, Gregory Sunshine talks about the CDC’s Public Health Emergency Law online training. Gregory Sunshine is a Public Health Analyst with CDC’s Public Health Law Program in the Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support. He oversees research on topics including disaster and public health emergency declarations, isolation and quarantine, and medical countermeasure distribution.2019-06-1716 min
Public Health PerspectivesCreativity and Innovation in the Public Health WorkforceIn this JPHMP Direct Talk feature, Rachel Locke, Program Associate at the de Beaumont Foundation, and Tiffaney Brown, Director of Staff Training and Development at the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), join us to talk about creativity and innovation in the governmental public health workplace. This conversation stems from data captured in the 2017 Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey (PH WINS). PH WINS is a national survey of state and local public health agency employees that captures detailed demographics as well as perspectives on issues such as workforce engagement, morale, training needs, and emerging concepts...2019-06-1221 min
Public Health PerspectivesAdam Lustig on Promoting Health and Cost Control in StatesIn this JPHMP Direct Talk podcast, Adam Lustig at Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) shares information about a new report which he has co-authored, "Promoting Health and Cost Control in States (PHACCS)." The report focuses on six overarching goals to help US states improve health and well-being by focusing on evidence-based methods for changing policies to benefit underserved communities and individuals.2019-05-2914 min
Public Health PerspectivesStudent Natasha Hansen on Her Internship Experience in GuatemalaOn this episode of Public Health Perspectives, Natasha Hansen, a student at St. Louis University, talks about her internship experience at the PAHO/WHO Guatemala Country Office where she not only participated in meetings and workshops to improve public health throughout the region, but she also wrote a CERF emergency fund grant.2019-05-2119 min
Public Health PerspectivesData Travels at the Speed of Trust: Population Health Informatics with Guest Dr. KhurshidDr. Anjum Khurshid is the Director of Data Integration and the Co-Chief of Health Information and Data Analytic Sciences, as well as, an Assistant Professor of Population Health and Affiliate Faculty, Center for Health Communication at the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin.2019-05-1421 min
Public Health PerspectivesLinda Villarosa on “Why America’s Black Mothers and Babies Are in a Life-or-Death Crisis”In this episode, Linda Villarosa joins host Camelia Singletary to talk about the ongoing health disparities faced by pregnant African American women. This conversation stems from a New York Times article that Ms. Villarosa authored entitled “Why America’s Black Mothers and Babies Are in a Life-or-Death Crisis."
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/11/magazine/black-mothers-babies-death-maternal-mortality.html2019-04-2414 min
Public Health PerspectivesMay 2019 - The Substance Abuse IssueIn this episode of the Editor’s Podcast, Dr. Novick looks at articles appearing in the May 2019 issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, which focuses on substance abuse and related disorders. In a new commentary, "Avoiding Déjà vu All Over Again: Inserting Public Health/ Mental/ Behavioral Health, and Prevention Policy Into the Opiate Crisis Litigation," Beitsch and Langhinrichsen-Rohling link the current substance abuse problem to tobacco and refer to the notable successes that public health accomplished with respect to nicotine dependency. In another article, Hedberg and co-authors describe the opioid epidemic in Oregon and an init...2019-04-0810 min
Public Health PerspectivesJPHMP Direct Spotlight on Dr. Paul ErwinDr. Paul Erwin, Dean of the School of Public Health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, shares his career journey from his early dream of becoming a country doctor like his father to the trip to Nepal that introduced him to public health and changed the course of his life.2019-04-0229 min
Public Health PerspectivesDr. Celeste Philip on Preparedness Efforts During a 2016 Zika Outbreak in FloridaIn this JPHMP Direct Talk feature, Dr. Lloyd Novick speaks with Dr. Celeste Philip about preparedness efforts and major actions that were essential during a 2016 outbreak of Zika in the Florida counties of Miami-Dade and Broward.2019-04-0218 min
Public Health PerspectivesDr. Benedict Truman on Being a Medical Officer at the CDCIn this episode of Public Health Perspectives, Dr. Benedict Truman discusses his role as a Medical Officer at the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).2019-03-2716 min
Public Health PerspectivesPromoting Social Determinants of Health Services: Informatics Is the AnswerDr. Shah and Dr. Vest discuss the role of data and other informatics components in supporting upstream wraparound services through non-medical providers to leverage SDoH.2019-03-1208 min
Public Health PerspectivesDr. Lloyd F. Novick On Publishing in Academic JournalsIn the this podcast, Dr. Lloyd Novick, editor-in-chief of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, shares information about publishing in academic journals, including the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. This information may be useful to students and others interested in writing a scientific article for a peer-reviewed academic journal.2019-03-0609 min
Public Health PerspectivesNoble Salwan on Being an Ambassador for This Is Public HealthIn this episode of Public Health Perspectives, Noble Salwan, an MPH student at Saint Louis University talks about his passion for public health and how he was able to channel that passion into becoming an ambassador for This Is Public Health (TIPH).2019-03-0518 min
Public Health PerspectivesMarch 2019 Issue of JPHMPDr. Lloyd F. Novick, editor-in-chief of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, gives a preview of some of the articles appearing in the March issue, including research on perceptions of global warming, minigrants to local health departments to combat climate change, healthy people for the 21st century, reproducibility of scientific studies, local heath departments addressing health disparities, and much more. He also discusses a new supplement issue focusing on the 2017 Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey from the de Beaumont Foundation.2019-02-1109 min
Public Health PerspectivesInformatics Silos with Gulzar Shah and GuestsIn this episode of JPHMP Direct TALK, informatics experts Dr. Gulzar Shah, Dr. Zahid Butt, and Mr. Mark Renfro, discuss informatics silos and the potential role for informatics to incentivize partnerships between healthcare and public health.2019-01-0419 min
Public Health PerspectivesDr. Timothy Dignam on Lead Poisoning PreventionDr. Lloyd Novick, editor-in-chief of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, talks with Dr. Timothy Dignam from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about a new Lead Poisoning Prevention supplement published by JPHMP.2019-01-0418 min
Public Health PerspectivesMarcus Stanley Is Engaging Communities to Combat HIV/AIDSIn this episode of Public Health Perspectives, we speak with Marcus Stanley, who works for the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work (GCSW) in the SUSTAIN Wellbeing COMPASS Coordinating Center. Here he discusses aspects relevant to engaging communities and necessity of building from the ground up. As he strives to bring the most benefit to those effected and impacted by his work, Mr. Stanley brings insight into building intersectional partnerships, learning to work with vulnerable community members and allowing them to be the experts, and learning to be an ally to his full potential by ensuring meaningful involvement.2018-12-2412 min
Public Health PerspectivesJPHMP Editor's Podcast Episode 1In this episode of the Editor's Podcast, Dr. Lloyd Novick, Editor-in-Chief, explains the origins of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice and what it has managed to accomplish in its first twenty-five years.2018-12-0706 min
Public Health PerspectivesMontrece Ransom Discusses Her Journey Into Public Health Law at the CDCIn this episode of Public Health Perspectives, we speak with Montrece Ransom, Team Lead for Training and Workforce Development with the Public Health Law Program (PHLP) in the Office for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). She discusses her journey into her career in Public Health Law at the CDC.2018-10-1628 min
Public Health PerspectivesSound Healing, Part 2: A Conversation with Alexander TuttleCan sound waves heal our bodies and minds? There’s a growing belief that certain holistic healing methods such as sound therapy do lead to positive health outcomes. In my previous podcast episode, host Elena Vidrascu examined the physiological responses we have to audio stimulation, by understanding how our ears and brains process information received audibly through sound waves, and then looking at the relationship between our brain waves and our health in an effort to introduce you to sound healing.
In this episode, Elena discusses the practical use of sound for enhancing well-being, with special guest Alexander Tuttle, a soun...2018-09-2723 min
Public Health PerspectivesSound Therapy for Treatment of Pain, Depression, and Substance Abuse: Part 1Can sound waves heal our bodies and minds? There’s a growing belief that certain holistic healing methods such as sound therapy do lead to positive health outcomes. In this two-part series, I explore the potential healing properties of sound therapy by examining the physiological responses we have to audio stimulation. I start by trying to better understand sound waves and how our ears and brains process information received audibly. Then I look at the relationship between our brain waves and our health in an effort to introduce you to sound healing. Next time, I’ll talk with Alexander Tuttle, musi...2018-09-2107 min
Public Health PerspectivesDr. Allison Chamberlain Discusses Her Work as an EpidemiologistIn this episode, Dr. Allison Chamberlain, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the Emory Rollins School of Public Health, talks to us about a case study she wrote and published in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice involving a legionella outbreak in NYC, how she became an epidemiology consultant for the Fulton County Board of Health, and the work she has done with her students in bridging the gap between practice and research.2018-09-1727 min
Public Health PerspectivesWhitney Hewlett Noël, MPH, on Roots of Health Inequities CourseIn this episode of Public Health Perspectives, Whitney Hewlett Noël, MPH, former NACCHO Program Analyst, describes the Roots of Health Inequities course, funded by the National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities and the National Institute of Health (NIH). The Roots of Health Inequity is an online learning collaborative. The site offers a starting place for those who want to address systemic differences in health and wellness that are, actionable, unfair, and unjust2018-07-2513 min
Public Health PerspectivesHealth Information Technology with Terri Floyd, MSIn this episode of Public Health Perspectives, Terri Floyd, MS, a business analyst with Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield, shares her career path in health information technology.2018-07-1016 min
Public Health PerspectivesElena Vidrascu on Screen Time and Substance AbuseIn this episode of JPHMP Direct TALK, Elena Vidrascu, MSc, JPHMP Direct contributor of the series Preventing America’s Next Drug Epidemic: A Multidisciplinary Approach, discusses whether and how screen time and media content may be impacting the developing minds of youngsters growing up in the digital age. In this two-part series, she'll examine the potential consequences and correlations of screen time, attention, and substance abuse.2018-06-2509 min
Public Health PerspectivesPreparing for the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) ExaminationIn this episode of Public Health Perspectives, LaTonya Bynum shares insights into preparing for the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) examination, which measures knowledge in the Seven Areas of Responsibility for Health Education Specialists delineated by A Competency-Based Framework for Health Education Specialists 2015.
LaTonya Bynum is the Healthcare Technical Writer for the Health and Life Sciences Department of DXC Technology, a global end-to-end IT company. Recently, she earned her MPH with an emphasis in Health Policy and Management from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. In addition, she holds a bachelor of science degree in Health Education with a...2018-06-1215 min
Public Health PerspectivesPHAB Interview with Drs. Les Beitsch and Ron ChapmanIn this episode of JPHMP Direct TALK, Les Beitsch, MD, JD, and Ron Chapman, MD, MPH, chat with PHAB Communications Manager Teddi Nicolaus about how public health accreditation is driving the use of Quality Improvement and Performance Management at health departments. Dr. Beitsch is the Chair of the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine at Florida State University College of Medicine. Dr. Chapman serves as Health Officer for California’s Yolo County. The discussion draws on Dr. Chapman’s commentary, “Public Health Accreditation Impact: The Performance Management System,” and a research report co-authored by Dr. Beitsch titled “Has Voluntary Public Hea...2018-06-1122 min
Public Health PerspectivesDeaths of Despair: A Conversation with John Auerbach on Fatalities from Drugs, Alcohol, and SuicideThis episode of JPHMP Direct TALK focuses on an editorial published in the July/August 2018 issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, titled “Deaths of Despair and Building a National Resilience Strategy” by John Auerbach and Benjamin Miller, an editorial written in response to the Pain in the Nation report released by Trust for America’s Health, which elucidates the alarming statistics related to deaths caused by drug overdoses, alcohol, and suicide, and what actions our nation must implement in order to foster a resilience strategy and end these epidemics. Guests: John Auerbach and Elena Vidrascu
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Public Health PerspectivesAllison Foster, President of the National Board of Public Health ExaminersAllison Foster, President of the National Board of Public Health Examiners chats with host Camelia Singletary about CPH (Certified in Public Health) credentialing for current and future public health care workers.
Here are some relevant articles that can be found in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
journals.lww.com/jphmp/Fulltext/2…fessional.9.aspx (she is actually lead author on this paper)
journals.lww.com/jphmp/Fulltext/2…eople_and.8.aspx
journals.lww.com/jphmp/Fulltext/2…epartment.1.aspx
Link to the National Board of Public Health Examiners website
www.nbphe.org/leadership/2018-05-2213 min
Public Health PerspectivesDr. Rex Archer Talks with PHAB about His Report, Developing a Culture of HealthDr. Rex Archer, MD, MPH, Director of the Kansas City, Missouri, Health Department and a member of the board of directors of the Public Health Accreditation Board, chats with PHAB Communications Manager Teddi Nicolaus about how partnerships with local organizers can transform communities and create upstream health solutions.2018-05-1618 min
Public Health PerspectivesLaura Rasar King and Nicole Williams from the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)In this episode, the focus will be on accreditation for schools and colleges of public health by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). As noted on the organization’s site, its mission is to “assures quality in public health education and training to achieve excellence in practice, research, and service, through collaboration with organizational and community partners.”
Joining the show today are Laura Rasar King, CEPH Executive Director, and Nicole Williams, Communications Director & Senior Accreditation Specialist. Laura has over 15 years of experience in the public health field and has been an integral part of developing outcomes-based foundational criteria for MP...2018-04-1718 min
Public Health PerspectivesPublic Health Perspectives Episode 2: Conversation on Leadership with Lizzie CorcoranIn this episode of Public Health Perspectives, join host Camelia Singletary, MPH, as she speaks with Lizzie Corcoran on experiences with public health leadership and the development of future public healthcare workers.
Lizzie Corcoran Lizzie is the 2017-2018 ASPPH Philanthropy Fellow at the de Beaumont Foundation.2018-03-1429 min
Public Health PerspectivesPublic Health Perspectives Episode 1: Drs. Lloyd F. Novick and Cynthia MorrowIn this episode of Public Health Perspectives, Drs. Lloyd F. Novick and Cynthia Morrow, co-editors of JPHMP's 21 Public Health Case Studies on Policy & Administration (Wolters Kluwer, 2017), join host Camelia Singletary, MPH, live at the American Public Health Association conference in Atlanta, Georgia, to discuss why the editors chose to focus on the case-based learning strategies presented in their new book and the ways that realistic insight gleaned from actual case examples will be beneficial to future public health professionals.2018-01-1109 min