by Big Cities Health Coalition and Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists staff The Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC) is a forum for the leaders
JPHMP Direct Voices
What to Expect When You’re Expecting an Academic Job Interview, Part II: The Phone Interview
by Justin B. Moore, PhD, MS, FACSM The Scholarship of Public Health addresses topics relevant to scientific publishing, dissemination of evidence and best practices, and
Introducing the JPHMP Editor’s Podcast with Dr. Lloyd F. Novick
The Editor’s Podcast with Dr. Lloyd F. Novick will appear with each new issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice and will
Clam Aches
by Cynthia B. Morrow, MD, MPH As was fairly typical, late on a Friday afternoon in mid-September, 2008, as she was getting ready to go
Public Health Department Accreditation a Popular Topic at APHA’s 2018 Annual Meeting
by Teddi D. Nicolaus Focus on Accreditation and Innovation addresses current issues related to the Public Health Accreditation Board’s national public health department accreditation program,
PhD Hacks: Strategic Management for Your Doctoral Studies
by Erika Martin, PhD, MPH Surviving your dissertation and the job market requires a secret sauce of excellent research, strong work ethic, and effective project
What to Expect When You’re Expecting an Academic Job Interview, Part I: Getting the Interview
by Justin B. Moore, PhD, MS, FACSM The Scholarship of Public Health addresses topics relevant to scientific publishing, dissemination of evidence and best practices, and
Who Rocked Public Health in 2018? You Tell Us
Students Who Rocked Public Health 2018 For the past two years, we have featured students rocking public health in our popular monthly series of the
Special Features
New Infographic: A Spoonful of Lead
A study published in a special supplement issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice focusing on Lead Poisoning Prevention highlights the potential risks of
Five Things to Know About CDC’s 6|18 Initiative
by Laura C. Seeff, MD; Tricia McGinnis, MPP, MPH; Hilary Heishman, MPH As the US health care system undergoes dynamic change, increased alignment between health
School Health Alliance Mobile Medical Unit Is Keeping Students Healthy, Fit, and Ready to Learn
by Camelia Singletary, MPH, and Elena Vidrascu, MSc Mobile Medical Unit Background Mobile Medical Units were pioneered by the Children’s Health Fund (CHF) over 30
New Tutorial: How to Write the Methods Section of a Scientific Article
This new tutorial helps you write the methods section of a scientific article. Dr. Justin B. Moore shares writing advice in his column The Scholarship of Public Health.
New Tutorial: How to Write the Discussion Section of a Scientific Article
This new tutorial helps you write the discussion section of a scientific article. In a recent post in Dr. Justin B. Moore’s column The Scholarship of Public Health, he
Infographic: Effectiveness of Dual Dispatch to Cardiac Arrest Policy
The policy in Houston, Texas, is to dual dispatch medically trained firefighters in addition to emergency medical services (EMS) units to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) cases. While believed to improve public
From the Editor
Celebrating 25 Years of Publication
by Lloyd F. Novick, MD, MPH With the publication of the January 2019 issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice (JPHMP), we celebrate
For Public Health Workers, Voting Is a Professional Responsibility
by Justin B. Moore, PhD, MS On November 6th the United States will hold the 2018 midterm elections. Midterm elections are notoriously low-turnout elections, with
