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Houston, We Have a Reviewer Problem

“This is a moment that calls for collective action. If we can stabilize the professional and personal environments of researchers—reducing strain, restoring trust, and supporting collaboration, we may recover the capacity to contribute to shared scientific goals.”
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Welcoming New & Recently Appointed Editorial Board Members

JPHMP is pleased to welcome several new and recently appointed Editorial Board members. These leaders bring deep expertise across public health practice, policy, evaluation, and communication, and will play an important role in advancing the journal’s mission to bridge research and real-world public health implementation.
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How the Public Health Infrastructure Grant Is Advancing Public Health Accreditation Nationwide

PHIG is enabling more health departments to progress through the accreditation pipeline, ultimately strengthening the nation’s public health system, leading to stronger prevention, preparedness, and response to emerging public health threats.
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Lessons from the launch of the Upper Midwest Center for Public Health Preparedness and Response

This blog post describes the efforts of the Upper Midwest Center for Public Health Preparedness and Response to understand and support public health emergency preparedness needs in HHS Region V, including its most recent project targeted at K-12 school preparedness.
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The Doctor of Public Health and the National Association for Doctors of Public Health: Building the Next Generation of Public Health Leaders

Leaders of the National Association for Doctors of Public Health (NADrPH) kick off this new blog series by introducing the Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degree and explaining the role of NADrPH within the broader public health field.
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Rural Health Transformation Guides the Way

This entry is part 67 of 67 in the series Focus on Accreditation and Innovation
Rural communities are innovating, adapting, and leading in ways that others could learn from and replicate.
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Introducing Insights from the Field: Clarifying How We Publish Practice‑Based Work at JPHMP

This entry is part 18 of 18 in the series News & Announcements
To better align our article types with the kinds of contributions practitioners are making—and to reduce confusion for authors, reviewers, and readers—we are making two important updates to our publication model.
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Using the FPHS Capacity and Cost Assessment Tool in Public Health

This entry is part 66 of 67 in the series Focus on Accreditation and Innovation
Public health leaders are increasingly facing decisions about how to assure Foundational Public Health Services (FPHS) delivery and infrastructure in the context of shifting resources. By understanding both current capacity
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Dr. Ed Baker: A Public Health Trailblazer

This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series Public Health Trailblazers
This post recognizes Dr. Ed Baker as a trailblazer whose visionary leadership helped shape and strengthen the field of public health.
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From Wearables to Workflows: A Q&A with Dr. Aiden J. Chauntry on What Public Health Practitioners Should Know About Physiological Data

As wearable data move from pilot projects into everyday public health practice, one question looms large: when should teams actually act? Dr. Aiden J. Chauntry shares hard‑won lessons on decision‑readiness, context, workflow capacity, and equity—offering a grounded look at how wearable data can support action rather than distract from it.
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Highlights from Our Latest Issues

From Vision to Action: Building Community Capacity for Safer Streets Through a Public Health Framework

February 13, 2026

This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Mar 2026

This blog highlights how the North Carolina Vision Zero Collaborative uses a public health, capacity-building approach to help communities create and implement Vision Zero plans to reduce roadway deaths and serious injuries to zero.

Celebrating 10 Years of the Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey (PH WINS)

November 19, 2025

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series PH WINS 2024

This episode of JPHMP Direct TALK celebrates 10 years of the Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey (PH WINS)—the first and only nationally representative survey of the governmental public health workforce.

New Blogs

Houston, We Have a Reviewer Problem

June 10, 2026 Leave a comment

“This is a moment that calls for collective action. If we can stabilize the professional and personal environments of researchers—reducing strain, restoring trust, and supporting collaboration, we may recover the capacity to contribute to shared scientific goals.”

How the Public Health Infrastructure Grant Is Advancing Public Health Accreditation Nationwide

May 28, 2026

PHIG is enabling more health departments to progress through the accreditation pipeline, ultimately strengthening the nation’s public health system, leading to stronger prevention, preparedness, and response to emerging public health threats.

Leadership & Management

Bringing AI to the Front Lines of Public Health: A Call to Action

July 31, 2025

This entry is part 2 of 7 in the series September 2025

The age of AI has arrived. Public health leaders must not stand on the sidelines.

Staying Agile and Solving Problems as a Local Public Health Leader: An Interview with Dr. Claude A. Jacob

November 15, 2024

This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Leadership and Management

As a companion to a new column on the practice of public health leadership, we present an interview from late 2024 with Dr. Claude A. Jacob, a seasoned public health leader who has championed innovation at the local, regional, and national levels over more than two decades.

News & Announcements

Welcoming New & Recently Appointed Editorial Board Members

May 29, 2026

JPHMP is pleased to welcome several new and recently appointed Editorial Board members. These leaders bring deep expertise across public health practice, policy, evaluation, and communication, and will play an important role in advancing the journal’s mission to bridge research and real-world public health implementation.

Honoring Two Pillars of Public Health Leadership: Dr. Paul Erwin and Dr. Peggy Honoré

January 13, 2026

This entry is part 17 of 18 in the series News & Announcements

The leadership, scholarship, and unwavering commitment of Dr. Paul Erwin and Dr. Peggy Honoré have shaped not only JPHMP but the broader field of public health.