by John S. Marr, MD, MPH, and Robert M. Maulitz, MD Dr. John Marr had been the New York City health department’s principal epidemiologist for
JPHMP Direct Voices
A Career in Research Proves to Be More Rewarding than Student Alexandra Peluso First Imagined
by Alexandra Peluso, BS Students of Public Health: Voices & Profiles focuses on research projects and other contributions students are making to advance public health. Student
Creating Multisector Partnerships to Share Data through the All In Network
by Travis Parker Lee, BS Focus on Accreditation and Innovation addresses current issues related to the Public Health Accreditation Board’s national public health department accreditation
Genius, Creativity, and Healthy Aging
by Jay Maddock, PhD The Dean’s Perspective focuses on issues pertinent to the relationship between academic public health and the practice community. Recently, I had
Contradictory ABA Letters Reflect Divisiveness of Our Country
by Tina Batra Hershey, JD, MPH, and Elizabeth Van Nostrand, JD Crossroads: Law and Public Health addresses topics related to the intersection of law and public
Let Schools Be Places for Learning—Not “JUULing”
by Brian A. King, PhD, MPH The Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC) is a forum for the leaders of America’s largest metropolitan health departments to
Writing the Introduction of Your Manuscript for the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
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
Sound Healing, Part 2: A Conversation with Alexander Tuttle
by Elena Vidrascu, MSc JPHMP presents Preventing America’s Next Drug Epidemic: A Multidisciplinary Approach, a new series designed to introduce the many facets of substance
Special Features
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
Through Haiti: How a Natural Disaster Disproportionately Affects Populations with Lower Socioeconomic Status
by Jayda Melnitsky Public Health Commentaries by Students is the result of a classroom writing assignment by Dr. Erika Martin at the University at Albany-SUNY who required students to write a
From the Editor
New Public Health Approaches to Infectious Disease Threats
by Lloyd F. Novick, MD, MPH The November-December issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice focuses on new public health approaches to
Fall Reading Recommendations From the Editor
by Justin B. Moore, PhD, MS With the summer waning, children back in school, and fall on the horizon, I would like to take a
