by Jay Maddock, PhD This article originally appeared in The Conversation and is shared here with permission from the author. As the pandemic drags on, following COVID-19 prevention guidelines can feel like more and more of a challenge. This kind of fatigue is not unique to pandemic precautions like sticking with social distancing, masking up and keeping your hands washed.
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by Jason S. Brinkley, PhD, MS, MA As the father of four, I’ve spent much of the pandemic glued to television and internet resources watching the reporting on the spread of the COVID pandemic. With the upcoming mix of holiday and flu seasons, it seems that most expert sources are reporting a coming surge of COVID cases. Questions about participating
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by Emily Yox, MPH Each month, NACCHO brings you a new public health book, read and reviewed by NACCHO staff. Book reviews in this series originally appeared on NACCHO Voice: The Word on Local health Departments and are republished here with permission. The Warmth of Other Suns shares incredible stories of Black Americans who left the south during the Great Migration and came
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Last December, Lauren Hunter, a fourth-year doctoral student at the University of California Berkley School of Public Health, was listed as one of 13 Students Who Rocked Public Health in 2019 for her work in delivering sexual and reproductive health services to adolescent girls and young women in Tanzania. Here, she describes her efforts in more detail. Follow along each
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by Lloyd F. Novick, MD, MPH The Editor’s Podcast with Dr. Lloyd F. Novick offers a closer look at the latest articles published in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, as well as discussions with public health leaders on related topics. In this episode of the Editor’s Podcast, I speak with a JPHMP editorial board member who is
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by Justin B. Moore, PhD, MS, FACSM Single-issue voting is the phenomena where a voter will choose a candidate (or often a party) based upon their stance on an issue that is of central importance to the voter. The classic example is that of abortion rights. Since the landmark Roe v. Wade decision nearly fifty years ago, one struggles to
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by Gopalkrishna G. Verma and Joy D. Desouza The COVID-19 pandemic has been a severe blow to 466 million individuals with hearing loss disability. Governments worldwide have suggested wearing face coverings/masks in enclosed places in an attempt to control the transmission of coronavirus. Unfortunately, this measure has an unintended discriminatory impact on these individuals as they rely on their ability
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by Ed Baker, MSc, MD, MPH This series of video interviews with public health leaders is related to topics discussed in columns in the JPHMP series, The Management Moment. These brief interviews provide tips on putting into practice information from these columns. When I think of public health leaders whom I most respect and admire, my mind turns to Dr. Bill Foege,
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