Mental Health and Wellbeing Among Public Health Professionals
Dr. Katie Schenk explores the mental health impacts of working through the pandemic on public health professionals.
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Writing Constructive Peer Review Reports
In this post, we explain what you can gain from providing peer reviews and tips on how to write constructive reports.
Read moreCritical Viewpoints of Public Health Career Advancement: Podcast with Dr. Ans Irfan
Public Health Perspectives is a podcast series targeted towards strengthening the future public health workforce. Join us as we explore the narratives of public health care professionals and gain insight on career paths that shape the profession. In this episode of Public Health Perspectives, I’m speaking with Dr. Ans Irfan, a public health scholar-practitioner currently based at Harvard University, where he is exploring
Read moreNavigating the Peer Review Process as an Author: 10 Steps to Converting Your “Revise & Resubmit” into an Acceptance
In this second post of our three-part series on navigating the peer review process, we provide a 10-step process to convert your “revise & resubmit” into an acceptance. At long last – after (im)patiently waiting for a determination on your manuscript submission, you receive an Outlook notification from the editorial office! You excitedly click open the email message, anticipating the
Read morePublic Health Workspaces
Dr. Katie Schenk offers assorted reflections on public health work and workplaces in this second post in this new series.
Read moreDemystifying the Peer Review Process
In this three-part series, we will demystify the peer review process, provide tips on how to increase your chances of success following a “revise and resubmit,” and explain how to prepare a constructive peer report. The peer review process is a universal source of anxiety and frustration for all scholars, from students to tenured professors. Conflicting reviews, reviewers who seem
Read moreObviously, you should never read the comments if the story is about public health harassment and bullying. Unless…
Initial survey findings released in March 2022 revealed high levels of stress, burnout, and intent to leave among the governmental public health workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read moreThe Public Health Workforce Is Not Okay: Lessons from the Public Health Frontline
The public health workforce is not okay. In this series of articles, I will share what it has been like on the public health frontline and how these experiences have changed me forever. I will share the lessons I have learned and what I want the people around me to know, both inside and outside of the public health sector.
Read moreService Sharing: A Powerful Tool for Public Health Transformation
Service sharing can serve as a powerful tool for local and state public health leaders who are rethinking public health systems and considering the most efficient and effective ways to deliver public health services.
Read moreThe Moderating Role of Race in Turnover Intention at State and Local Public Health Organizations
Our focus was to assess whether race moderated the relationship between work environment factors and turnover in the public health field. This research aligns with the higher goal of recruiting and retaining public health workers that are reflective of the communities they serve. The US population is becoming more racially and ethnically diverse, and the population’s health and health care
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