What We Have Learned from Rhode Island’s Harm Reduction Vending Machines
Evaluation of the first two years of Rhode Island’s harm reduction vending machines (HRVMs) and their role alongside in-person harm reduction services.
Read moreMonthly Archives: June 2025
Career Trends Survey Results from University of Minnesota School of Public Health Alumni
This blog post describes findings from the UMN SPH Career Trends Survey and provides insights into factors influencing public health staffing challenges.
Read moreWe Go Deep: Health Equity Frameworks for Community Climate Action
Exploring the depth of health equity for practical applications for community engagement and public health climate action.
Read moreHow AI Could Revolutionize Public Health Planning – But Not Without Us
This blog post explores how AI tools like GPT-4o could change the way public health professionals analyze strategic plans; saving time, boosting insight, and helping us take smarter action to advance health.
Read moreFoundational vs. Community-specific Services
This blog explores the distinction between what is foundational and what is a community-specific service and provides helpful guidance and resources to health departments and health department systems who are defining this work within their jurisdictions.
Read moreThe Public Health Disaster Research Award Program: Strengthening the Research Workforce and Advancing Evidence-Based Practice in the US Territories
A novel research award program that paired funding and training with a focus on underserved areas helped build research capacity in the US territories.
Read moreDemystifying Applied Public Health Ethics: New Framework Highlights Ethical Considerations in Wastewater Surveillance and Tools for Deliberating Them
This month, we, with our colleagues at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the University of Otago, published a new article in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice titled “Development of a New Framework to Address Public Health Ethical Considerations in Wastewater Surveillance.” The article introduces an ethical framework to guide public health professionals in the
Read moreTelephone Visits as a Low-Barrier Approach to Facilitate Linkage to Care Following Release for Individuals Newly Diagnosed with HIV
COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders prompted the launch of a telephonic visits program which served as a low-barrier public health approach to facilitate linkage to community HIV care among individuals newly diagnosed with HIV while in jail.
Read moreSalary and Job Requirement Differences for Jobs in Local and State Health Departments versus the Private Sector: Analysis of Large-Scale Job Postings Data
Using job postings can show which jobs pay less or more in government, so health departments can advocate for fair pay.
Read morePracticing Leadership in Troubling Times
By adopting certain core leadership principles during this time of great uncertainty, public health leaders may summon the clarity and courage to provide effective leadership for the communities which they serve.
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