A multidisciplinary clinic focused on low-barrier, immediate access to health care and social services for individuals following release from incarceration led to improved outcomes for patients.
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San Francisco Documentary Spotlights Impact of Community-based Organizations on Health Equity during COVID-19 Pandemic
This entry is part 19 of 19 in the series Big Cities Health CoalitionA documentary from the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) movingly shows how community members and organizations banded together with the health department to provide testing and vaccine equity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Team-based, Low-barrier Care Improves Outcomes for Individuals Leaving Incarceration
This entry is part 14 of 14 in the series May 2024A multidisciplinary clinic focused on low-barrier, immediate access to health care and social services for individuals following release from incarceration led to improved outcomes for patients.
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Organizational Insights: Exploring Barriers and Facilitators in Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) Implementation Across Public Health Agencies
This entry is part 13 of 14 in the series May 2024We explore the organizational challenges and opportunities encountered by public health agencies (PHAs) in implementing electronic case reporting (eCR), providing valuable insights for optimizing organizational strategies and fostering innovation within PHAs.
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Critical Success Factors for Settling into a New Job
This entry is part 12 of 14 in the series May 2024By asking good questions and building relationships in the first months of a new job, one can establish a solid foundation for future success.
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Letter to the Editor: Peacebuilding Through Cooperation in Health Care and Public Health Between Israel and Palestine
This entry is part 11 of 14 in the series May 2024Dear Editor, We would like to discuss the article “Peacebuilding Through Cooperation in Health Care and Public Health Between Israel and Palestine” by Landesman et al, which appears in the
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Maternal and Child Health Podcast with Dr. Lindsey Yates
JPHMP Editor-in-chief Lloyd Novick speaks with Dr. Lindsey Yates about working together to improve maternal health.
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Public Health as a Bridge to Peace between Israel and Palestine
This entry is part 10 of 14 in the series May 2024In the post-October 7th era, with the Israel-Hamas war raging, some opponents would prefer to lean into their oppositional instincts, rather than constructive ways to improve health within Israel and Palestine. Cooperation is more essential now than ever.
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Defining Sexual and Reproductive Health
To effectively engage in activities related to sexual and reproductive health (SRH), it’s imperative to recalibrate our understanding of SRH and track its evolving conceptual boundaries. This post aims to delve into the definitions of SRH, starting with its seminal articulation at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in 1994.
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How Scripts for Case Investigation and Contact Tracing Evolved During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This entry is part 9 of 14 in the series May 2024A new study examines how the design and modification of COVID-19 case investigation and contact tracing interview scripts can help inform future pandemic responses.
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Public Health Nurses in an Emergency Response: Highlighting Proficiencies and Training Needs
This entry is part 8 of 14 in the series May 2024Public health nurses and nurse-led local health departments possess unique skills that were important in responding to COVID-19, especially in areas related to justice, equity, diversity and inclusion, and applying evidence-based approaches. Areas for additional training were also identified to guide future public health nurse workforce development.
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Current Issue
Organizational Insights: Exploring Barriers and Facilitators in Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) Implementation Across Public Health Agencies
We explore the organizational challenges and opportunities encountered by public health agencies (PHAs) in implementing electronic case reporting (eCR), providing valuable insights for optimizing organizational strategies and fostering innovation within PHAs.
Featured Supplement
The Editor’s Podcast: Harassment and the Mental Well-being of Local Public Health Professionals
Tim McCall discusses the role of harassment in the mental well-being of local public health professionals and its relationship with an intent to leave their organization during the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Research on Big City Health Officials and Their Staff Show High Levels of Diversity, Commitment, and Acute Stress
Examining data from the 2017 and 2021 PH WINS, Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC) Director Chrissie Juliano describes changes in the BCHC governmental public health workforce.
Leadership and Management
Rebuilding Advocacy in Public Health
Exciting new initiatives are now underway to rebuild advocacy in public health at this vulnerable moment of eroding trust and decreased political skill sets.
Facing Leadership Challenges: Priority Setting and Time Management
Better priority setting and time management practices offer public health professionals the tools to address the challenges of “too much to do and not enough time to do it.”
New Blogs
San Francisco Documentary Spotlights Impact of Community-based Organizations on Health Equity during COVID-19 Pandemic
A documentary from the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) movingly shows how community members and organizations banded together with the health department to provide testing and vaccine equity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Maternal and Child Health Podcast with Dr. Lindsey Yates
JPHMP Editor-in-chief Lloyd Novick speaks with Dr. Lindsey Yates about working together to improve maternal health.
New Podcasts
Maternal and Child Health Podcast with Dr. Lindsey Yates
JPHMP Editor-in-chief Lloyd Novick speaks with Dr. Lindsey Yates about working together to improve maternal health.
Is Incarceration a Public Health Issue? A Podcast with Drs. Faye Taxman and Niloofar Ramezani
In this episode of JPHMP Direct Talk, members of the APHA Health Administration Section and the APHA Human Rights Forum speak to Drs. Faye Taxman and Niloofar Ramezani about the macrofactors that influence local jail populations.
JPHMP Editorial Board Spotlight
Making Strides in Public Health: Spotlight on Dr. Ross Brownson
“[A] really important part of Public Health 3.0 is having new partners in new disciplines. Not just rounding up the usual suspects of the health
The Wide World of Public Health: Spotlight on Dr. JP Leider
“[A]s an undergraduate I studied ethics and genetics, so not terribly applied in the way that public health is, and I found that that’s what
Students of Public Health
Call for Nominations: Students Who Rocked Public Health in 2023
We’re looking for Students Who Rocked Public Health in 2023. Send us your nominations by Dec. 1, 2023.
Students Who Rocked Public Health 2022
Curious who’s listed in our round-up of Students Who Rocked Public Health in 2022? Find out here!
Writing and Publishing
New Guidance for Reporting Race and Ethnicity in Research and Practice Articles
The Journal of Public Health Management and Practice understands and respects the critical importance of inclusive language in reporting race and ethnicity in scientific writing
On-Demand Training: Introduction to Practice-Based Publishing
Practice-based research is at the core of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice (JPHMP) mission. Practitioners are doing good and important work, inside