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Infographic: Preventive Medicine Physician Workforce Supply & Distribution

Posted on April 14, 2021 by jphmpdirect

A new report published in a special supplemental issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice focusing on HRSA’s Investment in Public Health describes trends in both the number of board-certified preventive medicine physicians and those physicians who self-designate preventive medicine as a primary or secondary specialty and examines the age, gender distribution, and geographic distribution of this

10 Ways HRSA-Supported Preventive Medicine Residencies Responded to COVID-19

Posted on April 13, 2021 by jphmpdirect

A new report published in a special supplemental issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice focusing on the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA’s) Investment in Public Health looks at the programs and activities involving HRSA-supported preventive medicine residencies in response to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Dr. Lisa A. Miller and the HRSA-Funded Preventive Medicine Residency Program Director’s

Investing in Evidence to Inform How to Rebuild the US Public Health System in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted on April 7, 2021 by jphmpdirect

JPHMP Editorial Board Member Erika Martin (Associate Professor and PhD Director at Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, University at Albany-SUNY) and Betty Bekemeier (Associate Professor at the University of Washington (UW) School of Nursing and Director of the UW School of Public Health’s Northwest Center for Public Health Practice) reflect on the gaps in information about the public health delivery system

Declaring Racism as a Public Health Crisis, Part 2 with Dr. Jeanette Kowalik

Posted on April 5, 2021 by jphmpdirect

by Jeanette Kowalik, PhD, MPH, MCHES This is the second installment of the APHA HA Section–Public Health Management to Practice series. Here, we continue our discussion of the significance of introducing racism as a public health crisis. Due to the nature of this topic, it will be delivered in three parts to capture the background of this work, application, and

Dr. Jeff Koplan on the Practice of Leadership in Public Health

Posted on March 16, 2021 by jphmpdirect

This entry is part 9 of 17 in the series Management Moments

by Ed Baker, 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. It has been said that one of the central tasks for leaders is to “positively impact the way others feel.” (1)

Advocacy and Accreditation: PHAB’s Focus on Advancing Public Health Infrastructure

Posted on March 11, 2021 by jphmpdirect

This entry is part 28 of 67 in the series Focus on Accreditation and Innovation

by Paul Kuehnert, DNP, RN, FAAN Strong public health departments are essential for healthy and safe communities. This simple truth—evident to all of us in the “public health choir” before the COVID-19 pandemic tore through our communities—should be evident to all community members and policymakers now. Unfortunately, I think it is not. To change what otherwise may default to a

Podcast: CDC’s Law and Epidemic Emergency Preparedness (LEEP) Online Course

Posted on March 10, 2021 by jphmpdirect

State, tribal, local, and territorial health department staff, emergency planners and managers, first responders, and anyone working in response to an epidemic often face complex legal issues when working to stop the spread of a highly infectious communicable disease. In this episode of JPHMP Direct Talk, Gregory Sunshine and Brianne Yassine describe what public health professionals can expect to learn

The Poisoner’s Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York

Posted on March 2, 2021 by jphmpdirect

by Christina Baum 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 Poisoner’s Handbook by Deborah Blum tells the captivating tale of the evolution of the New York City medical examiner’s office between 1915

Trends in Florida’s 2020 COVID-19 Experience: Politics

Posted on February 25, 2021 by jphmpdirect

by Patrick Bernet and Leighton Dupree Pandemics travel through social connections, testing the mettle of communities. Arriving amidst a contentious presidential campaign, COVID-19 became part of the rhetoric, polarizing communities at a time when a shared commitment was most needed to save lives. Offering 29 electoral votes and polling as the closest contest among the five largest states, Florida received

The Power of Introducing Racism as a Public Health Crisis Policies

Posted on February 19, 2021 by jphmpdirect

by Jeanette Kowalik, PhD, MPH, MCHES This is the first installment of the APHA HA Section–Public Health Management to Practice series. We will begin to discuss the significance of introducing racism as a public health crisis. Due to the nature of this topic, it will be delivered in three parts to capture the background of this work, application, and implications

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