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Welcoming New & Recently Appointed Editorial Board Members

JPHMP is pleased to welcome several new and recently appointed Editorial Board members. These leaders bring deep expertise across public health practice, policy, evaluation, and communication, and will play an important role in advancing the journal’s mission to bridge research and real-world public health implementation.
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How the Public Health Infrastructure Grant Is Advancing Public Health Accreditation Nationwide

PHIG is enabling more health departments to progress through the accreditation pipeline, ultimately strengthening the nation’s public health system, leading to stronger prevention, preparedness, and response to emerging public health threats.
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Lessons from the launch of the Upper Midwest Center for Public Health Preparedness and Response

This blog post describes the efforts of the Upper Midwest Center for Public Health Preparedness and Response to understand and support public health emergency preparedness needs in HHS Region V, including its most recent project targeted at K-12 school preparedness.
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The Doctor of Public Health and the National Association for Doctors of Public Health: Building the Next Generation of Public Health Leaders

Leaders of the National Association for Doctors of Public Health (NADrPH) kick off this new blog series by introducing the Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degree and explaining the role of NADrPH within the broader public health field.
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Rural Health Transformation Guides the Way

This entry is part 67 of 67 in the series Focus on Accreditation and Innovation
Rural communities are innovating, adapting, and leading in ways that others could learn from and replicate.
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Introducing Insights from the Field: Clarifying How We Publish Practice‑Based Work at JPHMP

This entry is part 18 of 18 in the series News & Announcements
To better align our article types with the kinds of contributions practitioners are making—and to reduce confusion for authors, reviewers, and readers—we are making two important updates to our publication model.
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Using the FPHS Capacity and Cost Assessment Tool in Public Health

This entry is part 66 of 67 in the series Focus on Accreditation and Innovation
Public health leaders are increasingly facing decisions about how to assure Foundational Public Health Services (FPHS) delivery and infrastructure in the context of shifting resources. By understanding both current capacity
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Dr. Ed Baker: A Public Health Trailblazer

This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series Public Health Trailblazers
This post recognizes Dr. Ed Baker as a trailblazer whose visionary leadership helped shape and strengthen the field of public health.
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From Wearables to Workflows: A Q&A with Dr. Aiden J. Chauntry on What Public Health Practitioners Should Know About Physiological Data

As wearable data move from pilot projects into everyday public health practice, one question looms large: when should teams actually act? Dr. Aiden J. Chauntry shares hard‑won lessons on decision‑readiness, context, workflow capacity, and equity—offering a grounded look at how wearable data can support action rather than distract from it.
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Collective Partnership in Action: Shifting from Viewing CHWs as Research Helpers to Essential Co-Researchers

This entry is part 65 of 65 in the series Wide World of Public Health Systems
Community Health Workers are underutilized in research leadership roles, but a partnership of Minnesota organizations is working to change that.
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Hurricane Helene: How Public Health Helped Communities Recovery

Posted on October 28, 2025 by Suzanne J. Metcalf and Erin Fry Sosne

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Building Trust in Public Health: A North Carolina Perspective

Public health professionals in North Carolina built trust with communities during Hurricane Helene’s aftermath by providing essential services, clear communication, and collaborative recovery efforts that addressed immediate needs like housing, power, and clean water.

Dr. Lloyd Novick’s Impact on JPHMP and Its Authors

Posted on October 23, 2025 by JP Leider

What is the measure of a man who spent the last half of his professional life championing a journal? Dr. JP Leider breaks down Dr. Lloyd Novick’s impact on the journal he founded and the people he supported.

A Tribute to Dr. Lloyd Novick

Posted on October 22, 2025 by Dr. Paul K. Halverson, JPHMP Editorial Board

This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series Public Health Trailblazers

For over 30 years, Dr. Lloyd Novick passionately championed the importance of promoting scholarship from public health practice. A pragmatic leader and a consummate scientist, his career was shaped by his academic training and his evidence-based executive roles in both state and local public health agencies. This unique background gave him a compelling argument for disseminating knowledge that had been

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Dr. Lloyd F. Novick’s Role in Establishing the Community Preventive Services Task Force

Posted on October 22, 2025 by Ron Bialek

Dr. Lloyd F. Novick's Role in Establishing the Council on Linkages and the Community Preventive Services Task Force

Ron Bialek, President and CEO of the Public Health Foundation, reflects on Dr. Lloyd Novick’s role in establishing the Council on Linkages and the Community Preventive Services Task Force.

The “Infrastructure” of Public Health Infrastructure

Posted on October 17, 2025 by Jason Orr

Building Pathways to Careers in Public Health

This entry is part 62 of 65 in the series Wide World of Public Health Systems

Just as a house relies on invisible foundations, public health systems depend on Foundational Capabilities (ie, infrastructure) to function, yet these are often underfunded and overlooked.

Why Trust Matters in Public Health

Posted on September 26, 2025 by Suzanne J. Metcalf and Erin Fry Sosne

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Building Trust in Public Health: A North Carolina Perspective

Trust is the invisible infrastructure that makes public health work. In North Carolina, new statewide data confirms trust in public health is rising. Learn more in this new series hosted by the North Carolina Division of Public Health.

The Hidden Toll on Public Health Workers During COVID-19

Posted on September 25, 2025 by Amanda Ketner, Olivia Micca, Aaliyah Barnes

This entry is part 7 of 7 in the series September 2025

A new article in JPHMP explores how Connecticut public health workers faced emotional strain, resource gaps, and burnout during COVID-19, and offers strategies to better support this essential workforce in future public health crises.

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From Vision to Action: A Blueprint for Public Health System Transformation

Posted on September 25, 2025 by Melissa Server

Value and Impact of Public Health Accreditation

This entry is part 61 of 67 in the series Focus on Accreditation and Innovation

PHAB, in partnership with the University of Minnesota Center for Public Health Systems, recently launched a Blueprint for Public Health System Transformation (Blueprint) that provides health departments, health department systems, and their public health ecosystem partners with guidance and resources for engaging in intentional system transformation efforts.

The EMS Exodus: Why Clinicians Are Leaving and What It Means for Public Health

Posted on September 17, 2025 by Kyla Woodward, Bianca Frogner, Davis Patterson

This entry is part 6 of 7 in the series September 2025

A growing number of EMS clinicians are leaving the workforce, driven by burnout, limited career advancement, and structural challenges—raising serious concerns about the future capacity of emergency medical services in the US.

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Ready, Set, AI: From Groundwork to Guidelines for a Policy That Works

Posted on September 17, 2025 by Tatiana Y, Lin, Shelby C. Rowell, Emma Uridge

This entry is part 17 of 18 in the series Collaborative Advantage

In this blog, the Kansas Health Institute outlines foundational steps for developing an artificial intelligence (AI) policy and offers a practical starting point for organizations considering AI — or questioning whether to explore it at all.

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