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Q&A with Drs. Rui Li and Justin B. Moore on Physical Activity and Healthy Eating in China

Posted on September 20, 2019 by jphmpdirect

At JPHMP, our mission is to advance and disseminate impactful, practice-based evidence to inform initiatives and policies to improve population health. The public health researchers, academics, policy makers, and practitioners who contribute content to the journal support this mission and strive to improve public health for all communities through their research. We sat down with Rui Li, PhD, at Wuhan University

PHAB Interview with Drs. Les Beitsch and Ron Chapman on Health Department Quality Improvement and Performance Management

Posted on June 12, 2018 by jphmpdirect

In this episode of JPHMP Direct TALK, Les Beitsch, MD, JD, and Ron Chapman, MD, MPH, chat with PHAB Communications Manager Teddi Nicolaus about how public health accreditation is driving the use of Quality Improvement and Performance Management at health departments. Dr. Beitsch is the Chair of the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine at Florida State University College

Making an Impact on Public Health: Video Interview with Dr. Jay Maddock

Posted on June 6, 2018 by jphmpdirect

In this video, Dr. Jay Maddock, Dean of the School of Public Health at Texas A&M University and co-author of “The Role of Dissemination in Promotion and Tenure for Public Health” explains why impact factor and h-index only measure part of the public health scholar’s impact in the field and offers tips on disseminating research to achieve greater success, at

Q&A with Dr. Simpson A. Boateng the former Director of Public Health, Accra Metropolitan Assembly

Posted on June 4, 2018 by jphmpdirect

by Audra Gold, MS At JPHMP, our mission is to advance and disseminate impactful, practice-based evidence to inform initiatives and policies to improve population health. The public health researchers, academics, policy makers, and practitioners who contribute content to the journal support this mission and strive to improve public health for all communities through their research. Our Author Q&A series provides

Estimating the Economic Burden Related to Older Adult Falls by State: Author Q&A with Dr. Yara Haddad

Posted on May 14, 2018 by jphmpdirect

JPHMP Direct Welcomes New Editorial Assistant Elena Vidrascu

Posted on February 22, 2018 by jphmpdirect

We’re pleased to announce that Elena Vidrascu, MSc, has been hired as a fulltime editorial assistant. Elena will be helping with various editorial and administrative tasks, serving as the guest editor of our Students of Public Health series, and developing a brand new serial for JPHMP Direct, among other projects, which she discussed with us in the following interview. Please help us welcome Elena by

The Impact of Four State-Specific MBHCPs and Lessons Learned from a Multistate Collaborative Effort

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling

Experts from the Quad-State Mental and Behavioral Health Capacity Project, an important component of the Gulf Region Health Outreach Program (GRHOP), describe the impact of the Quad-State MBHCP. JPHMP Direct: What makes the Quad-State MBHCP component of the GRHOP unique and why was this collaborative effort important? Quad-State Mental and Behavioral Health Capacity Projects: The Quad-State MBHCP component of the