This study contextualized survey response rates from a community health center-based study focused on multiple types of discrimination and health, conducted during the first years of the COVID-19 pandemic, with results underscoring the need to interpret lower-than-expected response rates in relation to the impact of the pandemic and the broader sociopolitical context.
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Decision making by state health officials in a public health emergency is a complex and critical process involving many variables.
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Exciting new initiatives are now underway to rebuild advocacy in public health at this vulnerable moment of eroding trust and decreased political skill sets.
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Editor-in-chief Lloyd F. Novick highlights new articles in the Nov/Dec 2023 issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice.
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Many flavored tobacco sales restrictions have been amended, resulting in more comprehensive policies that may increase impact.
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Strategies to promote healthy weight, nutrition, and physical activity are commonly identified in large local health department Community Health Improvement Plans, yet not all strategies have the strongest evidence for effectiveness or for reducing health disparities.
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Members of ASTHO describe four policy recommendations to reduce the risk of overdose and drive improved health outcomes for many people who use drugs or those with a substance use disorder.
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In early spring 2020, the DuPage County Health Department ([DCHD], IL) implemented an innovative special situation infectious disease alert system to raise situational awareness of first responders while ensuring the privacy of residents.
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Leveraging Twitter data and deep learning, this research provides a comprehensive insight into public sentiment towards soda taxes, highlighting the role social media can play in policy making.
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Health departments have new funding for recruitment, but their job descriptions need a makeover.
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