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The Potential Value of Joint Health Assessments to Community Health

Posted on September 15, 2023 by Hank Stabler

This entry is part 37 of 37 in the series Wide World of Public Health Systems

Community health assessments (CHAs)/community health needs assessments (CHNAs) are an integral part of public health practice and are conducted regularly on behalf of communities across the US. Yet, while there are many examples of joint CHAs/CHNAs between Nonprofit Hospitals (NPHs) and Local Health Departments (LHDs)/State Health Agencies (SHAs) across the country, too many assessments are conducted with minimal involvement from their organizational counterparts, particularly among NPHs conducting CHNAs. Hank Stabler explains why NPHs are not involving LHDs/SHAs in their CHNAs.

Messaging Research: Effective Public Health Communication Strategies for a Divisive Political Climate

Posted on September 14, 2023 by Big Cities Health Coalition

This entry is part 17 of 17 in the series Big Cities Health Coalition

Big Cities Health Coalition polled audiences from 35 of their member big cities to better understand how individuals who are skeptical of public health interventions could be moved to better support the important role governmental public health departments and leaders play in their communities. This post outlines the top messaging strategies their research supports.

Exploring Data Modernization in Action with ‘DMI Stories from the Field’

Posted on September 11, 2023 by Sarah Shaw

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Innovations in Informatics

Sarah Shaw, a senior informatics analyst for PHII, explains how “DMI Stories from the Field,” a collection of lessons learned from states and jurisdictions along different phases of their modernization journeys, illustrate what successful data modernization looks like in practice.

PHAB’s Tools for Transformation

Posted on September 5, 2023 by Melissa Sever

This entry is part 41 of 41 in the series Focus on Accreditation and Innovation

The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) has developed a variety of tools to support health departments and governmental public health systems in intentionally transforming and modernizing to create equitable systems and communities.

Disability and the Public Health Workforce

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Nikki Weiss

This entry is part 36 of 37 in the series Wide World of Public Health Systems

Nikki Weiss discusses three disability justice issues that are likely to significantly impact public health systems.

Training Underrepresented Students to Enhance the Diversity of the Biomedical, Behavioral, and Clinical Research Workforce

Posted on August 29, 2023 by Camelia Singletary and Maame Amoah-Dankwah

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Diversifying the Field of Science

The STEP-UP program at Wake Forest University School of Medicine supports 25 trainees annually, who are recruited from 6 unique sources of underrepresented undergraduate students that are placed with outstanding mentors at top-notch participating doctoral granting, research intensive universities.

Diversifying the Field of Science

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Camelia Singletary

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Diversifying the Field of Science

This new series will highlight training and mentoring programs designed to expand opportunities for underrepresented students interested in careers in science.

The PHAB Center for Innovation’s 21st Century Learning Community: Transformation Priorities

Posted on August 17, 2023 by Naomi Rich

This entry is part 40 of 41 in the series Focus on Accreditation and Innovation

PHAB’s 21st Century Learning Community (21C) Affinity Groups share highlights from topics prioritized from December 2022 to May 2023.

Staying Alert: Lifeguard Attentiveness and Best Practices

Posted on August 17, 2023 by Dylan Skelton

Although typically surveilled by lifeguards, the crowded, chaotic nature of a pool may not allow those guards on duty to pick up on every emergent or potentially dangerous situation requiring their assistance. Student and lifeguard Dylan Skelton shares best practices for maintaining a high level of attention to ensure pool safety.

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The Roles that Governmental Public Health Staff Can Play to Mitigate Climate Change

Posted on August 7, 2023 by Jocelyn Leung

This entry is part 35 of 37 in the series Wide World of Public Health Systems

Climate change is already here and not a threat in the distant future. As public health departments make plans for mitigating its impacts on the communities they serve, these climate considerations might help governmental public health workers in their current job responsibilities.

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