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It’s (Already) Time to Call the Game

Posted on August 4, 2020 by jphmpdirect

This entry is part 13 of 22 in the series Big Cities Health Coalition

by Chrissie Juliano, MPP This post originally appeared on the Front Lines Blog and is republished here with permission from the Big Cities Health Coalition. I am a lifelong baseball fan. I have vivid memories of game 6 of the 1986 World Series as a young New York Mets fan. My move as an adult to DC coincided with the return of baseball to the city and a renewed love for the game. My family attended Nationals games at RFK, the first game at the then-new Nats Park, and the all-star festivities (where my

Community Engagement in a Multilevel Rural Trail Intervention: Interview with Alan Beck

Posted on July 14, 2020 by jphmpdirect

by Christiaan Abildso, PhD In the seventh, and final, episode of Views from the Front Porch, my guest is Dr. Alan Beck, Project Coordinator at the Prevention Research Center at Washington University in St. Louis. He coordinates Heartland Moves a project funded by the National Cancer Institute that aims to increase physical activity (PA) in rural populations in southeast Missouri.

The Emory COVID-19 Response Collaborative: Podcast with “Pracademic” Dr. Allison Chamberlain

Posted on July 6, 2020 by jphmpdirect

by Molly Gutilla, DrPH, MS Public Health Pracademics explores the intersection between academia and practice with an eye toward recognizing those already bridging this gap and encouraging others to embrace efforts to link science and practice. With all that we have to work on right now, from racism to COVID-19, and the intersection of these two, I can hardly think

Five Months In, Our Pandemic Battle Is Far from Over

Posted on June 30, 2020 by jphmpdirect

This entry is part 12 of 22 in the series Big Cities Health Coalition

by Chrissie Juliano, MPP This post originally appeared on the Front Lines Blog and is republished here with permission from the Big Cities Health Coalition. Nearly five months ago, I received an invite from a colleague at the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) to join a call discussing the first case of coronavirus in the state of Washington. While driving back

Experience as a Contact Tracer: Family Ties

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Rosanna Lara

Over the summer, JPHMP Direct’s “Boots on the Ground,” is running a series, “Answering the Call: A Public Health Response to COVID-19,” featuring posts from the Academic Public Health Volunteer Corps in Massachusetts. When I first arrived in the United States from the Dominican Republic, I was a young 17-year-old with both dreams and doubts. I had no clear image

The Editor’s Podcast: The Public Health Challenge of Our Era, COVID-19

Posted on June 26, 2020 by jphmpdirect

by Lloyd F. Novick, MD, MPH The Editor’s Podcast with Dr. Lloyd F. Novick appears with each new issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice and offers a closer look at the articles published in the latest issues with guest appearances by authors, guest editors, and others. This episode of the Editor’s Podcast highlights articles appearing

Every Contact Counts: Training Contact Tracers for the COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted on June 16, 2020 by jphmpdirect

by Lloyd F. Novick, MD, MPH Today, I’m talking with Dr. Betty Bekemeier, director of the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice at the University of Washington about a new 90-minute contact tracing training program that is now available. The training, Every Contact Counts, will support public health agencies’ ability to expand contact tracing efforts to help slow the spread

Practical Playbook: Community Partnerships Improving Health

Posted on June 15, 2020 by jphmpdirect

Since its inception in 2013, the Practical Playbook initiative has provided tools, guidance, and resources that have helped create more than 1,000 programs and more than 600 partnerships among public health, primary care, and others to improve population health. View this new video to learn more about the impact of the initiative, a partnership between Duke University School of Medicine, the Centers for

Mental Health During the Pandemic

Posted on June 15, 2020 by jphmpdirect

by Jonathan Temte, MD/PhD It’s happened to me three times so far. I get a text message from the US Census Bureau requesting, “Please answer survey on COVID19 crisis.” Although my mind initially said, “scam,” I connected using the hot link to find that there is an ongoing assessment of the American population. Among the questions related to employment, changes

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