Structural Bias Found in Investigations of Sudden Infant Deaths
A new study in JPHMP looks at what the public health system could do differently to prevent SUIDs.
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Public Health Detailing as a Tool for Increasing COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence and Access and Addressing Racial Inequities
A public health detailing campaign focused on building confidence in and access to the COVID-19 vaccines was a key part of reducing racial inequities in COVID-19 vaccination rates across New York City.
Read moreAddressing a Measurement Gap by Linking State All-Payer Claims Database with State Cancer Registry Data
The linkage of state all-payer claims database with state cancer registry provides an excellent opportunity to assess regular mammography use in women with breast cancer prior to and following breast cancer diagnosis.
Read moreSPACE Tool 2.0: A Downloadable Spreadsheet Tool to Measure the Impact of Sexually Transmitted Infection Program Budgets
An updated, user-friendly spreadsheet tool is available to help health departments estimate the impact of changes in their STI prevention budgets.
Read moreCOVID-19 Vaccine Information-Seeking Patterns and Vaccine Hesitancy: A Latent Class Analysis to Inform Practice
Different groups are consuming COVID-19 information in distinct ways. Public health messaging must recognize this and adjust content and dissemination strategies to meet users where they are.
Read moreCreating Support Systems for Employees and Researchers Receiving Public Harassment
After Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (Bloomberg School) faculty and staff reported receiving such harassment related to their public health work, the school established the FlagIt report and response system to support any individuals (faculty, staff or students) within the Bloomberg School community facing such harassment.
Read moreOn MENDS: Governance Framework Facilitates Information Sharing for Chronic Disease Surveillance
This article presents practical guidance for implementing a data-sharing governance framework of value to public health and healthcare organizations based on the experience of the Multi-State EHR-Based Network for Disease Surveillance (MENDS).
Read moreHepatitis C Virus Elimination: An Achievable Goal
Louisiana and Washington, states with significant differences in sociodemographic characteristics, public health policies, and health rankings, provide models for screening, surveillance, treatment, and funding for other jurisdictions pursuing hepatitis C elimination by 2030.
Read moreMeeting the Needs of People Experiencing Homelessness During Local WASH-Related Emergencies
Vulnerable people experiencing homelessness are often not included in preparedness planning for WASH-related emergencies. NACCHO worked with five local health departments to update their emergency plans to address this gap and captured their lessons learned.
Read moreBridging Gaps: Making the NIH All of Us Research Program More Accessible for Participants
Explore how the National Institutes of Health (NIH) All of Us Research Program successfully implemented Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) as a complement to web-based surveys, bridging the digital divide to engage diverse participants, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
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