New research analyzed more than 10,000 COVID-19 cases to explore how smoking, demographics, and community conditions were associated with hospitalization. Findings challenge the “smoker’s paradox” and show how integrating individual and community-level data can better target public health interventions.
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Public health nurses and nurse-led local health departments possess unique skills that were important in responding to COVID-19, especially in areas related to justice, equity, diversity and inclusion, and applying evidence-based approaches. Areas for additional training were also identified to guide future public health nurse workforce development.
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The NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis and the Rural Health Information Hub (RHIhub) developed the Rural Emergency Preparedness and Response Toolkit to help rural community leaders better protect and prepare their rural community for the next emergency or disaster.
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This blog summarizes key actionable insights from the qualitative responses shared by the public health workforce in the 2021 Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey (PH WINS).
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The Editor’s Podcast 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. Listen to the full podcast below. The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the erosion of public health infrastructure over the past decades and
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