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Avoiding Unintended Consequences in Public Health: Ensuring that PHAB Accreditation Reduces Health Disparities Between Public Health Jurisdictions

Posted on August 25, 2021 by Kevin A. Kovach

It is vital to ensure that PHAB accreditation is accomplished in a way that maximizes its impact on health equity and does not systematically leave out jurisdictions. In our article titled, “An Analysis of How Characteristics of Local Health Department Jurisdictions Influence Involvement in PHAB Accreditation: Implications for Health Equity,” my colleague, Ashlyn Lipnicky and I set out to explore

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We Can Strengthen Communities by Committing to Equity

Posted on April 29, 2021 by Jamila M. Porter, DrPH, MPH

This entry is part 15 of 22 in the series Big Cities Health Coalition

by Jamila M. Porter, DrPH, MPH This post originally appeared on the Front Lines Blog and is republished here with permission from the Big Cities Health Coalition. From the very beginning, the COVID-19 pandemic illuminated and exacerbated a host of devastating inequalities that have long existed in our society. Renewed national movements for social justice and civil rights have made clear that the pandemic is a unique inflection point. We can stay on our current course and endure ever-growing injustice, or

Examining the Effectiveness of Year-Round School Calendars : An Interview with Dr. Robert Hahn

Posted on October 16, 2019 by jphmpdirect

by Michelle Haberstroh As part of my internship with JPHMP Direct, I had the opportunity to interview Dr. Robert Hahn, one of the authors of a systematic review published ahead-of-print in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. A PDF of the article, “Examining the Effectiveness of Year-Round School Calendars on Improving Educational Attainment Outcomes Within the Context of

Health Departments, Health Equity, and Intentional Inclusion

Posted on January 15, 2019 by jphmpdirect

This entry is part 19 of 67 in the series Focus on Accreditation and Innovation

by Kaye Bender, PhD, RN, FAAN Focus on Accreditation and Innovation addresses current issues related to the Public Health Accreditation Board’s national public health department accreditation program, and the Public Health National Center for Innovations. This series highlights the experiences and perspectives of accredited health departments and explores topics related to the Standards and Measures, research and evaluation findings, and

Letting Journal Editors Do (Some of) Your Work for You

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Justin B. Moore

This entry is part 31 of 35 in the series The Scholarship of Public Health

Regardless of your stage of training, public health discipline, or area of focus, you will undoubtedly need to conduct a search of the literature to identify epidemiologic data, evidence-based practices, measures, methods, or tools to support and enhance your work. While there are a number of search engines available to you, both governmental (eg, PubMed) and commercial (eg, Ovid, Google

Infographic: Recommendation for Center-Based Early Childhood Education to Promote Health Equity

Posted on November 16, 2016 by jphmpdirect

The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends early childhood education programs based on strong evidence of effectiveness in improving educational outcomes associated with long-term health and sufficient evidence of effectiveness in improving social- and health-related outcomes. When provided to low-income or racial and ethnic minority communities, early childhood education programs are likely to reduce educational achievement gaps, improve the health

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Public Health Is Inherently Political

Posted on November 1, 2016 by jphmpdirect

by Justin B. Moore, PhD, MS As I learned while teaching my first undergraduate public health course in 2004, public health is inherently political. In attempting to present the material in an apolitical manner, I failed miserably, (as indicated by my teaching evaluations). Contributing to my failure was undoubtedly the raging presidential election, my red state address, and my relatively

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