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Dr. Justin Moore Discusses “Cost-effectiveness of Community-based Minigrants to Increase Physical Activity in Youth”

Posted on July 20, 2017 by jphmpdirect

At JPHMP, our mission is to advance and disseminate impactful, practice-based evidence to inform initiatives and policies to improve population health. The public health researchers, academics, policy makers, and practitioners who contribute content to the journal support this mission and strive to improve public health for all communities through their research. We sat down with Justin Moore, PhD, associate editor

Impact Factor: The Metric You Love to Hate

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Justin B. Moore

This entry is part 27 of 35 in the series The Scholarship of Public Health

Thomson Reuters has released the 2016 Journal Citation Reports®, which contain Impact Factors for all of the 11,000-plus journals that they index. As usual, it has caused a high level of mass consternation. As the sky is most certainly not falling, despite indications otherwise, I felt obligated to chime in and let you know a little secret: it’s not the

Finding Time for Scholarly Writing (Part II)

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Justin B. Moore

This entry is part 28 of 35 in the series The Scholarship of Public Health

One of the most oft-repeated statements in the academy is “I really should be writing.” It has even evolved into a number of humorous memes that you shouldn’t search for (since you should be writing). Despite the ubiquity of frustrations over self-sabotage of the writing process, there are a number of productive scholars who successfully produce a robust body of

Cost-Effectiveness of Minigrants to Increase Physical Activity

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Justin B. Moore

A new study published in the Journal of Public Health Management & Practice looks at the cost-effectiveness of minigrant programs that promote strategies for increasing physical activity levels in youth. Author Justin B. Moore, PhD, MS, and colleagues, sampled students in grades 4 through 8 in 20 North Carolina counties in observation waves over a two-year period to determine the cost per child per minute of moderate-to-vigorous physical

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July 2017: Health in All Policies & Special Supplement on Community Health Needs Assessment

Posted on May 31, 2017 by jphmpdirect

by Justin B. Moore, PhD, MS The July/August issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice (JPHMP) includes a number of articles focused on obesity prevention and active living. Marissa Zwald and colleagues present a thorough examination of the role of elected and appointed local officials in transportation policy and planning decisions in “Understanding Municipal Officials’ Involvement in

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Finding Time for Scholarly Writing (Part I)

Posted on May 5, 2017 by Justin B. Moore

This entry is part 29 of 35 in the series The Scholarship of Public Health

Who Is a Scientist, Anyway?

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Justin B. Moore

This entry is part 30 of 35 in the series The Scholarship of Public Health

Ostensibly, this question should be easy to answer. One answer might be that a scientist is someone trained in the scientific method who applies that knowledge to the conduct of research. Unfortunately, the proliferation of social media and other platforms for dissemination and criticism of scientific studies has blurred the line considerably. For example, some definitions of “scientist” you might

Vigilance and Public Health

Posted on January 6, 2017 by jphmpdirect

by Justin B. Moore, PhD, MS, FACSM Aldous Huxley once stated, “Eternal vigilance is not only the price of liberty; eternal vigilance is the price of human decency”; a riff on the oft attributed quote on the price of liberty (alone). Although spoken many decades ago, the author’s words are as true now as they have ever been. The United

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