Jones & Bartlett Learning Health Blog

Join us for this free webinar on Tuesday March 7 at 2:00 PM EST.

Richard K. Riegelman, MD, MPH, PhD, will present an update on the current status of undergraduate Public Health education in the U.S.

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Topics: Richard Riegelman, undergraduate public health, Webinar

Topics: ACA, Richard Riegelman, undergraduate public health, Webinar, health disparities, MACRA, mass incarceration, webinars

by Richard Riegelman MD, MPH, PhD Profession and Founding Dean, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University

As Zika spreads to the U.S., climate change becomes a daily reality, and the presence of antibiotic resistance becomes a threat to human health, the One Health movement has emerged to help us understand how it all fits together. One Health looks at the relationship between human, animal, and ecosystem health and offers the potential for dramatic progress if the health professions work together to address these issues.

Learn more about the One Health initiative in this webinar recorded on December 1st, 2016.

Topics: allied health, Health, Author, Global health, health administration, Health Science, Richard Riegelman, Webinar, Diseases

Topics: public health education, Global health, Richard Riegelman

By Richard Riegelman, MD, MPH, PhD, Professor and Founding Dean, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University

The growth of undergraduate public health education shows no signs of slowing down. The latest Department of Education data shows over 10,000 bachelor's degree graduates per year. This does not include the growing number of public health and global health minors or courses designed for general education or to prepare student for clinical graduate education.

Topics: Health, public health education, Health Navigator, Public Health, Richard Riegelman

By Richard Riegelman MD, MPH, PhD, Professor and Founding Dean, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University

As Zika spreads to the U.S., climate change becomes a daily reality, and the presence of antibiotic resistance becomes a threat to human health, the One Health movement has emerged to help us understand how it all fits together. One Health looks at the relationship between human, animal, and ecosystem health and offers the potential for dramatic progress if the health professions work together to address these issues.

Topics: Brenda Kirkwood, One Health, Richard Riegelman

As the U.S. health system becomes more and more complex, the term “Health Navigator” is starting to appear in the national media as the newest emerging career. That's why we are excited to announce the launch of the Health Navigation Series.

Developed under the editorial direction of Richard K. Riegelman, MD, MPH, PhD, this series of four textbooks and accompanying digital learning materials is designed for health navigator associate degree and certificate programs leading to employment as community health workers, patient navigators, and/or health insurance navigators.

Topics: Health, Kay Perrin, Health Navigator, Health Navigator Curricula, Health Navigator Degree, Richard Riegelman

Guest blogger, author, and editor of the Essential Public Health Series, Richard Riegelman MD, MPH, PhD, writes about the emerging career field known as “Health Navigator.”

Topics: Kay Perrin, Navigating Health Insurance, public health education, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Heal, Health Navigator, Jones and Bartlett Learning, Navigating Community and Consumer Health, Navigating the U.S Healthy System, Navigators, Principles of Health Navigation, Public Health, Public Health 101, Richard Riegelman, JBL Health Navigation, JBL Essential Public Health Series

Earlier this week, we conducted an Undergraduate Public Health webinar with featured presenter, Dr. Richard K. Riegelman, MD, MPH. It explored important topics, such as:

Topics: public health education, Richard K. Riegelman, Author, Public Health, Richard Riegelman, undergraduate public health

Please join us in celebrating National Public Health Week (NPHW) today through April 13. For nearly two decades, NPHW has raised awareness of the important role public health plays in keeping communities both healthy and safe. This year’s theme is “Public Health: Start Here.”

Topics: public health education, Brenda Kirkwood, National Public Health Week, NPHW, Public Health 101, Richard Riegelman, Public health management