Jones & Bartlett Learning Public Health Blog

By Dr. Patti R. Rose, Ed.D, author of Health Disparities, Diversity, and Inclusion

Topics: health disparities, Patti Rose, maternal mortality and black women

 

By Dr. Patti R. Rose, Ed.D, author of Health Disparities, Diversity, and Inclusion

Among the headlines this morning came some great news. Reps. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) and Alma Adams (D-N.C.) announced that they have created a Black Maternal Health Caucus.  "Our caucus will elevate black maternal health as a national priority and explore and advocate for effective, evidence-based, culturally competent policies and best practices for improving black maternal health," Underwood said at a press conference. Read the full story:  
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/438004-dem-reps-form-black-maternal-health-caucus

Topics: flipping the classroom, health disparities, Classroom Assignments, Patti Rose, maternal mortality and black women

by Mona Sarfaty, MD, MPH 
Director, Program for Climate and Health, Center for Climate Change Communication,
George Mason University.  She is also the author of the forthcoming text Climate Change and Population Health. 

Topics: Climate Change

Dr. Patti Rose, author of Health Disparities, Diversity, and Inclusion will give the keynote address at the upcoming Inaugural National Association for Black Veterinarians (NABV) Conference on June 7 - 8, 2019 at NOPSI Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Topics: diversity, Patti Rose, veterinary medicine

By Kathryn H. Jacobsen, MPH, PhD
Author of Introduction to Global Health,Third Edition

Topics: National Public Health Week (NPHW), Global health, Global Health Blog, kathryn jacobsen

 

 

Topics: public health education, health education, Health foundations, health and wellness

By Eileen Morrison, EdH, MPH, CHES, Professor, Health Administration, Texas State University, San Marcos; author of Ethics in Health Administration, Fourth Edition and Health Care Ethics, Fourth Edition

Who cares about healthcare ethics?  If you are part of healthcare that represents public health, your answer is “we do”. When you examine your responsibilities in public health practice, you can see that they are founded in concern for others, and go beyond the individual. Your mission is never simple because public health deals with the complexities of educating, changing behaviors, and protecting the community through legislation and action. In addition, there is never enough funding to do all that needs to be done. Public health is often the unnoticed hero.

Topics: healthcare ethics, Eileen Morrison

 

Topics: public health education, Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH), Masters of Public Health competencies

By Richard Riegelman MD, MPH, PhD, Professor and Founding Dean, The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, author of Public Health 101, Third Edition and Population Health: A Primer

Topics: NPHW, Richard Riegelman, undergraduate public health, National Public Health Week (NPHW), public health education, Health foundations

Epidemiology: Beyond the Basics, Fourth Edition by Moyses Szklo and F. Javier Nieto just received a 4-star review from Doody's Review Service. According to Natalie J. Del Vecchio, MS, BS, from the University of Iowa College of Public Health, the text is,

Topics: Epidemiology, Doody's Review Service