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Category: commentary
The Top Public Health Influencers on Instagram to Follow Today.
Public health is an ever-evolving field, especially with the rapid advancements in technology and constant changes in the world. One way to stay updated and educated is to follow experts… Read More
School-Based Mental Health: An Essential Thread in the Fabric of Public Health
The hallways of our schools aren’t just corridors that guide students from math class to history lessons. They are avenues that pave the way for mental well-being, personal development, and… Read More
Bridging the Research-Practice Gap: The Need for Implementation Science and its own Implementation
In scientific research, a chasm often exists between the results produced in controlled environments and their application in real-world settings. This disconnect, known as the research-practice gap, has hindered the… Read More
The Complexity of Breast Cancer Disparities
Breast cancer impacts the lives of countless women worldwide. But what makes this fight even more challenging are the glaring disparities in incidence, treatment, and survival rates that persist among… Read More
What do Medical Librarians tweet about? An extremely silly post.
Usually, when I do a conference recap, I wait a few days for the data to settle. However, we’ve got an earlier flight on Friday, and with a wedding and… Read More
Talking on The Psychologists Podcast
I was lucky enough to be asked to join Drs. Julia and Gill Strait to talk about community psychology, but also the ways in which implementation can be improved. And,… Read More
The Quality Implementation Framework: Round Two
Nearly ten years ago, I was part of a paper that attempted to distill syntheses of implementation frameworks down into a usable tool. And that tool was pretty good! You… Read More
I applied for a vacant school board position, and struck out for the 5th time
For the past few years, I’ve been interested in contributing to my local town’s school board. There are a lot of reasons for this. Public education is the biggest social… Read More
Teamwork makes the dream work! Collaborative networks in JPHMP
My colleague and I are preparing an article on the use of social media to monitor vaccine outreach that we plan to submit to the Journal of Public Health Management… Read More
An introduction to Harm Reduction — What does the Research Say?
Harm reduction measures are intended to reduce the negative consequences of certain behaviors, such as drug use and sex. This may be achieved without people having to stop doing these… Read More
What PubTrawlr will achieve
Scientific knowledge is all around us, but it can be difficult to understand and use it. The sheer size, complexity, and uncertain quality of scientific literature make it difficult for… Read More