Social media, to the chagrin of many, has become an integral part of our lives, especially among young adults. But what is the impact of social media use (SMU) on… Read More
In the digital age, public health influencers and experts often use social media to share their knowledge. Instead of just journals or conferences, these professionals use platforms like Twitter and… Read More
It’s been a while since I wrote one of these summaries. Chalk it up to new projects, new opportunities, and a lack of time to simply sit down and do… Read More
Our analysis of the recent trends in academic articles, news articles and tweets.
At this year’s American Public Health Association conference, we tracked the event’s tweets and found some interesting trends. Here are our findings!
Yes, this post will save you $1,200! That’s $1,200 in the cost of registration and the cost of your time that you don’t have to spend! Before I get into… Read More
For those of us who straddle between research and practice, it may not be enough to keep abreast of the scientific literature. It’s important, of course–PubTrawlr was founded on that… Read More
Cutting-edge health equity research doesn’t just happen in scientific journals. There’s a vibrant community of practitioners, advocates, and community members with lived experience working towards better health and wellbeing for… Read More
For August, we went a little deeper in the whole “discourse space” on suicide. In addition to the scan of the published academic literature and Twitter trends, we also pulled… Read More
There are plenty of good ideas about how to solve complex social problems. One of the major levers is policy. And the people responsible for brokering between local needs and… Read More
Let’s go Socratic for a second. What does it mean to be an implementation practitioner? By that, if you were a person who was interested in getting good ideas into… Read More
What does recent Twitter say about implementation science? Well, one common thread was that Implementation Practice includes enabling relationship-building, developing a common language, defining roles, and dedicating resources. That was… Read More