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Top 5 Issues to Consider at the Intersection of Behavioral Health and Public Health
- By: Christopher Kinabrew, MPH, MSW
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) defines behavioral health as including “the promotion of emotional health; the prevention of mental illnesses and substance use disorders; and treatments and services for mental and/or substance use disorders.” Why should public health professionals care about behavioral health? Two words: disability and premature death. Recent analysis of […]
Students Help Public Health and Safety Leaders Address Opioid Overdose in Rural Washington
Mason County, Washington, sits nestled near the bottom of Puget Sound in the southeast corner of the state’s Olympic Peninsula. It’s a prime destination for fishing and water sports, and for catching glimpses of snow-capped peaks, but many people are experiencing hard times. Logging jobs dried up in the 1980s, and many residents still struggle […]
Four Presentations from the 2016 NNPHI Annual Conference: Making the NNPHI “Refrigerator Door Collage”
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A confession: we’re a little sentimental, here at NNPHI. Sentimentality is hard to avoid when we consider that 2017 marks the 16th year of the NNPHI Annual Conference; that’s sixteen years of trial and error, community building and, most importantly, the advancement of public health. One might even say that we feel like proud mothers gushing […]
A Public Health Approach to Reducing Incarceration and Improving Health Outcomes
This presentation from Karen Reitan, AM, of the Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago and Fikirte Wagaw, MPH, of Public Health Consulting, LLC frames the justice system as a key area of public health transformation and explores how to adopt practices in prisons to promote good community health.
The Frontline of Population Health: Community Health Workers
This presentation led by Michael E. Rhein, President and CEO of Institute for Public Health Innovation and Dawn Heffernan RN, MS, CDE, the Director of the Western MA Public Health Training Center explores the challenges that community health workers (CHW) face every day and suggestions for improvement in the community.
Springboard to Active Schools
How can we work across sectors to create school environments that encourage students to be physically active?
We Launched Our New Healthy Schools Program: Here’s What We Know So Far
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), many of today’s and tomorrow’s leading causes of death, disease, and disability—including cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic lung diseases, depression, violence, substance abuse, and HIV/AIDS/STI— can be significantly reduced by preventing six behaviors: Tobacco use Behavior that results in injury and violence Alcohol and substance use Dietary and hygienic […]
Challenging Food Insecurity in the Desert Southwest
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“You are what you eat.” The statement has long been circulating in the public consciousness, but it takes on a new meaning through a health equity lens. Public health has become increasingly concerned about the number of people who lack access to sufficient or nutritious food due to physical, social, and economic factors. This […]
Partnering with Local Health Departments to Advance Health Equity
- By: The Public Health Learning Network
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At this year’s National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Annual Meeting, the Public Health Learning Network (PHLN) shared thoughts about the role of public health training centers in making health equity a reality. Learn more about NACCHO Annual Sharing Session 18, “How local public health departments can partner with regional public health training […]
Can an Activist Lab Transform Public Health Practice?
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It’s 3:00 on a hot summer afternoon in downtown Boston. The sidewalks are full of sightseers, working people on their coffee breaks, and people rushing to meetings or appointments. Almost everyone is carrying a cold drink to battle the heat. A man hands a woman a bottle of water, and they stop to chat. […]
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