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Aug 6, 2019

Check out our #publichealth MOOC course on The People, Power, and Pride of Public Health. The course provides a sweeping overview through interviews with practitioners and heroes in our field. Thanks to

@NACCHO

and

@ASTHO

for partnering with us! coursera.org/learn/public-h

Sep 9, 2022

Congrats to Melinda Kelly, the 2022 award winner for Student Excellence in Public Health Practice Globally, for her work in partnership with

@bornintocrisis

to author a cross-sector brief to improve and elevate maternal and newborn health (MNH). tinyurl.com/SuccessDepends

Congrats to

, the 2022 award winner for Student Excellence in Public Health Practice in India for her partnership with

@UmangBal

@MCHItweets

to co-design & implement a vaccine acceptance & misinformation program. tinyurl.com/2021-2020-Prac @johnshokinsSPH

Congrats to Emma Joo, MSGH, the 2022 award winner for Staff Excellence in Public Health Practice in Tanzania for her work to develop, implement, and evaluate two breast cancer projects with the Bugando Medical Center in Mwanza, Tanzania. tinyurl.com/2021-2020-Prac @johnshokinsSPH

Sep 1, 2022

Congrats to Doug Storey, winner of the 2022 award for Faculty Excellence in Public Health Practice Globally for his partnership with

@JohnsHopkinsCCP

to design an ongoing global survey of COVID-related knowledge. ccp.jhu.edu/kap-covid/ tinyurl.com/2021-2020-Prac @johnshokinsSPH

Congrats to

, the 2022 winner of the Award for Student Excellence in Public Health Practice in the US, for her work with

@KHNews

to create an online course (MOOC) guiding journalists on how to report on suicide safely. tinyurl.com/2021-2022-Prac tinyurl.com/suicide-safety

Aug 25, 2022

Congrats to Nick Moran,

@mlehartman

, and

@voxlindsaysmith

, winners of the 2022 Award for Staff Excellence in Public Health Practice for their work to produce and dissemination credible evidence-based COVID-19 content. publichealth.jhu.edu/headlines/publ tinyurl.com/2021-2022-Prac

Congrats to

, winner of the 2022 Award for Faculty Excellence in Public Health Practice in the US, for her partnership with

@Cal_HHS

on the “CalRx” initiative to launch the first state-sponsored low-cost insulins. medi-calrx.dhcs.ca.gov/home/ tinyurl.com/2021-2022-Prac

Aug 16, 2022

Congrats to Alexander Blum, the 2022 winner of the Award for Student Excellence in Public Health Practice in Baltimore, for his work to establish a clinic in Baltimore that provides health evaluations for asylum seekers. tinyurl.com/2021-2020-Prac

Congrats to

, winner of the 2022 Award for Student Excellence in Public Health Practice in Baltimore, for his partnership with

@greenmountwest

to increase mask access and education in Baltimore City’s Greenmount West Neighborhood. tinyurl.com/2021-2020-Prac

Congrats to

, the 2022 award winner for Staff Excellence in Public Health Practice in Baltimore, for her collaboration with the Fells Point Main Street Association and

@MDHealthDept

to conduct overdose prevention trainings in Fells Point. tinyurl.com/2021-2020-Prac

Congrats to

, the 2022 award winner for Faculty Excellence in Public Health Practice in Baltimore! Megan worked with

@BRTA_mandate

to examine the intersection of public transit, social vulnerability, air pollution, & health impacts. publichealth.jhu.edu/sites/default/

Jul 27, 2022

Tomorrow! Join us Wed. 7/27 at 3:30 p.m. EST for the final Welcome Wednesday Session: mental health and well-being in our work and in our community in Sheldon Hall or online: my.jhsph.edu/Academics/prac

@JHSPH_HPM

Deans Sommer, Klag, and

@EllenJMacKenzie

kicked off our Wednesday Welcome series on the Power of Public Health sharing insights from their 120 years combined years of experience at Hopkins. See the recording and future sessions here: my.jhsph.edu/Academics/prac

Tomorrow! Join us for the second Welcome Wednesday session, featuring a discussion on the work being done across the school and in the community to address inclusion, diversity, anti-racism, & equity. This is a hybrid event in Sheldon Hall. Join online: my.jhsph.edu/Academics/prac

Jul 12, 2022

Tomorrow! Join us for the first of this three session Welcome Wednesday series, featuring 3 current and former deans of the school of public health! This is a hybrid event and will take place in Sommer Hall. Join online here: my.jhsph.edu/Academics/prac

Congrats to

MD Maternal Health Innovation Team, winner of the 2022 Team Award for Excellence in Public Health Practice for their work with

@MDPatientSafety

to improve maternal health in MD. publichealth.jhu.edu/sites/default/

BSPH students had an active public health week engaging in a wide range of topics including healthcare access for Myanmar refugees, surgery through a public health lens, mHealth, global mental health, vaccine hubs and access in Asia and Africa, and a networking mixer.

World Health Organization (WHO)

@WHO

Apr 6, 2022

Today is #WorldHealthDay! Environmental factors - including climate change - claim 13 million lives every year. Stop burning fossil fuels like oil, coal and natural gas for a #HealthierTomorrow More: bit.ly/WorldHealthDay

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@APHA_PHEHP

Apr 7, 2022

Human rights are closely tied to how diseases spread and impact communities. Public health inequities and struggles around the world impact the health of our community at home. Learn more about how Health must be a human right across the globe at nphw.org/Themes-and-Fac #NPHW

World Health Day: Health is a Human Right. Graphic of five people of diverse backgrounds showing off their vaccination bandage.

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PHASE intern

interviewed MD COVID-19 contact tracers as part of

@MDHealthDept

’s Contact Tracing Unit qualitative study to document the impact of contact tracing, improve policies and process, and recognize these unsung heroes of the pandemic. Thank you contact tracers!

We Stand With Public Health

Apr 5, 2022

Explore our We Stand with Public Health website to learn more about ongoing efforts to support the public health workforce. (2/2) standwithpublichealth.jhsph.edu/stop-harassmen

Happy Public Health Week! There is no better time to show our support for public health. Check out the following terrific and moving video on the importance of standing with public health. (1/2) youtube.com/watch?v=Tcqi0- #publichealthweek

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Now more than ever, the United States needs a strong public health system. Compounding challenges must be met with science, community engagement, collaborati...

Learn more about action steps and resources to stand with public health. 2/2 standwithpublichealth.jhsph.edu/stop-harassmen

#PublicHealth workers have worked to keep us safe throughout the #COVID19 pandemic. Yet 2 in 5 executives say they’ve been bullied, threatened, or harassed by people outside the health department. 1/2 #PHWINS

phwins.org

Kresge Health

@kresgehealth

Mar 29, 2022

#PublicHealth has been underfunded for decades, and #COVID19 has pushed many on the frontlines of protecting community health to the limit. New #PHWINS survey reveals stress, burnout, and even PTSD symptoms.

@deBeaumontFndtn

@ASTHO

phwins.org

NACCHO

@NACCHOalerts

Mar 29, 2022

#PublicHealth has been underfunded for decades, and #COVID19 has pushed many on the frontlines of protecting community health to the limit. The new #PHWINS survey reveals stress, burnout, and even PTSD symptoms.

@deBeaumontFndtn

@ASTHO

The only nationally representative survey of state and local government public health workers. Interact with the data and explore the impact of COVID-19.

de Beaumont Foundation

@deBeaumontFndtn

Mar 29, 2022

New survey reveals the disturbing toll of #COVID19 on America’s frontline #PublicHealth workers. phwins.org #PHWINS

on the latest #PHWINS findings.

@NACCHOtweets

ajph.aphapublications.org

Dr. Tom Frieden

@DrTomFrieden

Mar 21, 2022

It's crucial that we protect public health and health care workers, including from attacks, threats, and intimidation. That means better training, improved support networks, long-term investments, legal protections, and more.

Objectives. To characterize the experience and impact of pandemic-related workplace violence in the form of harassment and threats against public health officials. Methods. We used a mixed methods...

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AJPH Think Tank and 9 others

Read about

Ward et al study am.ajph.link/Ward_ViolenceA in the

@washingtonpost

Local health officials report threats, vandalism and harassment during the pandemic, study finds washingtonpost.com/health/2022/03

ajph.aphapublications.org

Julie Ward

@julie_a_ward

Mar 17, 2022

🚨New pub thread!🚨 “Pandemic-related workplace violence and its impact on public health officials, March 2020-January 2021” in

@AMJPublicHealth

doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2 1/10

Objectives. To characterize the experience and impact of pandemic-related workplace violence in the form of harassment and threats against public health officials. Methods. We used a mixed methods...

AJPH

@AMJPublicHealth

Mar 17, 2022

Four new pieces are now online in First Look. The 2 editorials and 2 studies cover workplace violence, the harassment of health officials, measuring personal networks, and implementing birth centers. Check them out here: ajph.aphapublications.org/toc/ajph/0/0

A graphic shows which articles were published today in AJPH's First Look section. 4 bulleted lists overlay a dark red background and list the article titles and authors. The first bullet point reads:
“Pandemic-Related Workplace Violence and Its Impact on Public Health Officials, March 2020–January 2021” by Julie A. Ward, MN, RN, Elizabeth M. Stone, MS, Paulani Mui, MPH, and Beth Resnick, DrPH, MPH.

The second bullet point reads: “Measure of personal network size using the known population method: a methodological guide” by Jody Clay-Warner, PhD, Tenshi Kawashima, MA, and Timothy G. Edgemon, PhD

The third bullet point reads: “Harassment of health officials: a significant threat to the public’s health” by Michael R. Fraser, PhD, MS

The fourth bullet point reads: “Scaling the strong start birth centers: promoting equitable maternity outcomes” by Suzan Ulrich, DrPH, MSN, MN, CNM

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Julie Ward and 2 others

Mar 17, 2022

Since the early months of the pandemic, we’ve heard stories of public health officials leaving their jobs because of harassment and threats. Our research documents this exodus and its impact on the public health workforce. doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2 #WeStandwithPublicHealth

JHU SOURCE

@JHUSOURCE

Mar 11, 2022

Nominations close on March 25th for SOURCE Community Service Awards! As a part of National Volunteer Week in April, SOURCE annually presents awards to individuals and groups that have shown a strong commitment to community engagement, service learning, and public health practice.

Mar 2, 2022

Self-nominations or nominations from practice partners or BSPH staff and faculty will be accepted. Learn more: [2/2] my.jhsph.edu/Academics/prac #PubHlthPractice #publichealthpractice #BSPH #publichealth #johnshopkins #jhu #johnshopkinsuniversity #hopkins

Nominations for this year’s Schoolwide Practice Awards are now open through March 25, 2022! The Practice Office recognizes faculty, staff, and graduate students each year for outstanding public health practice contributions in Baltimore, the U.S., and globally. [1/2]

Show your support for our public health workforce – consider sending a quick THANK YOU for all their great efforts to protect our health! [6/6]

Explore guidance for how public health workers and agencies can recognize, prevent, and address workplace violence in public health: standwithpublichealth.jhsph.edu/wp-content/upl [5/6]