tips, advice and resources for careers in public health, including "How to EDU"
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
Celebrations of family, friends and food are a wonderful focus for this time of the year. Whatever your traditions for the holiday season, (new and old), please have fun and be safe!
‘Tis the Season for Effective Essays
Late fall and winter is the start of the season for applications to public health programs, especially at the graduate level. A key element of the application is the personal essay. Essays can be a challenge, in part, because they can include vague instructions. At...
Public Health Politics and Advocacy Are Not Over. It’s Not Over!
For many Americans, election day is the end of their focus on health policy, politics and advocacy. Well, not so fast! In fact, health policy and public health are on political agendas "all day, e'er day." Case in point? President Barack Obama has nominated Dr. Vivek...
Public Health Conferences and Tools and Other Resources, Oh My
It is SO great when public health organizations collaborate to provide resources for public health professionals. Though I can't tell how updated some of the links are, the news and meeting links are current (and future). A collaboration of U.S. government agencies,...
NAHSE Serves a Diverse Range of Health Care Leaders
The National Association of Health Services Executives is a great organization for health care students and professionals. Its purpose is to: ...ensure greater participation of minority groups in the health field. Its basic objective is to develop and maintain a...
Conference Showcases Dissemination and Implementation (More Exciting Than It Sounds)
December 8-9, 2014, AcademyHealth and the National Institutes of Health will co-host the "7th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation: Transforming Health Systems to Optimize Individual and Population Health." If you are looking for an...