RVPHTC Blog
Welcome to our blog! Covering classic and topical public health themes, we hope you find new and interesting information through our blog posts, published weekly to keep you in the know on all things public health!
Interested in contributing or have a topic you’d like to see? Email us at rvphtc@umich.edu.
RVPHTC Awarded Renewed HRSA Funding for 2022-2026
The RVPHTC was recently awarded $3.7 million in funding by HRSA. The award provides funding from July of 2022 through June of 2026, and will help the center expand its goal to increase the supply, diversity, and capacity of the public health workforce.
Eliminating Barriers to Mental Wellness Through Improved Food Access
When physiological needs such as food are provided for, mental health can finally take the front seat, allowing an individual to be truly “healthy.”
The Impact of Workplace Stress on Mental Health
Mental health in the workplace is a major public health concern and the COVID-19 pandemic has shown that the struggles should be more openly discussed, with interventions and solutions for everyone. There are numerous initiatives and efforts to advance the awareness of improving the mental state of our workforce, but the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and remote work are yet to be fully addressed.
A Cultural Humility Lens in Community Engagement Work
The understanding that people are experts of their own culture. Their experiences, knowledge, practices, and norms are valid and accurate.
Governmental Public Health Agencies: At the Center of the U.S. Public Health System
Relatively little of our national conversation on health is about public health, which is right in line with our spending on public health; less than 3% of that spending goes toward governmental public health, i.e. public spending through federal, state, and local agencies and services provided by them.
Your Neighborhood, Your Health
Redlining. Highway expansion. Gentrification. Traffic safety. What do these built environment issues have to do with working towards equity in public health? The short answer is, everything. Learn how public health professionals can make a difference.
Racism is a Public Health Issue
Racism is a public health issue…once this is declared, what’s next?
Health Equity: Self-Reflection and Not Stopping There
Reflecting on one’s own identity, catching one’s own implicit biases, and advocating for social justice in small and large ways is the work of a lifetime. These must be ongoing practices and won’t be fulfilled by completing any particular training. Yet, cultivating strategic skills that empower people and agencies to partner across sectors and engage in policy, systems, and environmental change is an important place to start.
The Intersection of Health Theory and Communications
Brief overview of the need for health communications and the opportunities health officials and organizations have to build trust and encourage positive health decision making, particularly as it relates to health behavior change theory.
Core Competencies and the 10 Essential Public Health Services
What are the 10 Essential Services? Do they compare to the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals? Find out how these two public health frameworks interact to improve the health of our communities.