scholarly journals Editorial – Advocating for public health: does the real world matter?

2011 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Livingstone
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Real World ◽  
The Real

Risk communication and non-linearity

2009 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Ropeik
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Risk Communication ◽  
Real World ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Scientific Data ◽  
The Real ◽  
School Of Public Health ◽  
Perception Gap ◽  
Harvard School

This article will consider non-linearity and hormesis from the perspectives of risk perception and risk communication. The observations that follow do not come from a scientist or researcher. (For a richer academic treatment of the issue of risk communication and nonlinearity, see BELLE, Vol. 11, Issue 1, 2002). I was for 25 years a journalist on television and in print, focusing on coverage of environmental issues. I then studied and taught risk perception and risk communication at the Harvard School of Public Health. I now independently consult in these areas. From the academic side, I have read a fair amount of the literature that helps explain what I call ‘The Perception Gap,’ the gap between our fears and the facts. And as a journalist and consultant I have witnessed in the real world, people’s relatively greater fear of lesser risks, and relatively lower fear of the risks the scientific data suggest they ought to worry about more. I offer the following perspectives based on those foundations.

scholarly journals An innovative approach for training medical students for the real world of public health

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Stebbins ◽  
Sean Tackett ◽  
Charles J. Vukotich
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Real World ◽  
Innovative Approach ◽  
The Real

The Real-World Writing Project for Public Health Students: A Description and Evaluation

2020 ◽  
pp. 237337992092809
Author(s):  
Olivia S. Anderson ◽  
Ella August
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Real World ◽  
Community Partner ◽  
Community Partners ◽  
The Real ◽  
Writing Project ◽  
Online Evaluation ◽  
Midwestern University ◽  
Future Work

Writing is a key skill for Public Health students, but instructors are not necessarily trained in how to teach writing. The Real-World Writing Project requires students to produce a writing project proposed by a community partner, for example, a report. The project includes multiple assignments that incorporate recommended characteristics for effective assigned writing. This article describes implementation of this project in two Public Health undergraduate courses at a large Midwestern University, including the type of products students produced, the number and type of community partners who participated, and student and community partner evaluations. Anonymous online evaluation surveys were distributed to community partners and students. We received responses from 19 community partners and 53 students. Partners were satisfied with the quality of 94% of the student products and were satisfied with their overall experience with the Real-World Writing Project (mean rating 5.14 on 6-point Likert-type scale, where 6 = extremely satisfied). Partners rated 85% of students as having satisfactory communication with them and were satisfied with the professionalism of 94% of students. Ninety-four percent of students reported being satisfied with the final product they produced and 84% of students indicated that working with their community partner was “very easy.” Students reported that the Real-World Writing Project was beneficial to them versus a more traditional assignment (mean response of 8.0 [ SD 2.3], where 1 represented the least and 10 represented the most satisfaction). Future work will include an evaluation of the project within graduate-level courses.

Public Health: Priorities and Policy Setting in the Real World

1983 ◽  
Vol 403 (1 Science and P) ◽  
pp. 61-68
Author(s):  
ANITA S. CURRAN ◽  
AVIS W. EFFINGER ◽  
ERNESTINE S. PANTEL ◽  
JOHN P. CURRAN
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Real World ◽  
Health Priorities ◽  
The Real ◽  
Policy Setting

scholarly journals Simulation Agent-Based Model to Demonstrate the Transmission of COVID-19 and Effectiveness of Different Public Health Strategies

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yixing Wang ◽  
Hainan Xiong ◽  
Sijie Liu ◽  
Ara Jung ◽  
Trish Stone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Real World ◽  
General Public ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Agent Based Model ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
The Real ◽  
The World ◽  
Public Health Strategies ◽  
Health Experts

COVID-19 has changed the world fundamentally since its outbreak in January 2020. Public health experts and administrations around the world suggested and implemented various intervention strategies to slow down the transmission of the virus. To illustrate to the general public how the virus is transmitted and how different intervention strategies can check the transmission, we built an agent-based model (ABM) to simulate the transmission of the virus in the real world and demonstrate how to prevent its spread with public health strategies.

scholarly journals Knowledge translation in the reality of Brazilian public health

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 ◽  
pp. 72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keitty Regina Cordeiro de Andrade ◽  
Maurício Gomes Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Knowledge Translation ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Real World ◽  
Pilot Studies ◽  
Research Results ◽  
The Real ◽  
Effective Interventions ◽  
Implementation Studies

The term knowledge translation has been used to describe the process of applying research results to the real world, in order to enhance the quality and effectiveness of health care and services. The aim of this article is to discuss the incorporation of knowledge translation in the Brazilian public health. The article addresses the basic activities of knowledge translation and lists challenges and perspectives in Brazilian scenario. Brazil began to move towards understanding the process of translating scientific knowledge into practice. Investing in pilot studies to adapt the so-called effective interventions to the Brazilian scenario may be an alternative. Increasing the qualification of Brazilian researchers in the design and evaluation of implementation studies is relevant to improve this field in the country.

From Public Health to Population Health: How Law Can Redefine the Playing Field

2003 ◽  
Vol 31 (S4) ◽  
pp. 21-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel M. Fox ◽  
Mary Kramer ◽  
Marion Standish
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Population Health ◽  
Real World ◽  
The Real ◽  
Playing Field ◽  
Theoretical Literature ◽  
Law And Policy ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

Today’s panel is about the expanding boundary of population health policy, what that expanding boundary has to do with law, and what kinds of challenges and opportunities come out of it. What I want to do for the next few minutes is talk to you about the notion of population health as it exists where law and policy are made, rather than where it exists in a spectacular international theoretical literature. Then I want to introduce our panelists. In the process, I will explain why the Honorable John Nilson, is not with us, which tells you a great deal about not only the real world of the politics of population health, but also about the kind of trouble you can get into if you are a first class lawyer involved in population health.

Keeping it real in public health research

Impact ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (8) ◽  
pp. 36-37
Author(s):  
Lucy Sharp
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Real World ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Public Health Research ◽  
Key Populations ◽  
Collaborative Partnerships ◽  
Skill Sets ◽  
The Real ◽  
Disciplinary Boundaries ◽  
World Class

As competition for funding grows ever greater, it is critical for public health researchers to ensure that their work remains relevant and that they are able to demonstrate well-considered methodologies and collaborative partnerships while also focusing on the real-world issues that affect key populations. By assembling world-class teams that overcome national and disciplinary boundaries, researchers ensure that their projects benefit from different perspectives, skill sets and facilities. This creates value not only for the project itself but also for other partners who can learn from their colleagues.

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