We always end each summer with an eye toward the future and the excitement that lies ahead, but it’s also important to take a moment to consider what we have achieved collectively.
While the past two years have been challenging for everyone, accessible and high-quality public health learning opportunities online have never been more relevant.
PHX courses on Biostatistics, Data to Dashboards and Lean Management now offer Credly badges for participants to highlight the competencies acquired through these programs.
If the last year of the global COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it is that the time for public health is now! Through the 2021 PHX Summer Institute, PHX supported the academic and professional development of hundreds of public health professionals.
Not only does youth engagement positively impact the community, but it helps young people develop leadership skills and self-esteem according to the U.S Department of Health and Human Services.
While the virtual conference platform doesn’t replace the experience of being able to present physically in front of someone, NEPHTC aimed to do the next best thing by making the poster sessions dynamic and interactive.
As public health advocates, we have an important role to educate our communities and a duty to strive for an equitable access to the vaccine.
More than ever before, managers need to make sound decisions based on data. Robust dashboards are important tools in this process.
Distance learning isn’t simply a modern means of conveying information. In all of its forms, and now more than ever, it is a means of connection with both the world and the people around you.
While it’s certainly a decidedly unique time to be treading the waters of the job market, the circumstances don’t mean that all hope is lost. In fact, the transition to remote work has helped some organizations and employees flourish in ways that were previously foreign.
Over the course of two one-hour online sessions students learned to gather data and analyze it using the free coding software “R”. They used real-world data from the COVID-19 pandemic in Massachusetts to visualize the data in graphs and tables.
The consequences of Covid-19 do not end at the hospital doors: communities of color are more likely to experience the pandemic’s harmful effects on wealth, housing, and education long after the pandemic is over. Wealth, housing, and education are self-reinforcing and inextricably linked to health.
