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Join us this week for more Virtual Mini Fairs! These events provide prospective students the opportunity to speak with public health graduate programs from across the nation.

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Oct 18

Join us this week for more Virtual Mini Fairs! These events provide prospective students the opportunity to speak with public health graduate programs from across the nation.

For more information, visit the link in our bio titled "Public Health Graduate School Fairs."

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It's flu season! One of the best ways you can protect yourself and others is by getting your flu shot. This year getting your flu shot is especially important. With hospitals being overrun with ...

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Oct 7

It's flu season! One of the best ways you can protect yourself and others is by getting your flu shot. This year getting your flu shot is especially important. With hospitals being overrun with COVID-19 cases a flu vaccine can keep you out of the hospitals.

The CDC recommends everyone over the age of 6 months get a yearly flu vaccination. Those who are vaccinated against the flu have a lower chance of catching the flu and if you do get the flu, the risk of developing severe complications is greatly decreased. #AmbassadorTakeOver

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Program evaluation is a key step in program planning and implementation. Effective evaluation is a way to improve public health programs. The CDC developed a Framework for Evaluation in Public Health,...

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Program evaluation is a key step in program planning and implementation. Effective evaluation is a way to improve public health programs. The CDC developed a Framework for Evaluation in Public Health, and by adhering to the steps of this framework public health professionals will understand how to improve their programs. This framework works at integrating program evaluation into program operations.

In my job with Emory Centers for Public Health Training and Technical Assistance, I work in program evaluation and quality improvement. My primary role works with the Alzheimer’s Association’s Healthy Brain Initiative evaluating the programs they are running as well as developing a tool to evaluate the progress of states through the Road Map Stages.

Evaluation is a driving force for planning and creating effective public health strategies, improving upon existing programs, and demonstrating the results of programs. Evaluation asks if the magnitude of the investment matches the tasks accomplished. #AmbassadorTakeOver

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Happy Monday everyone! My name is Maggie Pustinger (she/her/hers). I am currently a second-year Behavioral Social and Health Education Sciences (BSHES) candidate with a certificate in Social ...

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Happy Monday everyone! My name is Maggie Pustinger (she/her/hers). I am currently a second-year Behavioral Social and Health Education Sciences (BSHES) candidate with a certificate in Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) at @rollinspublichealth.

During my time in public health, I have developed an interest in chronic disease, program evaluation, and how social determinants of health impact our health outcomes. During my #AmbassadorTakeOver I’ll be covering a range of public health topics that are important to me, sharing about my experiences in public health, and hosting a Q&A!

I am looking forward to engaging with everyone this week and I am ecstatic to be able to host this takeover as a TIPH ambassador.

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Go on a reading adventure 📖 with TIPH Ambassadors SriLasya and Yve!

Hood Feminism explores the intersections between community, identity and public health. Mikki Kendall centers the ...

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Oct 1

Go on a reading adventure 📖 with TIPH Ambassadors SriLasya and Yve!

Hood Feminism explores the intersections between community, identity and public health. Mikki Kendall centers the voices of women forgotten in the feminism movement through poignant, vivid and beautifully written essays. Ultimately calling for solidarity and active participation to change the world around us.

Look out for discussion posts on Goodreads (link in bio)!

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A colleague once told me that Public Health professionals love to help others but often have a hard time taking care of themselves. Time and time again, I have found myself resonating with this. So, ...

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Oct 1

A colleague once told me that Public Health professionals love to help others but often have a hard time taking care of themselves. Time and time again, I have found myself resonating with this. So, for the final day of my takeover, I want to highlight the importance of practicing self-care.

Self-care is the act of recognizing your physical, mental, spiritual, or emotional needs and doing what’s necessary to restore your well-being. Without regular self-care, you’ll find yourself more vulnerable to illnesses and succumbing to adverse mental health.

Practicing self-care looks different for everyone. For some people, self-care is going for a run. For others, it’s curling up in bed with a book. Here are a few things that I try to incorporate into my daily or weekly self-care routine to remind you to take care of yourself. Feel free to comment below on what you do to practice self-care!

Finally, it has been an absolute pleasure to have this platform for the week. I hope everyone has a restful weekend!

- Maddie

#ThisIsPublicHealth #ambassadortakeover

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One of my favorite things about being a student ambassador for my MPH program and working with the @cphhs Graduate Admissions team is answering questions from prospective students. I believe that ...

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Sep 30

One of my favorite things about being a student ambassador for my MPH program and working with the @cphhs Graduate Admissions team is answering questions from prospective students. I believe that making connections with current students in the Public Health program you are interested in is one of the best ways to see if the program and school are right for you!

So, today is all about making connections and answering questions! Swipe through this post to see some of the common questions prospective graduate students have asked me and my answers.

Also, check out the Instagram stories throughout the day, where I will be answering more questions from you all!

#ThisIsPublicHealth #ambassadortakeover

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The public health workforce has faced immense challenges over the years. From the protests against systemic racism during the summer of 2020 to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it is abundantly clear ...

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The public health workforce has faced immense challenges over the years. From the protests against systemic racism during the summer of 2020 to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it is abundantly clear that public health is deeply rooted in our economy, social support systems, education, and much more. Especially now, the public health workforce requires skills that span the public health disciplines and leverage strong partnerships with other sectors.

The @debeaumontfndtn has worked to realign the Strategic Skills in Public Health to give professionals a deeper understanding of the abilities needed to address the latest challenges and the constantly shifting focus of the workforce. The public health system must continue to drive change by prioritizing the Strategic Skills in workforce development, taking actionable steps to adopt the Strategic Skills throughout the field, and building on past achievements.

“Together, we can foster a strong and strategic public health workforce that achieves the best possible health for all.” – de Beaumont Foundation.

Source: de Beaumont Foundation. “Adapting and Aligning Public Health Strategic Skills,”. March 2021. https://debeaumont.org/strategic-skills/

Be sure to check out the TIPH Instagram stories today and tomorrow to learn more about the Strategic Skills in Public Health!

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Hello everyone, happy Monday! My name is Maddie Kasimanickam (she/her/hers), and I am a second-year Master of Public Health - Global Health student at the Oregon State University College of Public ...

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Sep 27

Hello everyone, happy Monday! My name is Maddie Kasimanickam (she/her/hers), and I am a second-year Master of Public Health - Global Health student at the Oregon State University College of Public Health & Human Sciences (@cphhs).

Public health has given me a world of opportunities to connect with professionals, make friends, and rediscover my academic and career interests. With that said, I am super excited to have this platform for the week as a #ThisIsPublicHealth Ambassador with the ASPPH!

As part of my #ambassadortakeover, I will be discussing the @debeaumontfndtn Strategic Skills in Public Health. The public health workforce is ever-changing. It is imperative to build and maintain the professional skillsets needed to make us capable of addressing the challenges we face today.

Later this week, there will also be a Q&A session on the Instagram stories for you all to ask me questions about choosing a graduate school/program, filling out applications, my life as a public health student, and more! In the meantime, check out the Instagram stories later today to get to know me better. I hope everyone has a great week!

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For my final day of my #AmbassadorTakeOver, I wanted to invite some friends/alumni from the University of Puerto Rico and @uazpublichealth, as they answer what Hispanic Heritage Month mean to them ...

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Sep 24

For my final day of my #AmbassadorTakeOver, I wanted to invite some friends/alumni from the University of Puerto Rico and @uazpublichealth, as they answer what Hispanic Heritage Month mean to them and what are some public health concerns that should be addressed. #EstoEsSaludPublica #ThisIsPublicHealth 🇵🇷🇲🇽🇸🇻

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For day two of my #AmbassadorTakeOver, I want to emphasize some important parts of our culture and how it defines most of us and our journeys. I migrated to the United States at a young age from El ...

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Sep 21

For day two of my #AmbassadorTakeOver, I want to emphasize some important parts of our culture and how it defines most of us and our journeys. I migrated to the United States at a young age from El Salvador. Growing up here, I began to understand the importance of our communities and how we unite as we share many common things within our stories. Nuestros alimentos (our meals), nuestra musica (our music), y nuestra tradiciones (and our traditions) we are able to connect as members and share these connections with other groups. We have faced and continue to face many obstacles within the United States, but as a community we prosper forward. What does Hispanic Heritage Month mean to you? what values have defined who you are as a public health scholar that you can trace back to your roots? #ThisIsPublicHealth

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Hi everyone! My name is Carlos, I am a 2nd yr MPH – Epidemiology student at the University of Texas Medical Branch @utmbhealth in the department of Preventive Medicine and Population Health. As a ...

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Hi everyone! My name is Carlos, I am a 2nd yr MPH – Epidemiology student at the University of Texas Medical Branch @utmbhealth in the department of Preventive Medicine and Population Health. As a graduate student, my public health and research interest have been focusing on chronic conditions, more specifically cancer health disparities, healthcare access, and survivorship.

Throughout my #AmbassadorTakeOver, I will bring a highlight for “mi gente”, as I focus on #HispanicHeritageMonth. Through these couple of days, I will concentrate on healthcare disparities and some chronic conditions impacting Latinx communities. As well, I will introduce some of my peers and faculty, from UTMB and other institutions, as we touch base on topics of Latino Health. Finally, I will give a brief of my journey in academia and into public health, which I will be happy to answer any questions. Happy Monday and Enjoy!

#ThisIsPublicHealth #EstoEsSaludPublica

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Hi, public health enthusiasts! I'm Marija Aleksandraitytė, TIPH Global Ambassador, fourth-year bachelor's student of public health from the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences ...

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Sep 18

Hi, public health enthusiasts! I'm Marija Aleksandraitytė, TIPH Global Ambassador, fourth-year bachelor's student of public health from the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (@lsmuni).

My university is carrying a project "Public Health in Daily Life: Creating the Future Health Here and Now" that invites every one of us to recognize and implement public health activities. This time we want to emphasize the importance of daily walking. I invite you to explore the content and answer if physical activity everyday is mission possible?

If you want to discuss a variety of public health topics, do not hesitate to write to me via Instagram (@marijaaleksandraityte).

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In public health, in order to identify and intervene on disease events, we tend to look at a spectrum of variables. For example, the genetics, a person’s lifestyle behaviors, environment-built, ...

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In public health, in order to identify and intervene on disease events, we tend to look at a spectrum of variables. For example, the genetics, a person’s lifestyle behaviors, environment-built, natural, and social, or even the policies in place. Understanding how these factors individually and collectively affect health requires us to understand the location component to these exposures. Like epidemiology, location science is closely similar but differently distinct due to the emphasis on spatial patterns and relations. Although geospatial data and technology continues to rapidly evolve, these concepts are no stranger to public health efforts. Pioneers in the field, such as Hippocrates, John Snow, Louis Rene Villerme, and more have examined spatial data and have used them to inform decision-making. Health geography allows us to recognize the context and setting through a spatial lens from local to global in understanding many health outcomes. Location matters. Location is health!

#publichealth #thisispublichealth #epidemiology #location #gis #geospatial #data #technology #ambassadortakeover

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*Disclaimer* For the sake of space, this is a very condensed description; nonetheless, I wanted to start the week off sharing with you all my nonlinear path in public health!

While I was ...

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Sep 13

*Disclaimer* For the sake of space, this is a very condensed description; nonetheless, I wanted to start the week off sharing with you all my nonlinear path in public health!

While I was working toward securing my pre-requisites for nursing school, I was required to take a few public health courses- and was immediately hooked on the work being done around upstream STI/STD prevention and implementation using multi-level approaches to addressing these disparities. Based on this new insight, I shifted gears from my original plan and started getting involved with on-and off-campus activities and leadership roles, eventually doing applied research under one of the incredible faculty instructors. It was through these experiences that propelled me to pursuing an MPH with a goal of working toward fostering epidemiological and geospatial methods to addressing community inequity, related to sexual health disparities, gaps in HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, and the complexities of neighborhood health.

#ambassadortakeover #publichealth #epidemiology #gis #geospatial #thisispublichealth

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Hi everyone! My name is Bryce and I am a second-year MPH student in the Department of Epidemiology at Saint Louis University College for Public Health and Social Justice (@sluhealthjustice ...

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Sep 13

Hi everyone! My name is Bryce and I am a second-year MPH student in the Department of Epidemiology at Saint Louis University College for Public Health and Social Justice (@sluhealthjustice @slu_official).

Public health has given me more than just a higher purpose for the community but has led me to cross paths with incredible colleagues, friends, and countless of memories on and off the work clock. With that being said, I am so ecstatic to be a part of this year’s TIPH Ambassador Program and to be taking over the #thisispublichealth social media pages this week. I will be covering a range of public health topics including how epidemiology and geospatial sciences intersect in addressing various health problems, my life as a graduate student, researcher, and more! It’s going to be an amazing week, so I encourage you all to turn our notifications on so you won’t miss a thing!

#publichealth #epidemiology #gis

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🔎 Explore your degree options in Public Health!

Join us tomorrow (Sept 8th) 9 - 7 pm ET for our Virtual Graduate School Fair!

Chat with faculty, admission staff, and current ...

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Sep 7

🔎 Explore your degree options in Public Health!

Join us tomorrow (Sept 8th) 9 - 7 pm ET for our Virtual Graduate School Fair!

Chat with faculty, admission staff, and current students from 80+ graduate schools & programs of public health.

To register visit the link in our bio or check out today's story!

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Yesterday was International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) and today kicks off #recoverymonth . I feel like it is the perfect time to talk STIGMA and what it means for those living with a substance use...

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Yesterday was International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) and today kicks off #recoverymonth . I feel like it is the perfect time to talk STIGMA and what it means for those living with a substance use disorder (SUD).

You are sure to have seen posts about stigma faced by people living with other conditions, including HIV and diabetes. The reality is, in public health many people we serve will endure stigma and discrimination resulting an escalation of their conditions, mental distress, and even punishment. This is especially true for those living with a substance use disorder (SUD).

People living with SUD face a unique form of stigma because the behaviors and symptoms associated with their disorders are criminalized and punished by law enforcement. For example, possession of a syringe or other tools used for using drugs is illegal in many states and can put a person at risk of arrest. In addition, drug use has long been perceived as a moral failing and personal choice. These beliefs and attitudes can make it difficult for a person to seek care and help when they need it. They also result in many families, friends and communities feeling stigmatized as a result of another person’s drug use. These individuals then find it difficult to find help for their loved ones, and for those who have lost a loved one to drug overdose many choose to grieve in silence for fear of judgement or shame.

We can strive to address stigma head on - starting with our own practice. A good starting place is educating ourselves about SUD and changing how we talk about drug use and people who use drugs. Above is a starting point, but as public health professionals there are a plethora of resources that take that information even further. We can start the process by visiting the following websites:

NIDA “The Science of Drug Use and Addiction” - https://bit.ly/3yEKT3b
NIDA “Words Matter” - https://bit.ly/3gRnDcs
NAMI “Pledge to be Stigma-free”- https://bit.ly/3t5LN7U
AJPH 2013 Publication on Stigma - https://bit.ly/3gNJBNm

#thisispublichealth #ambassadortakeover #breakthestigma

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My name is Savannah but most folks call me Savi. I am a 3rd year PhD student in the Department of Mental Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health ( ...

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Hi everyone!

My name is Savannah but most folks call me Savi. I am a 3rd year PhD student in the Department of Mental Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health ( @johnshopkinssph ). I am also a pre-doctoral trainee in the Drug Dependence Epidemiology Training Program (DDET) funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) ( @nihgov ). As a PhD student I have committed my research to working with adolescents in finding novel approaches to monitor and prevent substance use early in life, with particular interest in social media platforms & machine learning.

I will be taking over the TIPH page this week to raise awareness around drug overdose and kick off Recovery Month , which is every September. I hope that each day I can share a little bit about what it means to be living with a substance use disorder (SUD) and debunk the myths around recovery and substance use all together. I firmly believe that by ending the stigma around substance use and those who use drugs, we can more effectively treat and serve those living with SUD along with other mental disorders. Together we can #breakthestigma 💪

#thisispublichealth #ambassadortakeover #endoverdose
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We are excited to launch the 2021-2022 Graduate School Digital Viewbook.

Browse this online resource and learn more about 120+ degree programs in public health, the application process, and ...

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Aug 19

We are excited to launch the 2021-2022 Graduate School Digital Viewbook.

Browse this online resource and learn more about 120+ degree programs in public health, the application process, and valuable information to find your best fit!

Visit the link in our bio to request a copy. 👀📖

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