Kent State University College of Public Health Blog
Explores the role of community engagement in ethical public health decisions and how effective public health policies make communities and families safer and healthier
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Explore the career benefits of healthcare compliance certification, why Kent State's healthcare compliance program stands out and how to start your journey to professional success in this rapidly growing field.
This blog post focuses on the role of ethics in public health, compares the frameworks for public health and medical ethics and highlights some ethical challenges faced by many practitioners in public health and healthcare management.
This post will explore the time-honored practice of using data in support of public health, how health data is collected and analyzed today, and examine current challenges in data collection and how they are being addressed.
This blog post explores the drivers of healthcare policy in the U.S., the interconnected nature of healthcare and public health policy, their impact on population health and health, and the role of data and research in shaping health policy.
Learn how the online Master of Public Health in Social and Behavioral Sciences uniquely positions graduates to lead satisfying careers addressing evolving public health challenges.
Learn more in this introduction to ethics in public health practice, including the essential ethical concerns, elements of an ethical framework and the relationship between public health ethics and medical ethics.
Whether navigating the complexities of healthcare legislation or launching public health initiatives, MPH health policy and management professionals are making fundamental differences in the lives of entire communities. Find out how Kent State's online MPH can help you move into leadership in healthcare management and support meaningful progress in public health.
Public health experts have long recognized that the environments where people live have health consequences at both the individual and community levels. Explore the importance of environmental health in public health outcomes in this blog post.
In the U.S., life expectancy by year of birth has risen steadily and dramatically since the beginning of the 20th century. With only a few notable drops, the expected age of death among Americans has climbed from around 47 in the year 19001 to an average of about 79 in 2015.
Explore some of the career options within public health and consider whether an online Master of Public Health (MPH) is your opportunity to take part.
Healthcare and public health practitioners and policymakers have become increasingly aware of the many nonmedical factors that contribute to health disparities for populations and the negative consequences those disparities create. Read about addressing health disparities in populations, including one Kent State alumni's experiences.
Public health policies are essential building blocks of better health that can help break down socioeconomic barriers and allow broader access to healthcare. Read about examples of public health policies and their impact on health, along with some of the challenges to promoting health and strategies for overcoming them.
Although they don’t receive as much attention as rising healthcare premiums or drug breakthroughs tend to, public health concerns that affect communities at large are among the biggest challenges on the nation’s healthcare landscape.
Organized public health efforts began in seventeenth-century Europe in response to the plague. Modern western public health systems, including hospitals for the ill and public sanitation services, started developing alongside scientific advances in the early nineteenth century and continue to evolve alongside science and culture today.
The American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) is one of the core professional journals for the field, reflecting the profession's diversity and addressing current public health issues. Read more here about the American Journal of Public Health, other notable professional resources, current issues in public health, and public health careers.
Public health experts have never been more important than they are in the world today. From cancer to Ebola to COVID-19, major health events affect us all. As globalization, climate disasters and economic and social disruptions expand, we need trained professionals to help mitigate those threats.
You may already be familiar with the acronym, but what does it really mean to pursue a Master’s of Public Health degree? Read on to learn more about the field and all you could discover with a degree in public health.
Throughout the ages, great public health leaders have helped inspire extraordinary solutions to pressing public health issues.1 Inspiration can come from anywhere, however. Sometimes the most inspirational ...