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Smaller, Older, Sicker: The SOS of Reduced Fertility and Increased Longevity
How will declining birth rates and increased longevity reshape public health? This article examines the demographic forces driving an older population, the growing burden of chronic disease, and the strategies public health leaders and educators can use to prepare for the future. -
What Sewage Can Tell Us: The Valuable Role of Wastewater Surveillance in Public Health
Public health relies on data from a wide range of sources, including waste water. The introduction of this monitoring method was sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic, and it has succeeded beyond expectations. -
Male Circumcision and HIV Risk Reduction: An Example of Public Health Problem Solving
The first article in the Public Health 101 blog series uses a case study to illustrate how public health faculty can prepare students for the CEPH requirement to teach public health problem solving. -
20 Years of Undergraduate Public Health Education: A Look Back & Ahead
Dr. Richard Riegelman reflects on the eventful evolution of public health education. Through rapid growth and new challenges, the Essential Public Health series has been a cornerstone. -
Essentials of Health Policy and Law: An Interim Update on Key Issues
Teaching health policy in the 2025-26 academic year? This update by the authors of Essentials of Health Policy and Law covers recent Medicaid, Medicare and ACA changes, as well as Supreme Court rulings affecting public health. -
Is Climate Change the Most Important Public Health Challenge of the 21st Century?
Climate-related events throughout the world suggest that climate change may be the most important public health challenge of this century. A coauthor of the new edition of Schneider's Introduction to Public Health explains why. -
Epidemiology is All Around Us: Engaging Undergraduate Students in This Increasingly Popular Area of Study
Learn how to teach the next generation of public health researchers and leaders using this approach. -
Professor: Students Have a Wide Variety of Career Choices in Epidemiology
There are a wide variety of options for students including teaching, community work, research and pharmaceuticals. Learn what to teach your epidemiology students to prepare them for the real world. -
What Is System Thinking in Health Care? Strategies for Educators to Encourage Holistic Thinking
Learn more about systems thinking in the health care sector, how nursing educators cultivate a holistic mindset, and the benefits of this approach. -
Instructor: ‘Stress Management is a Skill that Needs to be Taught’
There is no denying that we are living through stressful times. Author and instructor Brian Luke Seaward discusses how to teach the skills of managing stress in the classroom.
