Interdisciplinary Public Health

Landscape Analysis of Public Health Jobs in India to Develop an Evidence-Based Public Health Curriculum

The increase in communicable and non-communicable disease incidence and prevalence, changing population demographics, along with concerns about pandemics, natural disasters, and wars, have highlighted the challenges faced by health systems. The study aims to identify data on publicly posted public health jobs available to applicants eligible to work in India to identify the public health and allied fields workforce needs, [...]

MeeMitt2023-03-11T19:53:50-05:00

The current state of public health education in India: A scoping review

With the creation of public health management cadre in the state, district, and block levels of India, there is a need for a comprehensive, synergistic education system to ensure efficient public health across the country. This scoping review, therefore, aims to examine the characteristics of public health education programs available in India's varied geographical and regional contexts. It examines 16 [...]

MeeMitt2023-01-21T10:14:47-05:00

Evaluating the Impact of COVID19 on Nutrition Jobs in the New York Metropolitan Area: A Comparison of Position Listings and Reported Needs from Before and During the Pandemic

The Covid19 pandemic has caused significant changes in staffing and training needs in the healthcare workforce. Among the practitioners impacted are dietitians and nutritionists. This study compared samples of position announcements in nutrition and dietetics from 2017 and 2021. Differences by both total number of position and position categories were found to be significantly different (p<.05) between the two time [...]

MeeMitt2023-01-21T10:14:12-05:00

Predictors of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance, Intention, and Hesitancy: A Scoping Review

COVID-19 vaccine is regarded as the most promising means of limiting the spread of or eliminating the pandemic. The success of this strategy will rely on the rate of vaccine acceptance globally. The study aims to examine the factors that influence COVID-19 vaccine acceptance, intention, and hesitancy. PubMed was searched comprehensively for articles using the keyword "COVID-19 vaccine surveys." Of [...]

MeeMitt2023-01-21T10:46:14-05:00

India’s COVID-19 Burdens, 2020

Purpose: The purpose of this article is two pronged; first, to identify and report public health implications of the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and second, to report challenges uniquely faced by the citizens of India from a population health perspective. We have done both while closely examining epidemiological data that is accessible via SMAART's RAPID Tracker. This policy informatics platform [...]

MeeMitt2023-03-11T19:52:39-05:00

Tracking COVID-19 burden in India using SMAART RAPID Tracker

Objective: India has seen a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases. Examine spatiotemporal variation of COVID-19 burden Tracker across Indian states and union territories using SMAART RAPID Tracker. Method: We used SMAART RAPID Tracker to visually display COVID-19 spread in space and time across various states and UTs of India. Data is gathered from publicly available government information sources. Data analysis [...]

MeeMitt2023-03-11T19:52:31-05:00