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Emerging Practices that show potential to achieve desirable public health outcomes in a specific real-life setting and produce early results that are consistent with the objectives of the activities and thus indicate effectiveness.
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Video
This 25-minute video from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health offers insights and lessons learned from public health practitioners who leveraged social media to communicate with broad audiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. It offers actionable tips on how to identify messages, audiences, and formats. Guidance on style and messaging decisions will help refine quick-hit online messages for the broader public.
Promising Practices that show evidence of effectiveness in improving public health outcomes in a specific real-life setting, as indicated by achievement of aims consistent with the objectives of the activities, and are suitable for adaptation by other communities.
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Key Informant Interview, Peer Review Study
This study focuses on qualitative data collected to better understand the experiences of adults living with long-COVID in the United Kingdom who participate in online support groups. These support groups were predominantly conducted through Facebook and WhatsApp, and individuals were asked to reflect on how they engage with the support groups and what external influences are influencing their experience with long-COVID. Participants explained that the support groups provided a place to connect with others, advocate for needed resources and information, and share therapies and management techniques in the absence of clear instruction from the medical community. Additional benefits included diversity of participants, reduced feelings of isolation, and improved mental wellbeing through validation and encouragement. Negative aspects of the support groups included challenges with the amount of stories and information shared, limited in-person interaction, and increased burden on group moderators.
Novel Practices that show potential to achieve desirable public health outcomes in a specific real-life setting and are in the process of generating evidence of effectiveness or may not yet be tested.
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Key Informant Interview
The director of the Black Hawk County Public Health Department in Iowa shares her thoughts on best practices for community engagement and public health leadership in this Q and A with The Kresge Foundation. The conversation is geared towards her experiences dealing with a highly segregated community and varying needs during COVID-19.
Novel Practices that show potential to achieve desirable public health outcomes in a specific real-life setting and are in the process of generating evidence of effectiveness or may not yet be tested.
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Webinar
The City of Lancaster (PA) commissioned 10 local artists to get essential COVID-19 related messaging out to the public. This project was executed from planning to installation in 30 days. By using artwork to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the power of art shines brightly in Lancaster. This video explains how the City of Lancaster identified the placement of each public service announcement temporary mural for COVID-19 outreach/education/communications using data to target areas with vulnerable populations.
Promising Practices that show evidence of effectiveness in improving public health outcomes in a specific real-life setting, as indicated by achievement of aims consistent with the objectives of the activities, and are suitable for adaptation by other communities.
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Webinar
Panels of distinguished authors and experts presented their work at a virtual symposium in the February 2022 issue of Health Affairs, “Racism & Health.” They discussed the historical context, the evolving research practices and policies, and the lived experience of populations whose health has been harmed by individual and structural racism.