January 2021 Population Health Matters Newsletter

A Message from the Dean

Dear Colleagues:

Happy New Year! We certainly welcome 2021! It is hard to believe that we are approaching 11 months of coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. We recognize the sacrifices of frontline workers and the sadness and pain experienced by those who have lost loved ones. Whether you’re a current student or alumni we hope that we can be of help to you in some way.

We’re incredibly fortunate to have an established school that successfully delivers high quality online graduate degree & professional development programs designed to enhance workforce skills and capacity. This is particularly important during this public health crisis. We will continue to offer all degree and certificate programs virtually through the spring semester of 2021. The safety and health of our community is priority and we will deliver an innovative educational experience without disruption. We have a number of activities and changes to look forward to.

I’d like to share a few JCPH highlights and upcoming events:

JCPH is honored to receive the 2020 Institutional Leadership in Quality Award by the American College of Medical Quality (ACMQ).
Public Health Program Director, Rosie Frasso, PhD, MSc, MSc, CPH, has been named Associate Director of Public Health at the Jefferson Center for Injury Research and Prevention (JCIRP).
Population Health Program Director, Mitchell Kaminski, MD, MBA, is now the Editor-in-Chief of the Population Health Learning Network, Population Points column.
Our new online Doctor of Health Science in Population Health Program (DHSc) will welcome its first cohort in Fall 2021. For more information contact program director, Alexis Skoufalos, EdD at Alexis.Skoufalos@jefferson.edu.
The Philadelphia Diabetes Prevention Collaborative continues to flourish, and was recently mentioned in the Philadelphia Inquirer; the Upside article features a personal success story of a program participant in a local diabetes prevention program.
The Population Health Intelligence program has been rebranded as Health Data Science to better reflect the evolving, multidisciplinary field and workforce needs; it includes new Management and Research tracks.
We are pleased to announce a new Industry track in Applied Health Economics & Research Outcomes; and an Employer track in Population Health!
JCPH and TJU will serve as co-host for two upcoming events: Community Driven Research Day, Feb. 11, 2021 and The Sixth International Conference on Law and Public Health (LEPH), March 22-26.
Our professional development programming has been growing by leaps and bounds. We continue to offer two webinar series, “Spread the Science NOT the Virus," which now includes a new Patient Safety focus; and “PopTalks” which covers a range of cutting edge information. If you missed a session, you will find recordings on Jefferson Digital Commons.
New to our Professional Development Program is, "High Reliability Healthcare Academy: Creating Chief Reliability Officers of the Future," Co-sponsored with Safe and Reliable Healthcare, this 13-week program consists of live, and interactive virtual sessions and begins March 22, 2021.
Be on the look out for our launch of our Accelerating Performance Excellence (APEX) program.
Finally, if you or a colleague wants to learn more about our degree programs, please register for our the JCPH Virtual Open House on February 10, 2021, 5:30 pm ET. We hope to see you there!

Despite all the obstacles and stressors of 2020, I believe we will begin to see improvements. I sincerely appreciate the hard work and commitment of students and faculty, and everyone behind the scenes. As always, I welcome your thoughts and comments.

Sincerely,

Willie H. Oglesby, PhD, MBA, MSPH, FRSPH, FACHE

Interim Dean

Jefferson College of Population Health

Student & Alumni Spotlight

Esther Moberg MPH '11 is not only a graduate of our Public Health program, but is completing her second graduate program at JCPH in the Health Policy! For the past three years Esther has been living in Boston, where she currently works at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Center for Surgery and Public Health (CSPH), as Senior Research Project Manager. At the CSPH, Esther manages multiple research studies ranging in topics from tracking the clinical and mental health long-term outcomes for survivors of traumatic injury; to developing disparities-sensitive metrics aimed at eradicating surgical disparities across the continuum of care. Esther is also charged with developing and piloting a Policy Core within the CSPH, with the hopes of being able to lay the foundation for a robust academic-research policy generating Core. Esther's career goal is to be able to combine her public health and health policy skills in a professional role that will allow her to translate research into effective and meaningful policy.

Beverly Anaele, MPH '20 currently works at the North Dakota State Health Department under their Health Equity Office. Much of her work focuses on COVID-19 and how to meet the needs of specific populations such as African Americans and persons with disabilities. She is also working on a Community Health Needs Assessment to address HIV stigma. She finds her work very rewarding and feels she has put her MPH degree to useful practice. Since graduating she has also been an author and co-author on numerous abstracts that have been accepted for publication and presentations, some in collaboration with fellow alumni and colleague, Karan Varshney, MPH.

Karan Varshney, MPH '20 lives in Canada, and currently works as a a Case & Contact Tracer with the Vancouver Health Department (Vancouver Coastal Health) to help control the spread of COVID-19 in Vancouver. Additionally, he is a virtual mental health course moderator for the Mental Health Commission of Canada. And if that isn't enough, Karan has recently started his studies (currently online) for the the Doctor of Medicine (MD) Program at Deakin University in Australia, for the class of 2024. Karan has had numerous abstracts accepted for publication and presentations since graduation. He'll be presenting at 2021 Global Health Research Convening, and Consortium of Universities for Global Health, 12th Annual Global Health Conference.

JCPH Kudos

JCPH Interim Dean, Billy Oglesby, PhD, MBA, MSPH, FRSPH, FACHE, has been awarded with the 2020 HealthShare Exchange (HSX) Champion Award! This honor is given to individuals and teams who have gone above and beyond in their participation and support of HSX.

Amy Henderson Riley, DrPH along with MD-MPH student Elizabeth Critchlow were interviewed for The Nexus on entertainment education strategies for COVID messaging. The study, "Entertainment-Education Campaigns and COVID-19: How Three Global Organizations Adapted the Health Communication Strategy for Pandemic Response and Takeaways for the Future" was published in Health Communication.

We're excited to announce that the first article for the "Signs of Humanity Project" has been published in the International Journal of Social Psychiatry. 'Even a smile helps': exploring the interactions between people experiencing homelessness and passersby in public spaces, is a qualitative analysis of the realities of the lived experiences of unhoused people who panhandle. The project and publication was a labor of love among students (many have since graduated); led by Public Health program director Dr. Frasso and artist Willie Baronet. "This paper amplifies the voices of people living on Philly's streets and sheds light on the experiences of those in need. I'm so proud of this team of students!" states Frasso.

Arianna Heyer

Rachel Granberg

MD-MPH students Arianna Heyer and Rachel Granberg, collaborated with a team of Jefferson researchers and clinicians to explore, "Medical Oncology Professionals Perceptions of Telehealth Video Visits." The study was conducted pre-pandemic and was recently published in JAMA Network. The team is currently assessing changes in perceptions as influenced by the rapid rise in telehealth use secondary to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Lights of Remembrance" Communities Pulling Together to Memorialize COVID Victims

The 1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health, along with In This Together Cambria, and the Tribune-Democrat partnered to present "Lights of Remembrance: A Memorial for Cambria County COVID Victims." The Stone Mountain Bridge was the backdrop for a display of 340 luminaries representing lives lost to Covid-19 in Cambria County. The bridge was beautifully lit up in in the colors of Covid remembrance, red & yellow. Several people that had lost loved ones drove by to see the memorial and express their appreciation, especially because they did not necessarily have the opportunity to properly grieve.

This community effort was created with a lot of heart and humanity.

See video.

Photo by Brad Jones

JCPH Publications

Borgen I, Romney M, Redwood et al. From hospital to home: an intensive transitional care management intervention for patients with COVID-19. Popul Health Manag. 2020; https://doi.org/10.1089/pop.2020.0178

Chung P, Spigner S, Swaminathan V, Teplitsky S. Frasso R. Perspectives and experiences of transgender and non-binary individuals seeking urology care. Urology. 2020; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2020.10.026

Cunningham A, Crittendon D, Konys C, Mills G, Casola A, Kelly S, Arenson C. Critical race theory as a lens for examining primary care provider responses to persistently-elevated HbA1c. J Nat Med Assoc. 2020; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnma.2020.11.012

Freibott C. Walker A. Maio V. Frasso R. Educational programs implemented for pharmacists after state passage of a standing order for Naloxone: a systematic review of current practices. J Am Pharmacists Assoc. 2020; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japh.2020.11.023

Garrigan H, Hamati J, Lalakia P, Frasso R, Salzman B, Hyman L. Does age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) treatment influence falls and mobility? A systematic review. Presented at AMA Research Symposium, December 2020.

Itzoe M, Frasso R. Tiny or tall, mighty or small-music for all! Developing an interactive, online storybook to promote body positivity in children. Health Promotion & Practice. 2020; https://doi.org/10.1177/1524839920952404

Juon H, Hong A, Pimpinelli M, Rojulpote M, McIntire R, Barta J. Preventive Medicine. Racial disparities in occupational risks and lung cancer incidence: analysis of the National Lung Screening Trial. Preventive Medicine. 2020; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106355

Kaminski M. Understanding and identifying key components of population health. Population Points, Population Health Learning Network, January 15, 2021.

Kumar P, Freeland C. Boder S, Farrell S, Cohen C, Frasso R. Needs of individuals living with Hepatitis Delta Virus and their caregivers, 2016-2019. Prevent Chronic Disease. 2020; 17: 200324. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd17.200324

LaNoue MD, George BJ Helitzer D L, Keith SW. Contrasting cumulative risk and multiple individual risk models of the relationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and adult health outcomes. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2020; 20, 239. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-020-01120-w

Nash DB. COVID-19 testing: learning as we go. Medpage Today, December 10, 2020.

Nash DB. Op-Ed. Hospitals’ policies priorities for a new administration. Medpage Today, January 4, 2021.

Riley AH, Sangalang A, Critchlow E, Brown N, Mitra R, Campos Nesme B (2020). Entertainment-Education campaigns and COVID-19: how three global organizations adapted the health communication strategy for pandemic response and takeaways for the future. Health Communication. 2020; 36:1 (42-49). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2020.1847451

Rubin EB, Viscuso MR, Moleski SM. Maintaining a balanced diet while gluten-free: treatment options. Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology. 2021; 18: 699-717.

Woodward SG, Varshney K. Anne PR, George BJ, Willis AI. Trends in Use of Hypofractionated Whole Breast Radiation in Breast Cancer: An Analysis of the National Cancer Database. International J of Biology, Radiology, & Physics. 2021; 109(2):449-457.

Presentations

Anaele BI, Varshney K, Frasso R. Investigating the efficacy of insecticide-treated window screens and eaves against Anopheles mosquitoes. Conference session, presented at: 2021 Global Health Reconvening, January 28, 2021.

Anaele BI, Varshney K, Frasso R. Investigating the efficacy of insecticide-treated window screens and eaves against Anopheles mosquitoes. Conference session to be presented at: Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) 12^th Annual Conference, March 12-14, 2021.

Chung P, Swaminathan V, Spigner S, Teplitsky S, Frasso R. A qualitative evaluation of urinary and sexual symptoms in transgender women. Presented at: Mid-Atlantic American Urological Association Annual Meeting, October 2020.

Chung P, Swaminathan V, Spigner S, Teplitsky S, Frasso R. A qualitative evaluation of urinary and sexual symptoms in transgender women. Presented at: World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), 2020 Scientific Symposium, November 6-10, 2020.

Chung P, Swaminathan V, Spigner S, Teplitsky S, Frasso R. “I left that office crying,” Perspectives and experiences of transgender women on seeking urological care. Presented at: WPATH 2020 Scientific Symposium.

LaRosa J, Doran C, Guth A, Varshney K, Anaele B, Davis K , DiDonato S, Romney M, Frasso R. Life During COVID-19: The Student Experience. To be presented at: Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR), Teaching Prevention 2021: Promoting Adaptability, Resiliency, & Sustainability, March, 2021.

McIntire RK, Butt S, Shusted C, Crittendon D, Ruane B, Zeigler-Johnson C, Juon H, Barta J. Does residential distance from a lung cancer screening facility predict baseline screening? Presented at: American Association for Cancer Research, October 2020.

Rubin EB, Viscuso MR, Moleski SM. Maintaining a balanced diet while gluten-free: treatment options

Varshney K, Anaele BI. Co-infection of Malaria and COVID-19: a systematic review. Conference session presented at: Global Health Conference X Patient Zero, January 16, 2021.

Varshney K, Anaele BI. Co-infection of Malaria and COVID-19: a systematic review. Conference session, presented at: 2021 Global Health Research Convening, January 28, 2021.

Varshney K, Anaele BI, Frasso R. Risk factors for incurable drug-resistant tuberculosis: a systematic review. Conference session to be presented at: Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) 12^th Annual Conference, March 12-14, 2021.

Wilson R, Varshney K, Patrera M, Hoff N, Thiel V, Frasso R. Reflections of graduating medical students: a photo-elicitation study. Presented at: AMA Research Symposium.

JCPH at APHA 2020

Frasso R, Riley A, Leader A, Goldstein J, Larosa J, Doran C. Qualitative methods: exploring the artifacts of a modern world to improve health.

Itzoe M, Frasso R. Tiny or small-music for all! An online interactive storybook to promote body positivity in children.

Freibott C, Walker A, Maio V, Frasso R. Educational programs implemented for pharmacists after state passage of a standing order for naloxone: a review of current practices.

Frasso R, Di Donato S, Doran C. LaRosa J. Cambareri K. Well, what were you wearing? An arts informed research project exploring bias toward victims of sexual violence.

Frasso R, Zuckerman J, Zakopoulos I, Smith J, Namecz A. Can medical jargon hurt?

Check out JCPH on Jefferson Digital Commons for recordings of:

Student Capstone Presentations

PopTalk Webinars

"Spread the Science NOT the Virus" series

The Philadelphia Diabetes Prevention Collaborative

PopTalk Leadership Webinar Series

bit.ly/PopTalksSeries

COMING UP! February 3, 2021, 12:00 PM ET

"Making Philadelphia Parks Safer & Healthier" with public health faculty,

Russell McIntire, PhD, MPH

Resilience & Action to Improve Health

Details and registration:

bit.ly/CDRD2021

February 11, 2021

10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Registration deadline for submissions:

Jan. 29, 2021.

The goal of Community-Driven Research Day is to encourage collaboration between university-based research partners and community-based organizations (CBOs). Through virtual presentations in themed breakout sessions, CBOs and community groups will highlight their questions to researchers.

Keynote speaker: Barbara Israel, DrPh, Professor of Health Behavior and Education, University of Michigan School of Public Health; and Director Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center.

Population Health Essentials and

Population Health Management and Strategy

Jefferson.edu/PopHealthAcademy

The 6th International Law Enforcement & Public Health (LEPH) Conference will be held virtually on March 22-26, 2021. Jefferson is one of five universities convening this conference. Register now to participate in these important conversations and meet like-minded people. Join the Global Law Enforcement & Public Health Association for a discount on your registration.

https://leph2021philadelphia.com/

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