Neil Morte

United States Georgia Southern University

Journal

Commented on MMWR Surveillance Summaries
"The CDC Surveillance Summaries provide a means for CDC programs to disseminate surveillance findings, permitting detailed interpretation of trends and patterns based on those findings."

Funding

Commented on Public Health Professional
Seems like a rolling application. Related to COVID-19 so contingent on those needs. For questions email brian.rose@orau.org. Please include the reference code in the subject line.

Funding

Commented on Systems for Action: Systems and Services Research to Build a Culture of Health
Here is the link to the grant page: https://www.rwjf.org/en/grants/active-funding-opportunities/2022/systems-for-action--systems-and-services-research-to-build-a-culture-of-health.html Application closed in October 2022 for both award categories Grant started in January 2023 No updates on the next cycle

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Commented on Notice of Special Interest: Epidemiology and Prevention in Alcohol Research
Expiration date for application is September 8, 2023. There are 10 different announcements to apply to varying from trails being allowed to not and humans required for study.

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Commented on Resiliency Workforce Training Program
Here are the current grantees: https://bhw.hrsa.gov/funding/health-workforce-resiliency-awards All were awarded at the beginning of 2022 No succeeding grant applications currently

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Commented on Public Health Data Post Bachelors Research
No deadline shown, but may be a rolling application. Bachelors degree must have been completed within 5 years. Yearly appointments and may be accepted. For Life Health and Medical Sciences, and Public Health majors/disciplines.

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Commented on ASPPH Academic Public Health Practice Excellence Award
Here is the new link for the award: 2023 has been awarded. Timeline not shown for following year. This link will show requirements and criterion. https://aspph.org/education-practice-research/awards/aspph-practice-excellence-award/#required-materials

Hub

Commented on AI search tools ChatGPT v.s. Bard
Should this be more supplementary to a search engine or would it replace it?

Article

Commented on The effects of playing music on mental health outcomes
Interesting findings. "Results showed that overall individuals playing a musical instrument (independent of their musical achievement) may have a somewhat increased risk for mental health problems, though only significant for self-reported mental health measures." But not causal from music but from other environmental factors.

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Commented on Parental perceptions of the food environment and their influence on food decisions among low-income families: a rapid review of qualitative evidence
Sustainability is key. "Findings have implications for public health and the development of effective strategies to improve the dietary habits of children of disadvantaged families. Sustainable changes to dietary habits for families on low-income requires policy responses to low income, food access and to the high cost of healthy foods."

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Commented on No public health without planetary health
A link that we need to think about more

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Commented on Association of public physical activity facilities and participation in community programs with leisure-time physical activity: does the association differ according to educational level and income?
Many considerations for low income areas to develop access in a multitude of ways. "The presence of public PA facilities and participation in public PA programs are environmental correlates that may be relevant for designing effective public health interventions to reduce social inequalities in leisure-time PA among adults in low-income areas."

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Commented on Walking time, sports activity, job type, and body posture during work in relation to incident colorectal cancer: the JACC prospective cohort study
As expected with the benefits of certain variables. "The time spent walking, job type, and posture during work were independently associated with the reduced incident CRC risk among Japanese men and women."

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Commented on The process of telepractice implementation during the COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative inquiry of preschool speech-language pathologists and assistants from one center in Canada
It showed the need to adapt to telehealth and how that was new territory. "Findings suggest a need for better coordination of public health measures and professional services, which would have eased clinicians’ stress and facilitated an earlier transition to telepractice. Fostering an organization’s learning climate may improve organization’s resilience in response to emergency situations."