Public Health Reports®
Official Journal of the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General and the U.S. Public Health Service
Published through an agreement with the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
eISSN:
14682877 | ISSN:
00333549 | Current volume: 139 | Current issue: 5
Frequency: Bi-monthly
Published since 1878, Public Health Reports is the official journal of the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General and the U.S. Public Health Service. It is published bimonthly, plus supplement issues, through an official agreement with the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health. The journal is peer-reviewed and publishes original research, reviews, and commentaries related to public health practice and methodology, public health law, and teaching at schools and programs of public health. Journal Issues include regular commentaries by the U.S. Surgeon General and the executives of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health.
The journal focuses on such topics as disease surveillance, infectious and chronic diseases, occupational disease and injury, immunization, health disparities, substance use disorders, tobacco use, and many other key and emerging public health concerns. In addition to its 6 regular issues, PHR produces supplemental issues several times per year, focusing on specific topics of interest to its readership. The journal's contributors are on the front lines of public health and present their work in a readable and accessible format.
Visit the Public Health Reports homepage for more information about the journal.
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
The journal focuses on such topics as disease surveillance, infectious and chronic diseases, occupational disease and injury, immunization, health disparities, substance use disorders, tobacco use, and many other key and emerging public health concerns. In addition to its 6 regular issues, PHR produces supplemental issues several times per year, focusing on specific topics of interest to its readership. The journal's contributors are on the front lines of public health and present their work in a readable and accessible format.
Visit the Public Health Reports homepage for more information about the journal.
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Public Health Reports is dedicated to publishing original research, reviews, and commentaries in the areas of public health practice and methodology, public health law, and teaching at schools and programs of public health. The journal publishes bi-monthly on major topics in public health, such as infectious and chronic diseases, immunization, injuries and violence, substance use disorders, tobacco use, public health methodology, and issues of interest to state and local health departments and schools of public health. Public Health Reports has departments focused on public health law, writing in public health and public health schools and education and features special commentaries by the Surgeon General and the executives within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Supplemental issues are published several times per year, focusing on special topics. Recent supplements have covered HIV care and prevention, syndromic surveillance, and the health of incarcerated populations.
The mission of Public Health Reports is to positively affect the health and wellness of the American public by facilitating the movement of science into public health practice and policy; to publish scholarly manuscripts that describe new and innovative ways to deliver essential services that lead to improved quality, enhanced efficiency, and reduced costs; and to publish evaluations of public health programs that describe models of practice that can be replicated by others or that describe lessons learned.
Editor in Chief
| Zygmunt F. Dembek, PhD, MS, MPH | Office of the Surgeon General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, USA |
Production Assistant
Scientific Editors
| Rasa G. Hamilton | HELPS: Hamilton Editing and Language Publishing Services, LLC, USA |
| Tomas A. Lang, MA | Tom Lang Communications and Training International |
| Jenny Reising | Reising Communications |
| Ellen Taratus, MS | Independent Contractor |
| Raymond K. Whalen, MD | Whalen Medical Communications PLLC, USA |
Editorial Committee
| Irma Arispe, PhD | Associate Director for Analysis and Evaluation, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services, USA |
| Mary Beth Bigley, DrPH, APRN | Chief Executive Officer, National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties, USA |
| Gretchen Buckler, MD, MPH | CDR, US Public Health Service, Medical Epidemiologist, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and Families |
| Kenneth Castro, MD | Professor, Hubert Department of Global Health and Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University |
| Harrell Chesson, PhD | Health Economist, Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services, USA |
| S. Deblina Datta, MD, FIDSA | CAPT, US Public Health Service, Medical Epidemiologist, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Cherie L. Drenzek, DVM, MS | State Epidemiologist, Georgia Department of Public Health, USA |
| Laurie Elam-Evans, PhD | Lead Health Scientist, Immunization Services Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Eleanor Fleming, PhD, DDS, MPH, FICD | Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, University of Maryland School of Dentistry |
| Isaac Chun-Hai Fung, PhD | Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, USA |
| David P. Goldman, MD, MPH | RADM, US Public Health Service, Chief Medical Officer, Office of Food Policy and Response, Food and Drug Administration |
| Ralph J. Groves, MD | CDR, US Public Health Service, Senior Medical Epidemiologist, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, US Department of the Interior |
| Amy I. Ising, PhD | Associate Director, Carolina Center for Health Informatics, Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA |
| Patricia Jones, DrPH, MS | Director of the Office of Special Populations, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, USA |
| Ali S. Khan, MD, MPH, MBA | Dean, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA |
| Russell Kirby, PhD, MS | Professor and Marrell Endowed Chair, Department of Community and Family Health, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, USA |
| Richard S. Kurz, PhD | Dean Emeritus and Adjunct Professor, University of North Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, USA |
| Boris Lushniak, MD, MPH | Dean and Professor, University of Maryland School of Public Health, USA |
| Rodney Lyn, PhD, MS | Dean and Professor, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, USA |
| Josephine Malilay, PhD, MD | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services (Ret.), USA |
| Michael Meit, MA, MPH | Director of Research and Programs, Center for Rural Health Research, East Tennessee State University College of Public Health, USA |
| Krista Powell, MD, MPH | CDR, US Public Health Service, Attending Physician, US Department of Veterans Affairs |
| Carrie Shapiro-Mendoza, PhD, MPH | Branch Chief, Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Nathaniel H. Smith, MD, MPH | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services (Ret.), USA |
| Anne C. Spaulding MD, MPH | Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, USA |
Contributing Editors
| Scott Burris, JD | Professor of Law, Beasley School of Law, Temple University |
Associate Editors
| Lisa M. Lee, PhD, MA, MS | Associate Vice President for Research and Innovation, Scholarly Integrity and Compliance, and Research Professor, Department of Population Health Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA |
| Stephen J. Bertke, PhD | Statistician, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services, USA |
| Paul PJ Jung, MD, MPH, FACPM | CAPT, US Public Health Service, Director, Division of Medicine and Dentistry, Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Ross D. Silverman, JD, MPH | Professor of Health Policy and Management, Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, and Professor of Public Health and Law, Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indiana University, USA |
US Department of Health and Human Services
| Xavier Becerra | Secretary of Health and Human Services |
US Public Health Service
| Rachel L. Levine, MD | Assistant Secretary for Health |
| Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA | Vice Admiral, USPHS, US Surgeon General |
Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
| Thomas A. LaVeist, PhD | Chair, Board of Directors |
| Laura Magaña Valladares, PhD, MS | President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Erin K. Williams | Director of Publications |
Centers For Disease Control And Prevention
| Mandy K. Cohen, MD, MPH | Director |
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