2025
Strengthening the US Health Workforce to End the HIV Epidemic: Lessons Learned From 11 EHE Jurisdictions
Marotta P, Humphries D, Escudero D, Katz D, Rosen J, Hill S, Glick J, Li D, Elopre L, Ghadimi F, Beidas R, Bauermeister J, Bonett S, Cameron D, Nelson L, Rajabiun S, Hearld L, Kermani M, Stoltman S, Payne D, Ibitayo T, Alam F, Williams A, Ott C, Kay E, Chrestman S, Batey S, Smith L, Lanzi R, Musgrove K, Malagon M, Bailey-Webb J, Momplaisir F, Gross R, Gross G, Kaser T, Brown T, Carter C, Mugavero M, Valeriano T, Shaw S, Wagner A, Atiba B, Brewer R. Strengthening the US Health Workforce to End the HIV Epidemic: Lessons Learned From 11 EHE Jurisdictions. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2025, 98: e181-e191. PMID: 40163070, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000003625.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImplementation of HIV preventionHIV preventionHealth workforceWorkforce developmentHIV epidemicTreatment servicesHealth workforce developmentCommunity-engaged researchCommunity engagement strategiesStrengthening organizational supportNational Institutes of HealthImplementation scienceInstitutes of HealthStigma mitigationSemistructured questionnaireDynamic trainingEngagement strategiesPrevent turnoverExpert recommendationsTreatment programsSupervision structuresChange frameworkHIVNational InstituteOrganizational support
2024
Scope of work and contributions of female community health volunteers in Nepal’s healthcare sector: a qualitative study
Joshi A, Marasini S, Sharma S, Paneru B, Kunwar S, Shrestha A, Shrestha A, Karmacharya B. Scope of work and contributions of female community health volunteers in Nepal’s healthcare sector: a qualitative study. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e082363. PMID: 39806704, PMCID: PMC11667457, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale community health volunteersCommunity health volunteersIn-depth interviewsHealth volunteersShortage of health workforceQualitative studyPromote healthcare servicesHealth workforceLocal stakeholdersHealth workersHealth systemHealthcare servicesJudgmental attitudesCoping strategiesHealth sectorService deliveryEffective programmesGeographical challengesHealth commoditiesHealthMother groupKavre districtWard representativesProfessional experienceGrassroots levelState Policy Strategies for the Workforce Emergency in Behavioral Health
Hoge M, Kelly A, Paris M, Lang J. State Policy Strategies for the Workforce Emergency in Behavioral Health. Psychiatric Services 2024, 76: 286-288. PMID: 39285738, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20230617.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesEquipping the Public Health Workforce of the Future: Evaluation of an Evidence-Based Public Health Training Delivered Through Academic-Health Department Partnerships
Mazzucca-Ragan S, Brownson C, Crouch M, Davis S, Duffany K, Erwin P, Leiferman J, McCormick L, Walker J, Brownson R. Equipping the Public Health Workforce of the Future: Evaluation of an Evidence-Based Public Health Training Delivered Through Academic-Health Department Partnerships. Journal Of Public Health Management And Practice 2024, 31: 51-60. PMID: 39121436, PMCID: PMC11925482, DOI: 10.1097/phh.0000000000001985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvidence-based public healthPublic Health Training CenterPrevention Research CenterPublic health workforceState health departmentsHealth workforceHealth equityHealth departmentsEvidence-based public health trainingWorkforce developmentGovernmental public health staffSkilled public health workforceImplementing public health programsHealth Training CenterPopulation-wide healthPublic health degreePublic health staffPublic health programsHigh staff turnoverPublic health challengeHealth staffIn-depth interviewsHealth programsThematic analysisPractice settingsNorthwestern University resource and education development initiatives to advance collaborative artificial intelligence across the learning health system
Luo Y, Mao C, Sanchez‐Pinto L, Ahmad F, Naidech A, Rasmussen L, Pacheco J, Schneider D, Mithal L, Dresden S, Holmes K, Carson M, Shah S, Khan S, Clare S, Wunderink R, Liu H, Walunas T, Cooper L, Yue F, Wehbe F, Fang D, Liebovitz D, Markl M, Michelson K, McColley S, Green M, Starren J, Ackermann R, D'Aquila R, Adams J, Lloyd‐Jones D, Chisholm R, Kho A. Northwestern University resource and education development initiatives to advance collaborative artificial intelligence across the learning health system. Learning Health Systems 2024, 8: e10417. PMID: 39036530, PMCID: PMC11257059, DOI: 10.1002/lrh2.10417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLearning health systemCollaborative AIMultidisciplinary workforceHealth systemArtificial intelligenceCollaborative artificial intelligenceDevelopment of artificial intelligenceLanguage processing pipelinePeer-reviewed publicationsHealth workforceHealthcare initiativesExtract structural informationAI/machine learningHealth informationHospital administratorsClinical specialtiesHealthcare dataEducational resourcesAI methodsAI scientistsUnmet needsPractical resourcesData modelHealthcareProcessing pipelinePolicy strategies for capacity building and scale up of the workforce for comprehensive cancer care: a systematic review
Trapani D, Murthy S, Hammad N, Casolino R, Moreira D, Roitberg F, Blay J, Curigliano G, Ilbawi A. Policy strategies for capacity building and scale up of the workforce for comprehensive cancer care: a systematic review. ESMO Open 2024, 9: 102946. PMID: 38507895, PMCID: PMC10966170, DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2024.102946.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComprehensive cancer careCancer careSystematic reviewHealth systemCapacity buildingCancer care providersCapacity of health systemsDigital health interventionsWorkforce capacity buildingMiddle-income countriesHigh-income countriesResource-constrained settingsCancer workforceHealth workforceOncology providersCare providersWorkforce interventionsUnderserved areasHealth interventionsWorkforce strategiesCompetent workforceCareIncreased workloadData extractionWorkforce
2023
Funding Research on Health Workforce Well-being to Optimize the Work Environment
Melnick E, Sinsky C, Shanafelt T. Funding Research on Health Workforce Well-being to Optimize the Work Environment. JAMA 2023, 329: 1145-1146. PMID: 36821127, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.2073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIsolation and Quarantine for Coronavirus Disease 2019 in the United States, 2020–2022
Oeltmann J, Vohra D, Matulewicz H, DeLuca N, Smith J, Couzens C, Lash R, Harvey B, Boyette M, Edwards A, Talboy P, Dubose O, Regan P, Loosier P, Caruso E, Katz D, Taylor M, Moonan P. Isolation and Quarantine for Coronavirus Disease 2019 in the United States, 2020–2022. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2023, 77: 212-219. PMID: 36947142, PMCID: PMC11094624, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciad163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronavirus disease 2019Case patientsDisease 2019Positive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 test resultAdult case patientsCase investigationCOVID-19Public health programsPublic health workforceHealth programsHealth workforceContact tracingPatientsHealth officialsMost adultsAdultsDaysImpact of contactRepresentative sampleTotalMore adultsPanel SurveyQuarantine
2022
The whole-of-society approach of mass COVID-19 vaccination in China: a qualitative study
Wang Q, Qu Z, Tu S, Chen X, Hou Z. The whole-of-society approach of mass COVID-19 vaccination in China: a qualitative study. Health Research Policy And Systems 2022, 20: 142. PMID: 36585666, PMCID: PMC9802023, DOI: 10.1186/s12961-022-00947-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSociety approachNon-health sectorsKey informant interviewsSemi-structured interviewsGovernment engagementThematic analysis approachPolicy documentsGovernance perspectiveHealth systems frameworkCOVID-19 vaccinationInformant interviewsService deliveryVaccination coverageQualitative studySystem strengtheningHealth workforceBackgroundMany countriesFinancing channelsCOVID-19 pandemicVaccination service deliveryCountriesVaccination systemDigital information systemsOlder adultsImplementation experienceStrengthening Public Health Scholarship in Sudan: The Role of Leadership and Mentorship Development
Göç N, Hassan S, Bani I, Babiker S, Hilali M, Ibrahim Z, Gaddal A, Saleh L, Salih E, Desai M, Linnander E. Strengthening Public Health Scholarship in Sudan: The Role of Leadership and Mentorship Development. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2022, 107: 1323-1330. PMID: 36343591, PMCID: PMC9768261, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPublic health educationHealth educationPublic health facultyHealth training institutionsPublic health training institutionsHigher EducationGraduation ratesPublic health workforceRole of leadershipTraining institutionsCompetency domainsVirtual sessionsMixed-method evaluationHealth facultyCompetency assessmentExplicit focusDevelopment programsEducationVirtual collaborationResearch leadershipSustainable Development GoalsParticipant feedbackHealth workforceFacultyParticipant engagementThe Stress and Resilience Town Hall: A systems response to support the health workforce during COVID-19 and beyond
Tebes JK, Awad MN, Connors EH, Fineberg SK, Gordon DM, Jordan A, Kravitz R, Li L, Ponce AN, Prabhu M, Rubman S, Silva MA, Steinfeld M, Tate DC, Xu K, Krystal JH. The Stress and Resilience Town Hall: A systems response to support the health workforce during COVID-19 and beyond. General Hospital Psychiatry 2022, 77: 80-87. PMID: 35569322, PMCID: PMC9033303, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2022.04.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthcare workersHealth systemHealth workforceCOVID-19 pandemicHealth workforce needsMean attendancePost-traumatic stressCOVID-19Traumatic stressorsTypes of stressorsSustainable interventionsRigorous qualitative methodsInterventionPandemicSpecific stressorsStressorsWorkforce needsHospitalWorkers
2021
Distribution of the workforce involved in cancer care: a systematic review of the literature ☆
Trapani D, Murthy S, Boniol M, Booth C, Simensen V, Kasumba M, Giuliani R, Curigliano G, Ilbawi A. Distribution of the workforce involved in cancer care: a systematic review of the literature ☆. ESMO Open 2021, 6: 100292. PMID: 34763251, PMCID: PMC8591344, DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2021.100292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer careSystematic reviewHigh-income countriesHealth providersMultidisciplinary cancer careMultidisciplinary cancer managementSkilled health workforceCross-sectional surveyPaucity of dataHealth care workforcePaucity of literatureFirst systematic reviewCancer nursesCancer patientsPediatric oncologySurgical oncologyHealth workersWorkforce densityCancer managementEligible papersCancer workforceHealth workforceHealth systemCare workforceWorkforce capacityFacing COVID-19 in Liberia: Adaptations of the Resilient and Responsive Health Systems Initiative
Marsh RH, Plyler C, Miller M, Klar R, Adeiza M, Wachekwa I, Koomson F, Garlo JL, Kruah K, Lake SC, Matte R, Cook R, Maweu D, Kerr L, Ogbuagu O, Talbert-Slagle K, Dahn B. Facing COVID-19 in Liberia: Adaptations of the Resilient and Responsive Health Systems Initiative. Annals Of Global Health 2021, 87: 101. PMID: 34707981, PMCID: PMC8499715, DOI: 10.5334/aogh.3245.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsCommunity health worker involvementHealth system initiativesHealth worker involvementCOVID-19 pandemicHealth service impactsResponsive health systemHIV targetsHealth outcomesPatient volumeHealth workforceTelehealth servicesHealth systemOngoing educationService deliveryCOVID-19Safety protocolsClinical didacticsPandemicDirect service deliveryWorkforce programsFourth yearTraining impactEducational programsDeliveryHIVHealth Management Workforce Capacity-Building in Liberia, post-Ebola
Talbert-Slagle K, Koomson F, Candy N, Donato S, Whitney J, Plyler C, Allen N, Mourgkos G, Marsh RH, Kerr L, Wong R, Fallah M, Dahn B. Health Management Workforce Capacity-Building in Liberia, post-Ebola. Annals Of Global Health 2021, 87: 100. PMID: 34707980, PMCID: PMC8499719, DOI: 10.5334/aogh.3250.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth management programNational Public Health InstitutePurpose health workforceHealth care providersPublic Health InstituteWorkforce capacity buildingMinistry of HealthHealth sectorHealthcare workersCare providersLiberian MinistryHealth InstituteHealth system leadershipUniversity of LiberiaHealth workforceLarge hospitalsHealth managersSpecific managementManagement programProgram launchHealthStrategy 1Ebola crisisHealth managementLeadership competencies
2020
Peer support for people with psychiatric illness
Bellamy C, Klee A, Cornejo X, Guy K, Costa M, Davidson L. Peer support for people with psychiatric illness. 2020, 538-546. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780190653279.003.0060.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Recent trends in the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and mechanisms of resistance in clinical Aspergillus species: A general review with a special focus on the Middle Eastern and North African region
Zakaria A, Osman M, Dabboussi F, Rafei R, Mallat H, Papon N, Bouchara J, Hamze M. Recent trends in the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and mechanisms of resistance in clinical Aspergillus species: A general review with a special focus on the Middle Eastern and North African region. Journal Of Infection And Public Health 2019, 13: 1-10. PMID: 31672427, DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2019.08.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfectious disease specialistsSuccessful treatment outcomeIndividual patient therapyAntifungal susceptibility patternsAvailable diagnostic toolsAspergillus sppDisease specialistsAspergillus infectionMechanisms of resistanceTreatment outcomesSusceptibility patternsEarly diagnosisPatient therapyHealth workforceFungal infectionsEpidemiological surveillanceHealth issuesAntifungal resistance mechanismsHealth careAntifungal resistanceAspergillosisPatientsDiagnostic toolInfectionEpidemiologyChild and adolescent psychiatry training and services in the Middle East region: a current status assessment
Clausen C, Bazaid K, Azeem M, Abdelrahim F, Elgawad A, Alamiri B, AlAnsari A, Alhamzawi A, Al Mai A, Bakhiet A, Bashtawi M, Çuhadaroğlu F, Hedar M, Holdar M, Jabr S, Jafri A, Jumaian A, Moussa S, Osman A, Razjouyan K, Yanes E, Guerrero A, Skokauskas N. Child and adolescent psychiatry training and services in the Middle East region: a current status assessment. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2019, 29: 51-61. PMID: 31190178, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-019-01360-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescent mental health careMental healthMental health specialistsCross-sectional studyAdolescent mental health specialistsMental health careAdolescent psychiatry servicesMental health workforceAdolescent psychiatryAdolescent mental healthDistribution of childrenPsychiatry servicesAppropriate careHealth specialistsHealth workforcePsychiatry specialistsUnderdeveloped childrenAdditional childrenQualified childrenAdolescent psychiatristsHealth careAvailable childrenAdolescent psychiatry training programsWorkforce capacityCurrent postgraduate trainingDiabetes Prevention and Care Programs in the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands: Challenges, Innovation, and Recommendations for Effective Scale-Up
Hawley NL, Suss R, Cash HL, Aitaoto N, Samoa R, Ayers B, McElfish P. Diabetes Prevention and Care Programs in the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands: Challenges, Innovation, and Recommendations for Effective Scale-Up. Current Diabetes Reports 2019, 19: 24. PMID: 30919169, DOI: 10.1007/s11892-019-1139-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetes preventionUS-Affiliated Pacific IslandsEarly life preventionCurrent disease burdenHealth system barriersUnhealthy food environmentsFood environmentPopulation-level strategiesHealth care infrastructureDisease burdenCare programSystem barriersReviewThis reviewHealth workforceHealth policyCare infrastructureSuccessful interventionsPreventionPacific IslandsCareInterventionCapacity buildingIsland nationsUnique challengesAcross borders: thoughts and considerations about cultural preservation among immigrant clinicians
Ashing KT, Dawkins-Moultin L, George M, Antoine GM, Nunez-Smith M, Pérez-Stable EJ. Across borders: thoughts and considerations about cultural preservation among immigrant clinicians. International Journal For Quality In Health Care 2019, 31: g103-g105. PMID: 30649356, PMCID: PMC7291808, DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzy256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCultural preservationHealth services researchClinical practice decisionsServices researchArea of inquiryMeaning of illnessPrimary care shortageHealth beliefsHigh-income countriesClinical practiceLow-income populationsHealth disparitiesHealth workforceMedical literatureCliniciansCare shortagesEthnic minoritiesHealthcare deliveryCulturePublic healthPractice decisionsPossible relationshipNotable gapSparse literatureAcademic training
2018
Home Groups: Integrating Peer Support and Clinical Care in a Community Mental Health Center
Styron T, Pavlo A, Miller R, Kamens S, Hall B, Fortgang R, Ivey A, Edwards M, Youins R, Bellamy C, Davidson L. Home Groups: Integrating Peer Support and Clinical Care in a Community Mental Health Center. International Journal Of Group Psychotherapy 2018, 69: 221-239. PMID: 38449155, DOI: 10.1080/00207284.2018.1533408.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity mental health centerMental health centersClinical psychology internsLarge community mental health centerMental health providersPsychology internsMental health workforceHealth centersGroup interventionGroup membersSerious mental illnessPeer supportSuch interventionsMental illnessClinical carePeersHealth providersHome groupUnique learning opportunitiesHealth workforcePeer supportersLearning opportunitiesEmpowering aspectsInterventionVignettes
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