Journal of Public Health in the Deep South is a peer-reviewed, open-access, online journal focused on disseminating high quality research and/or effective applied techniques to academicians, educators, and practitioners. JPHDS is the first publication to specifically focus on public health issues in this geographical space and with an appeal to both research and applied public health professionals and educators.
The Journal of Public Health in the Deep South appreciates researchers' interest in submitting articles for publication. At this time, the journal is only considering articles to publish in the upcoming special issue on Healthy Aging. To visit the call for papers, please see Call for Papers. Please check back for any updates in June.
Current Issue: Volume 3, Number 2 (2022) COVID-19 Response and Recovery in Mississippi and the All of Us Research Program
Research Studies
Enhancing Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection Practices in Diverse Healthcare Settings during the COVID19 Pandemic
Alaina Herrington
The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Calls to the Mississippi Poison Control Center
Jenna Davis, Laura Lee Beneke, Michael B. Marlin, and David Vearrier
Factors Influencing Mental Health Outcomes of University Personnel During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Rebecca C. Holland, Melissa K. Kossman, Leslie W. Oglesby, Morgan R. Eckenrod, Abigail S. Willis, and Anna K. Porter
American Indians and COVID-19: Morbidity and Mortality Disparities among Indigenous Populations in the Rural South
Leslie Musshafen, Thomas E. Dobbs, Aaron Robinson, Thomas Wyatt, Michael Puskarich, Richard Summers, Seth Lirette, and Caroline Compretta
Designing a Community Engaged Training Program for African American and Latinx Communities on COVID-19 in South Mississippi: Results from Qualitative Focus Groups Exploring Community Member Perceptions
Susan Mayfield-Johnson PhD, MCHES; Tanya Funchess; Charkarra Anderson-Lewis; Erica Thompson; Sandra Melvin; Mireya Alexander; Kierra Melvin; and Samaria Lowe
Relying on Young Ambassadors to bolster COVID-19 study recruitment and participation
Traci Hayes and Wendy White
Student Response to COVID-19: An Academic Interprofessional Case Study
Elizabeth Franklin
Insights of Precision Medicine Initiative’s All of Us Research Program in Mississippi
Gouri Mahajan, Kristi Cofer, and Richard Summers
Racial differences in perception and experiences of adverse treatment by healthcare providers: A cross-sectional analysis of the All of Us data
Tanya Funchess, Traci Hayes, Yang Ge, and Felix Twum
Dining Patterns at Campus Food Venues: University Employees’ Perspectives
Kritika Gupta, Jangwoo Jo, Laurel Lambert, Georgianna Mann, and Selby Rebecca Entrekin