NCIPH publications

Leadership and Management Development Continuing Education and Distance Learning Nutrition Tobacco    Epidemiology and Preparedness Alexander, L.K., Dail, K., Davis, M.V., Hajat, A., Rothney, E., Rybka, T., Kipp, A., Maillard, J., & MacDonald, P.D.M. (2005). A pilot hybrid Internet/classroom based communicable disease continuing education course for public health nurses in North Carolina: Lessons learned. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 11(suppl), S119-S122. Amon, J.J., Devasi, R., Xia, G., Nainan, O.V., Hall, S., Lawson, B., Wolthius, J., MacDonald, P.D.M., Shepard, C., Williams, I.T., Craig, A., Bella, B.P., Fiore, A., & the Southern States Hepatitis A Investigation Team. (2005). Molecular epidemiology of foodborne hepatitis A outbreaks in the United States, 2003. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 192, 1323-1330. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2005, March 11). Transmission of hepatitis B virus among persons undergoing blood glucose monitoring in long-term-care facilities — Mississippi, North Carolina, and Los Angeles County, California, 2003–2004. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 54, 220-223. Davis, M.V., MacDonald, P.D.M., Cline, J.S., & Baker, E.L. (2007). Evaluation of public health response to hurricanes finds North Carolina better prepared for public health emergencies. Public Health Reports, 122, 17-26. Davis, M.V., Temby, J.R.E., MacDonald, P.D.M., & Rybka, T.P. (2004). Evaluation of Improvements in North Carolina Public Health Capacity to Plan, Prepare, and Respond to Public Health Emergencies. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina Institute for Public Health. Frieden, T.R., Mostashari, F., Kerker, B.D., Miller, N., Hajat, A., & Frankel, M. (2005). Adult tobacco use levels after intensive tobacco control measures: New York City, 2002–2003.  American Journal of Public Health, 95, 1016-1023. Hightow, L.B., Leone, P.A., MacDonald, P.D.M., McCoy, S.I., Sampson, L.A., & Kaplan, A.H. (2006). Men who have sex with men and women: a unique risk group for HIV transmission on North Carolina college campuses. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 33, 585-593. Hightow, L.B., MacDonald, P.D.M., Pilcher, C.D., Kaplan, A.H., Foust, E., Nguyen, T.Q., & Leone, P.A. (2005). The unexpected movement of the HIV epidemic in the Southeastern United States: transmission among college students.  Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 38, 531-537. Horney, J., MacDonald, P.D.M., Rothney, E., & Alexander, L.K. (2005). User patterns and satisfaction with online trainings completed on the North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness Training Web Site. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 11(suppl), S90-S94. Horney, J.A., & MacDonald, P.D.M. (2007). Academic public health community responds to hurricanes: A history of the University of North Carolina School of Public Health response and new infrastructure, 1999-2006. Public Health Reports, 122, 270-276. Horney, J., Solliceto, B., & Alexander, L.K. (2005). Competency-based preparedness training for public health practitioners. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 22(suppl), S147-S149. MacDonald, P.D.M. (2005). Team Epi-Aid: Graduate students assist state and local health departments with urgent public health response. Public Health Reports, 120(suppl 1), 35-41. MacDonald, P.D.M., Langley, R.L., Gerkin, S.R., Torok, M.R., & MacCormack, J.N. (2006). Human and canine pulmonary blastomycosis in North Carolina. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 12, 1242-1244. MacDonald, P.D.M., Langley, R.L., & Howell, R.J. (2007). Erythema and conjunctivitis: Investigation of an outbreak in a school gymnasium caused by unintentional exposure to ultraviolet radiation from metal halide lamps. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygeine, 4, 46-49. MacDonald, P.D.M., Nelson, A.L., Hightow-Weidman, L., & Leone, P.A. (2007). Disease intervention specialists (DIS) as a resource in a public health emergency. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism, 5, 239-248. MacDonald, P.D.M., Torok, M.R., Maillard, J., Salyers, M., Wolf, L.A., & Nelson, A.L. (2007). Knowledge and practice of foodborne disease clinical specimen testing and reporting in North Carolina. North Carolina Medical Journal, 68, 305-311. MacDonald, P.D.M., Torok, M.R., Salyers, M., Wolf, L.A., & Nelson, A.L. (2007). Practices around acute diarrheal illness diagnosis, counseling and reporting: Laboratory and health-care practitioners in North Carolina. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, 4, 359-365. MacDonald, P.D.M., Whitwam, R.E., Boggs, J.D., et al. (2005). Outbreak of listeriosis among Mexican immigrants as a result of consumption of illicitly produced Mexican-style cheese. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 40, 677-682. Pathela, P., Hajat, A., Schillinger, J., Blank, S., Sell, R., & Mostashari, F. (2006) Discordance between sexual behavior and self-reported sexual identity: A population-based survey of New York City men. Annals of Internal Medicine, 145, 416-425. Snider, C., MacDonald, P.D.M., Salyers, M., Wof, L., & Maillard, J.M. (2006, October). Reporting communicable diseases: Online trainings can help. North Carolina Medical Board Forum Newsletter. Torok, M.R., Miller, W.C., Hobbs, M.W., MacDonald, P.D., Leone, P.A., Schwebke, J.R., & Seña, A.C. (2007). The association between Trichomonas vaginalis infection and level of vaginal lactobacilli among non-pregnant women. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 196, 1102-1107. Back to top    Leadership and Management Development Baker, E., & Orton, S. Managing in the information age: Preventing electronic fatigue syndrome. (2006). Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 12, 298-300. Lesneski, C.D., Upshaw, V.M., Pullen, N.C., & Terrell, A.L. (2005). The MAPP training program evaluation. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 11, 448-452. Mains, E., Williams D., & Umble, K. (2007). A framework for impact evaluation of public health leadership training. Leadership in Public Health, 7(3), 37-52. Miller, D., Umble, K., Dinkin, D., & Frederick, S. (2007). Linking development methods to outcomes in the National Public Health Leadership Institute. Leadership in Health Services, 20(2), 97-123. Orton, S., Umble, K., Davis, M.V., & Porter, J. E. (2002). Disasters and bioterrorism: Does management training develop readiness? Public Health Reports, 117, 596-598. Orton, S., Umble, K., & Porter, J. (2006). Management Academy for Public Health: Program design and critical success factors. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 12(5), 409-418. Orton, S., Umble, K., Porter, J., & Johnson, J. (2007). Management Academy for Public Health: Creating entrepreneurial managers. American Journal of Public Health, 97(4), 601-605. Orton, S., Umble, K., Rosen, B., McIver, J., & Menkens, A. (2006) Management Academy for Public Health: Program design and critical success factors. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 12, 409-418. Porter, J., Johnson, J., Upshaw, V.M., Orton, S., Deal, K.M., & Umble, K. (2002). The Management Academy for Public Health: a new paradigm for public health management development. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 8, 66-78 Porter, J., Orton, S., James, H., Johnson, J., & Umble, K. (2006). The UNC Management Academy for Public Health: How the UNC School of Public Health and Kenan-Flagler Business School created a winning partnership. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 12, 430-435. Roberson, T., Fernandez, C.S.P., & Porter, J.E. (2006). Leadership for public health. In: L.F. Novick & G.P. Mays (Eds.), Public health administration: Principles for population-based management. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers. Umble, K.E., Brooks, J., Lowman, A., & Malison, M.D. (2005). External evaluation report: Public health management training, National Tuberculosis Control Program, Vietnam 2000-2004. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Umble, K., Orton, S., Ottoson, J., & Barclay, G. (2006). Evaluating the impact of the Management Academy for Public Health: Developing entrepreneurial managers and organizations. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 12, 436-445. Umble, K., Steffen, D., Porter, J., et al. (2005). The National Public Health Leadership Institute: Evaluation of a team-based approach to developing collaborative public health leaders. American Journal of Public Health, 95, 641-644. Back to top   Continuing Education and Distance Learning Alexander, L.K., Dail, K., Davis, M.V., Hajat, A., Rothney, E., Rybka, T., Kipp, A., Maillard, J., & MacDonald, P.D.M.  (2005). A pilot hybrid Internet/classroom based communicable disease continuing education course for public health nurses in North Carolina: Lessons learned. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 11(suppl), S119-S122. Cannon, M., Umble, K.E, Steckler, A., & Shay, S.  (2001). "We're living what we're learning": Student perspectives in distance learning degree and certificate programs in public health. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 7(1), 49-59.  Davis, M.V. (2006). Teaching practical public health evaluation methods. American Journal of Evaluation, 27, 247-256. Davis, M.V., Fernandez, C.P., Porter, J., & McMullin, K. (2006). UNC certificate in core public health concepts: Lessons learned. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 12, 288-295. Farel, A., Pfau, S., Umble, K., & Paliulis, S. (2003). Analytic and technical training via the Web. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 9(6), 513-521. Farel, A., Umble, K., & Polhamus, B. (2001). Impact of an online analytic skills course. Evaluation & the Health Professions, 24, 446-459. Harrison, L.M., Davis, M.V., MacDonald, P.D.M., Alexander, L.K., Cline, J.S., Alexander, J.G., Rothney, E.E., Rybka, T.P., & Stevens, R.H. (2005). Development and implementation of public health workforce training needs assessment survey in North Carolina. Public Health Reports, 120(suppl 1), 28-34. Horney, J., MacDonald, P.D.M., Rothney, E., & Alexander, L.K. (2005). User patterns and satisfaction with online trainings completed on the North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness Training Web site. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 11(suppl), S90-S94. Porto, J., Umble, K., & McQuide, P. (2003). Improving local public health administration through executive degree programs: The North Carolina experience. The National Area Health Education Centers Bulletin. Robertson, K., Umble, K., & Cervero, R.M. (2003). Findings of the research reviews in continuing education in the health professions. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 23(3), 146-156. Runyan, C., Gunther-Mohr, C., Orton, S., Umble, K., Martin, S., & Coyne-Beasley, T. (2005). PREVENT: A program of the National Training Initiative on Injury and Violence Prevention. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 29 (suppl 2), 252-258. Scott, S., & Proescholdbell, S. (2008) Informing best practice with community practice: The community change chronicle method for program documentation and evaluation. Health Promotion Practice. (E-Pub Mar 13). Steckler, A., Farel, A., Bontempi, J.B, Umble, K., Polhamus, B., & Trester, A. (2001). Can health professionals learn qualitative evaluation methods on the World Wide Web? A case example. Health Education Research, 16, 735-745. Umble, K.E., & Cervero, R.M. (1996). Impact studies in continuing education for health professionals: A critique of the research syntheses. Evaluation and the Health Professions,19(2), 148-174.   Umble, K.E., Cervero, R.M., & Langone, C. (2001). Negotiation about power, frames, and continuing education: A case study in public health. Adult Education Quarterly, 51(2), 128-145. Umble, K., Cervero, R.M., Yang, B., & Atkinson, W. (2000). The effects of traditional classroom and distance continuing education in vaccine-preventable diseases: A theory-driven evaluation. American Journal of Public Health, 90(8), 1218-1224. Umble, K.E., & Dooley, L. (2004). Planning human resource development and continuing professional education programs that use educational technologies: Voices that must be heard. Advances in Human Resource Development, 6(1), 86-100.  Umble, K., Shay, S., & Sollecito, W. (2003). An interdisciplinary M.P.H. via distance learning: Meeting the educational needs of practitioners. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 9(2), 123-135. Back to top   Nutrition Fernandez, C.S.P., & Adams, K.M. (2006). Nutrition basics. In: Group Fitness Instructor Manual. 2nd ed. San Diego, CA: American Council on Exercise, Inc. Fernandez, C.S.P., & Adams, K.M. (2007). Vegetarian diets in health promotion and disease prevention. In: C.D. Berdanier, et al. (Eds.), Handbook of Nutrition and Food. 2nd ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. Back to top   Tobacco Conlisk, E., Proescholdbell, S., & Pan, W. (2007). Support for tobacco control policies among youth in North Carolina. North Carolina Medical Journal, 67, 175-179. Kandra, K., Goldstein, A., Gizlice, Z., Woldman, R., & Proescholdbell, S. (2007). Attitudes about tobacco policies among North Carolina parents. North Carolina Medical Journal, 68, 17-22.  Proescholdbell, S.K., Foley, K.L., Johnson, J. & Malek, S. (2008). Indoor air quality in prisons before and after implementation of a smoking ban law. Tobacco Control, 2, 123-7. Back to top

Last updated April 11, 2008