Ashish Joshi
Biographic Data
| ID | 5542342 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ashish Joshi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ashish |
| FAMILY NAME | Joshi |
| SIGNATURE | JOSHI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Memphis |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5376-9839 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Investigating the use of generative AI policies among ASPPH member schools and programs of public health
Background: The integration of generative artificial intelligence (AI) into the operational and curricular foundations of higher education is a dynamically evolving issue, particularly in public health programs looking to ethically embrace the ever-growing potential of AI in health research and education. Despite a collective priority across the United States to effectively adopt generative AI, few works have characterized the scope and rigor of …
Public Health Hackathon
Preparing the next generation of public health leaders requires innovative educational strategies that foster creativity, collaboration, and practical problem-solving skills. Hackathons—short, intensive innovation challenges—provide a structured platform for students to co-create solutions to real-world problems. The University of Memphis School of Public Health launched the “RE-AIM Public Health IDEAS through the Lens of Youth Hackathon” series …
Leading public health innovation in high schools across local and global settings
Introduction: Adolescents in the 21st century face numerous preventable public health challenges that extend beyond academics to include physical, mental, and social well-being. Addressing these issues requires schools to integrate public health education into their systems, empowering youth with digital health literacy and interdisciplinary skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, innovation, and collaboration. To meet t…
Uncovering mental well-being profiles in urban slums of Gorakhpur, India
Mental well-being is a growing but underrecognized public health priority in rapidly urbanizing, resource-constrained settings. Conventional mean-based analyses obscure important heterogeneity within vulnerable populations. We aimed to identify distinct mental well-being profiles among adults living in urban slums of Gorakhpur, India, using a person-centered approach. A cross-sectional survey (2023-2024) was conducted among 406 adults (≥18 years)…
Health diplomacy training, pedagogical approaches, and skills assessment
Background: Health diplomacy is gaining increasing importance as an approach in addressing domestic and global health challenges, yet educational programs that prepare future practitioners remain underdeveloped in addressing skills core to this domain of public health practice. Training in health diplomacy is critical for building interdisciplinary competencies needed to navigate increasingly complex negotiations, cross-cultural engagements, and …
Public health diplomacy
Public health diplomacy addresses global challenges impacting societies, economies, the environment, and health by integrating foreign policy and development. The University of Memphis School of Public Health hosted a multistakeholder summit to identify strategies and competencies essential for effective public health diplomacy. A 3-day summit included 29 participants from 15 countries, representing the WHO, the World Federation of United Nations…
The public health Cares initiative
Using the SMAART model (Sustainable, Multisector, Accessible, Affordable, Reimbursable, and Tailored), the Public Health CARES [Coping, Adaptability, Resilience, Empathy, and Success, (or PH-CARES)] initiative aims to address health inequities among youth to promote health education in schools and communities. PH-CARES integrates public health curriculum into high schools to enhance students’ knowledge and skills, fostering their adaptability, re…
The American Public’s Disengagement With Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)
A narrative review of the Ceph-accredited bachelor’s public health programs’ curricula in the United States
Expectations of employers in the United States for entry-level public health job skills with a bachelor’s degree
Objectives: To analyze the current public health labor market for bachelor's-level graduates. Methods: = 365) from across the United States were collected from an online job portal, Indeed.com, from November 7-14, 2022. Job titles, organization type, degree requirements, work experience, job location, and preferred skills for bachelor's-level public health positions were analyzed. Results: Thirty-one job titles were identified. Approximately one-…
The current state of public health education in India
With the creation of public health management cadre in the state, district, and block levels of India, there is a need for a comprehensive, synergistic education system to ensure efficient public health across the country. This scoping review, therefore, aims to examine the characteristics of public health education programs available in India's varied geographical and regional contexts. It examines 16 program-related descriptors across public he…
A call for citizen science in pandemic preparedness and response
The COVID-19 pandemic has underlined the need to partner with the community in pandemic preparedness and response in order to enable trust-building among stakeholders, which is key in pandemic management. Citizen science, defined here as a practice of public participation and collaboration in all aspects of scientific research to increase knowledge and build trust with governments and researchers, is a crucial approach to promoting community enga…
Landscape Analysis of Public Health Jobs in India to Develop an Evidence-Based Public Health Curriculum
The increase in communicable and non-communicable disease incidence and prevalence, changing population demographics, along with concerns about pandemics, natural disasters, and wars, have highlighted the challenges faced by health systems. The study aims to identify data on publicly posted public health jobs available to applicants eligible to work in India to identify the public health and allied fields workforce needs, skills, and expertise in…
India's Covid-19 Burdens, 2020
The purpose of this article is two pronged; first, to identify and report public health implications of the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and second, to report challenges uniquely faced by the citizens of India from a population health perspective. We have done both while closely examining epidemiological data that is accessible via SMAART's RAPID Tracker. This policy informatics platform is a live database aimed to track the geospatia…
Predictors of Covid-19 Vaccine Acceptance, Intention, and Hesitancy
COVID-19 vaccine is regarded as the most promising means of limiting the spread of or eliminating the pandemic. The success of this strategy will rely on the rate of vaccine acceptance globally. The study aims to examine the factors that influence COVID-19 vaccine acceptance, intention, and hesitancy. PubMed was searched comprehensively for articles using the keyword “COVID-19 vaccine surveys.” Of the 192 records, 22 studies were eligible for the…
A community-based pragmatic, controlled trial for preventing and reducing oral diseases among 1–6-year-old children visiting Anganwadi centers, under the Integrated Child Development Scheme, India
This trial has been prospectively registered at Clinical Trials Registry, India (CTRI/2019/02/017556, 08 February 2019)
Recruitment and retention challenges and successes
Research staff with ties within the community helped establish trust. Using bilingual study materials, simple language, and an interpreter addressed language/literacy concerns. Phone assessments facilitated participation as transportation was an issue. Accommodating requests to deliver or mail study materials and providing incentives were important. Extra effort was needed to maintain contact when phone service was disrupted or participants moved…
Recruitment and retention challenges and successes
Research staff with ties within the community helped establish trust. Using bilingual study materials, simple language, and an interpreter addressed language/literacy concerns. Phone assessments facilitated participation as transportation was an issue. Accommodating requests to deliver or mail study materials and providing incentives were important. Extra effort was needed to maintain contact when phone service was disrupted or participants moved…
Recruitment and retention challenges and successes
Research staff with ties within the community helped establish trust. Using bilingual study materials, simple language, and an interpreter addressed language/literacy concerns. Phone assessments facilitated participation as transportation was an issue. Accommodating requests to deliver or mail study materials and providing incentives were important. Extra effort was needed to maintain contact when phone service was disrupted or participants moved…
A community-based pragmatic, controlled trial for preventing and reducing oral diseases among 1–6-year-old children visiting Anganwadi centers, under the Integrated Child Development Scheme, India
This trial has been prospectively registered at Clinical Trials Registry, India (CTRI/2019/02/017556, 08 February 2019)
India's Covid-19 Burdens, 2020
The purpose of this article is two pronged; first, to identify and report public health implications of the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and second, to report challenges uniquely faced by the citizens of India from a population health perspective. We have done both while closely examining epidemiological data that is accessible via SMAART's RAPID Tracker. This policy informatics platform is a live database aimed to track the geospatia…
Predictors of Covid-19 Vaccine Acceptance, Intention, and Hesitancy
COVID-19 vaccine is regarded as the most promising means of limiting the spread of or eliminating the pandemic. The success of this strategy will rely on the rate of vaccine acceptance globally. The study aims to examine the factors that influence COVID-19 vaccine acceptance, intention, and hesitancy. PubMed was searched comprehensively for articles using the keyword “COVID-19 vaccine surveys.” Of the 192 records, 22 studies were eligible for the…
The current state of public health education in India
With the creation of public health management cadre in the state, district, and block levels of India, there is a need for a comprehensive, synergistic education system to ensure efficient public health across the country. This scoping review, therefore, aims to examine the characteristics of public health education programs available in India's varied geographical and regional contexts. It examines 16 program-related descriptors across public he…
A call for citizen science in pandemic preparedness and response
The COVID-19 pandemic has underlined the need to partner with the community in pandemic preparedness and response in order to enable trust-building among stakeholders, which is key in pandemic management. Citizen science, defined here as a practice of public participation and collaboration in all aspects of scientific research to increase knowledge and build trust with governments and researchers, is a crucial approach to promoting community enga…
Landscape Analysis of Public Health Jobs in India to Develop an Evidence-Based Public Health Curriculum
The increase in communicable and non-communicable disease incidence and prevalence, changing population demographics, along with concerns about pandemics, natural disasters, and wars, have highlighted the challenges faced by health systems. The study aims to identify data on publicly posted public health jobs available to applicants eligible to work in India to identify the public health and allied fields workforce needs, skills, and expertise in…
Expectations of employers in the United States for entry-level public health job skills with a bachelor’s degree
Objectives: To analyze the current public health labor market for bachelor's-level graduates. Methods: = 365) from across the United States were collected from an online job portal, Indeed.com, from November 7-14, 2022. Job titles, organization type, degree requirements, work experience, job location, and preferred skills for bachelor's-level public health positions were analyzed. Results: Thirty-one job titles were identified. Approximately one-…
A narrative review of the Ceph-accredited bachelor’s public health programs’ curricula in the United States
Health diplomacy training, pedagogical approaches, and skills assessment
Background: Health diplomacy is gaining increasing importance as an approach in addressing domestic and global health challenges, yet educational programs that prepare future practitioners remain underdeveloped in addressing skills core to this domain of public health practice. Training in health diplomacy is critical for building interdisciplinary competencies needed to navigate increasingly complex negotiations, cross-cultural engagements, and …
Public health diplomacy
Public health diplomacy addresses global challenges impacting societies, economies, the environment, and health by integrating foreign policy and development. The University of Memphis School of Public Health hosted a multistakeholder summit to identify strategies and competencies essential for effective public health diplomacy. A 3-day summit included 29 participants from 15 countries, representing the WHO, the World Federation of United Nations…
The public health Cares initiative
Using the SMAART model (Sustainable, Multisector, Accessible, Affordable, Reimbursable, and Tailored), the Public Health CARES [Coping, Adaptability, Resilience, Empathy, and Success, (or PH-CARES)] initiative aims to address health inequities among youth to promote health education in schools and communities. PH-CARES integrates public health curriculum into high schools to enhance students’ knowledge and skills, fostering their adaptability, re…
The American Public’s Disengagement With Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)
Investigating the use of generative AI policies among ASPPH member schools and programs of public health
Background: The integration of generative artificial intelligence (AI) into the operational and curricular foundations of higher education is a dynamically evolving issue, particularly in public health programs looking to ethically embrace the ever-growing potential of AI in health research and education. Despite a collective priority across the United States to effectively adopt generative AI, few works have characterized the scope and rigor of …
Public Health Hackathon
Preparing the next generation of public health leaders requires innovative educational strategies that foster creativity, collaboration, and practical problem-solving skills. Hackathons—short, intensive innovation challenges—provide a structured platform for students to co-create solutions to real-world problems. The University of Memphis School of Public Health launched the “RE-AIM Public Health IDEAS through the Lens of Youth Hackathon” series …
Leading public health innovation in high schools across local and global settings
Introduction: Adolescents in the 21st century face numerous preventable public health challenges that extend beyond academics to include physical, mental, and social well-being. Addressing these issues requires schools to integrate public health education into their systems, empowering youth with digital health literacy and interdisciplinary skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, innovation, and collaboration. To meet t…
Uncovering mental well-being profiles in urban slums of Gorakhpur, India
Mental well-being is a growing but underrecognized public health priority in rapidly urbanizing, resource-constrained settings. Conventional mean-based analyses obscure important heterogeneity within vulnerable populations. We aimed to identify distinct mental well-being profiles among adults living in urban slums of Gorakhpur, India, using a person-centered approach. A cross-sectional survey (2023-2024) was conducted among 406 adults (≥18 years)…
Public health (14 works) · Medicine (11 works) · Nursing (10 works) · Political science (8 works) · Public Health Policies and Education (7 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Health Policy (6 works) · Public relations (6 works) · Health education (5 works) · Health promotion (5 works)