Databyte | Coping After Crisis
Five years after the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, residents show high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.
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Viewpoint | Centering Racial Equity at Rhode Island’s Safe Consumption Sites
To promote health equity, decision-makers should ask themselves how a decision impacts equity before it is made.
By Rahul Vanjani
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Profile | Keletso Makofane
Following the 2022 MPOX outbreak, Keletso Makofane started the MPX NYC study to inform vaccine distribution in NYC.
By @ConnorDMcCombs
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Podcast | PHPod Goes to APHA, Part II
At the APHA Annual Meeting, our hosts spoke with students, professors, and public health professionals about their public health work in action.
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Databyte | COVID-19 and College Students’ Distress
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, financial hardship and familial losses have been critical determinants of health among college students.
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Research | DACA's Impact on Birth Outcomes
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was associated with improvements in birthweight-related outcomes following the policy’s implementation in 2012
By @jackie_m_torres and @taniahlthplce
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Research | Shared Sites and Insights
Research shows that interactions between children and older adults could improve health outcomes and enhance social benefits for both groups.
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Profile | Sharon Lavigne
Sharon Lavigne founded Rise St. James, an organization focused on combating petrochemical companies in Cancer Alley.
By @b_hallenborg
Part 3 of a series on on Louisiana and the environmental health issues residents face
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Part 1: Viewpoint | Stormy Weather
Bankruptcies and rate increases among housing insurers leave many residents without a safety net in the face of environmental disaster.
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Part 2: Databyte | Storme Surge
Hurricanes are causing worse and more expensive damage than ever before. High rates of coastal urbanization may be to blame.
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Databyte | Storm Surge
Hurricanes are causing worse and more expensive damage than ever before. High rates of coastal urbanization may be to blame.
By @b_hallenborg
Part 2 of a series on on Louisiana and the environmental health issues residents face
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Viewpoint | Stormy Weather
Bankruptcies and rate increases among housing insurers leave many residents without a safety net in the face of environmental disaster.
By @b_hallenborgspr.ly/60183TbLm
Research | Breaking Through the Pandemic with Social Media
Throughout early 2020, health agencies that used social media to connect with others experienced increased engagement and gained public trust.
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By Hye Min Kim from @UMassBoston
Research | Color Coding Breast Cancer Outcomes
Women living in yellow or red areas on the HOLC's redlining maps experienced poorer health outcomes than those living in green or blue areas. spr.ly/60133rSOV
By @hannah_tremont
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Research | Polluted Prisons
"Incarcerated populations have no agency in deciding where they are held in prison, making them uniquely vulnerable to environmental pollutants."
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Databyte | Are You Using Protection?
"Researchers found sunscreen use increased over the 12 years. However, there is racial and ethnic disparity. Black children used sunscreen least frequently."
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Research | The Cost of Conversion Therapy
"Over the three-year period this study modeled, the total burden of conversion therapy and associated harm cost up to $9.23 billion."
By @ConnorDMcCombs
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Research | SNAP-ping Out of CPS
"As more people enrolled in SNAP across the country, the number of CPS investigations and family separations went down."
By @hannah_tremontspr.ly/60103KQj8