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3/ and Alfredo Morabia who spoke on "Epidemiology at a Crossroads: History, Misinformation, and the Defense of Public Health."
May 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
2/Issa Dahabreh who spoke on "Causal Inference and Causal Language for Observational Studies in Medical Journals," Stefanie Friedhoff who spoke on "Defending the Science, Losing the Narrative: A Path Forward for Health Promotion in Chaotic Information Ecosystems,"
May 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
From Harvard:
1/ The 9th Symposium in the Cutter Lectures on Preventive Medicine series on Friday, May 9, 2025 at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.This year's topic was "Medical Information and Misinformation - The Role of Epidemiology" and featured three preeminent speakers.
May 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
#SoonInAJPH: "The Mechanisms of the Long Term Effects of Racial Housing Inequalities Needs To Be Thought Through”

Researchers must move beyond correlations to explain how past redlining shapes present-day health disparities.
April 30, 2025 at 10:06 PM
#SoonInAJPH: "Was the Allocation of COVID Vaccines Globally Fair and Equitable?"

Middle-income countries with high excess deaths, like Peru and South Africa, were inequitably treated in global vaccine distribution.
April 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
#SoonInAJPH: "Strategic Litigation, Public Health, and the Decriminalization of Same-Sex Sexual Intimacy: Lessons from Legal Challenges Across Former British Colonies"

Criminalizing same-sex intimacy harms LGBTQ+ health worldwidepublic health experts can help challenge these laws.
April 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
#SoonInAJPH: "History of risk assessments of the organophosphate pesticide chlorpyrifos at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1980-2024"

EPA assessments of chlorpyrifos long favored lab data over human epidemiology, influenced by corporate-aligned experts, delaying health protections.
April 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
#SoonInAJPH: "Polysubstance Use is Not Synonymous with Poly-Substance Use Disorder"

New research explains why polysubstance use should not be equated with poly-substance use disorder.
April 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
#SoonInAJPH: "Building Community Research Capacity to Address Cardiovascular Health Disparities"

An adapted curriculum significantly boosts community research capacity and participation in cardiovascular health initiatives.
April 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
#SoonInAJPH: "A Flexible Framework For Urgent Public Health Climate Action"

A new framework supports U.S. health departments in urgent public health climate action with an accessible, adaptable approach.
April 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
#SoonInAJPH: "Health inequalities, disparities, equity, inequity: What’s in a name?"

This paper clarifies the concepts of health inequalities, disparities, equity, and inequity, and encourages greater consensus in their use.
April 16, 2025 at 10:06 PM
#SoonInAJPH "Barriers to gender-affirming care, healthcare services, and experiences of healthcare provider bias among transgender people in Nigeria"

Transgender people in Nigeria face major barriers to gender-affirming and general healthcare, including provider discrimination and bias.
April 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Reposted
Public health surveillance or monitoring⁉️ What is clear is that we need both more than ever for evidence-based decision💪 #PopHealthLab @amjpublichealth.bsky.social @alfredomorabia.bsky.social @eupha.bsky.social @drtomfrieden.bsky.social
ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2...
Monitoring Is Not Enough | AJPH | Vol. 115 Issue 5
American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA)
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April 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
#SoonInAJPH "Advancing a Research and Policy Agenda on Housing and Health"

A research and policy agenda aimed at improving housing and health outcomes are proposed to foster a clearer collective understanding of the housing-health relationship and identify key intervention points.
April 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
#SoonInAJPH "Housing as a Determinant of Health: A Population-Level Approach"

The Housing Quality Dimensions index identifies hotspots of housing concerns nationwide, highlighting that the dimensions of housing quality are highly interrelated.
April 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Reposted
"At the heart of the problem is the confusion between public health surveillance and health data science" #PopHealthLab @alfredomorabia.bsky.social
ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/...
Data Are Not Enough to Reimagine Public Health | AJPH | Vol. 110 Issue 11
American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA)
ajph.aphapublications.org
April 4, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Reposted
"Public health is often invisible — until it fails. Without these programs, there will be more outbreaks, more tobacco-related illnesses, and more Americans dying unnecessarily." 🙈🤯 @drtomfrieden.bsky.social @alfredomorabia.bsky.social #PopHealthLab
www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/c...
Former CDC Director Tom Frieden: Cuts to the agency will cost American lives and dollars
The Office on Smoking and Health, the Environmental Health Laboratory, CDC Communications offices — the gutting of these teams will make America sicker, writes former CDC Director Tom Frieden.
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April 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
#SoonInAJPH "Considerations for a Research and Policy Agenda to Improve Housing and Health Outcomes"

A research and policy agenda aims to clarify the housing-health link and identify key interventions.
April 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Reposted
Today, my cup of hope is overflowing thanks to @alfredomorabia.bsky.social and @booker.senate.gov. I will not sit quietly while history watches me and a tyrant threatens everything we hold dear.
April 2, 2025 at 12:51 AM
#SoonInAJPH "Understanding Housing as a Determinant Of Health is a Population-Level Process and Requires Linking Multiple Dimensions of Housing Quality"

The Housing Quality Dimensions Index maps U.S. housing concerns, showing how housing issues are connected.
March 31, 2025 at 10:06 PM
#SoonInAJPH "Persistent Sadness, Violence, Bullying, and Screen Time Among NYC Public High School Teens, 2021"

Students need support for violence, bullying, and cyberbullying, with a focus on prevention. More research is needed on screen time and teen mental health.
March 29, 2025 at 3:44 PM
#SoonInAJPH "To Arms, Public Health Citizens!"

Keeping "public health surveillance" as a powerful term to maintain firepower against public health threats.
March 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
#SoonInAJPH "The Public Health Workforce Beyond Government Health Departments: Proposing a New Definition"

To understand the full scope of the public health workforce, we need to redefine it.
March 25, 2025 at 10:06 PM
#SoonInAJPH "Building Common Ground for Public Health: Perspectives and Practice Experiences"

Bringing together diverse perspectives and experiences to strengthen public health collaboration and impact.
March 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
#SoonInAJPH "Rethinking the Common Ground of Public Health and Religion"

Exploring the shared values of public health and religion to create stronger, community-driven health solutions.
March 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM