Center for Critical Public Health
@criticalpublichealth.org
Nonprofit critical public health research group
https://criticalpublichealth.org
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New special issue of @cphjournal.bsky.social: Reproductive Vulnerabilities: A Critical Perspective
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Guest edited by @laurasochas.bsky.social, Kaveri Qureshi & Philip Kreager
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Guest edited by @laurasochas.bsky.social, Kaveri Qureshi & Philip Kreager
Vol. 2 No. 3 (2025)
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December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
New special issue of @cphjournal.bsky.social: Reproductive Vulnerabilities: A Critical Perspective
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Guest edited by @laurasochas.bsky.social, Kaveri Qureshi & Philip Kreager
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"In times of crisis, the instinct to stay quiet can feel protective. But if we can’t speak freely or self-correct publicly, we lose the credibility we need most. And that ultimately harms the very communities we’re trying to serve moving forward."
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What is the role of critical public health in crisis? by Tamar Antin If you’ve been reading the news, you know that public health in the United States is under direct threat from our own government…
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September 15, 2025 at 9:12 PM
"In times of crisis, the instinct to stay quiet can feel protective. But if we can’t speak freely or self-correct publicly, we lose the credibility we need most. And that ultimately harms the very communities we’re trying to serve moving forward."
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by @tamar-antin.bsky.social
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by @tamar-antin.bsky.social
"The repair of trust will not happen through simply denouncing populists... Repair will require honesty around uncertainty and ignorance, compassion for those whose views are different, and a willingness to speak about uncomfortable dilemmas..."
Latest issue now out! Editorial here from editors @judegreen.bsky.social & @lindsaymclaren.bsky.social
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Public health in peril? Critical scholarship in times of crisis
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September 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM
"The repair of trust will not happen through simply denouncing populists... Repair will require honesty around uncertainty and ignorance, compassion for those whose views are different, and a willingness to speak about uncomfortable dilemmas..."
"Stigma Is Not the Solution to the Drug Crisis" by Katherine Beckett & Craig Reinarman in @contexts.org
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Stigma Is Not the Solution to the Drug Crisis
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July 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"Stigma Is Not the Solution to the Drug Crisis" by Katherine Beckett & Craig Reinarman in @contexts.org
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New article in Social Theory & Health, co-authored with
@judegreen.bsky.social, open access.
In a nutshell we argue that that lived-experience research is not the same as qualitative sociology in health research. The difference exists and matters.
Read here: rdcu.be/evZ7F
@judegreen.bsky.social, open access.
In a nutshell we argue that that lived-experience research is not the same as qualitative sociology in health research. The difference exists and matters.
Read here: rdcu.be/evZ7F
July 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
New article in Social Theory & Health, co-authored with
@judegreen.bsky.social, open access.
In a nutshell we argue that that lived-experience research is not the same as qualitative sociology in health research. The difference exists and matters.
Read here: rdcu.be/evZ7F
@judegreen.bsky.social, open access.
In a nutshell we argue that that lived-experience research is not the same as qualitative sociology in health research. The difference exists and matters.
Read here: rdcu.be/evZ7F
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1/ The phrase “ #Doyourownresearch” has become one of the most polarizing phrases in public health, exposing deep divides in how people approach health info and trust experts. YLE contributor @kmpanthagani.bsky.social breaks it down in her most recent health (mis)communication post 🧵
June 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
1/ The phrase “ #Doyourownresearch” has become one of the most polarizing phrases in public health, exposing deep divides in how people approach health info and trust experts. YLE contributor @kmpanthagani.bsky.social breaks it down in her most recent health (mis)communication post 🧵
Today is OABT-LA World No Tobacco Day Virtual Event: Serving Tobacco Prevention Realness for LGBTQ+ Community and Allies
via @calgbtqhealth.bsky.social
via @calgbtqhealth.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Today is OABT-LA World No Tobacco Day Virtual Event: Serving Tobacco Prevention Realness for LGBTQ+ Community and Allies
via @calgbtqhealth.bsky.social
via @calgbtqhealth.bsky.social
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New on The BASIS: As part of our May Special Series, we review a study by researchers from @criticalpublichealth.org that explored how sexual and gender minority young adults perceive and engage in tobacco harm reduction strategies. basisonline.org/2025/05/27/i...
May 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
New on The BASIS: As part of our May Special Series, we review a study by researchers from @criticalpublichealth.org that explored how sexual and gender minority young adults perceive and engage in tobacco harm reduction strategies. basisonline.org/2025/05/27/i...
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How are executive orders affecting federally funded scientific journals? Read more about the tensions between political mandates and research integrity.
The Chilling Effect of DEI Crackdowns in Scientific Publishing
Trump’s executive orders are affecting how federally funded journals operate. Some researchers have raised alarms.
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May 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
How are executive orders affecting federally funded scientific journals? Read more about the tensions between political mandates and research integrity.
"So, I’m focusing on three things: Fight for people, not institutions. Meet questions with empathy. Look for opportunity in the rubble—because it’s there, if we’re willing to see it. Even when it’s hard." - @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social
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A meeting with the MAHA grassroots
What I heard and how I’m approaching this moment.
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May 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
"So, I’m focusing on three things: Fight for people, not institutions. Meet questions with empathy. Look for opportunity in the rubble—because it’s there, if we’re willing to see it. Even when it’s hard." - @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social
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Grateful to those resisting political interference in science, not to mention the reckless cutting of research funding without cause.
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Researchers, ACLU sue over Trump's 'ideological purge' of NIH grants
Scientific researchers on Wednesday sued to secure reinstatement of National Institutes of Health grants that funded research on topics like LGBTQ health, COVID-19 and vaccine hesitancy canceled by Republican President Donald Trump's administration as part of an "ideological purge."
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April 2, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Grateful to those resisting political interference in science, not to mention the reckless cutting of research funding without cause.
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When a journal seeks to remove accurate information related to gender and sexual orientation from a paper, that's
"a sign to us that they are not upholding principles of scientific integrity."
- @tamar-antin.bsky.social
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"a sign to us that they are not upholding principles of scientific integrity."
- @tamar-antin.bsky.social
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Top scientists warn that Trump policies are causing a 'climate of fear' in research
Some 2,000 scientists, including dozens of Nobel Prize winners, have signed an open letter warning that the U.S. lead in science is being "decimated" by the Trump administration's cuts to research.
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April 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
When a journal seeks to remove accurate information related to gender and sexual orientation from a paper, that's
"a sign to us that they are not upholding principles of scientific integrity."
- @tamar-antin.bsky.social
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"a sign to us that they are not upholding principles of scientific integrity."
- @tamar-antin.bsky.social
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"A climate of fear has descended on the research community. Researchers... are removing their names from publications, abandoning studies, and rewriting grant proposals and papers to remove scientifically accurate terms... that agencies are flagging as objectionable."
Some 2,000 scientists, including dozens of Nobel Prize winners, have signed an open letter warning that the U.S. lead in science is being "decimated" by the Trump administration's cuts to research.
Top scientists warn that Trump policies are causing a 'climate of fear' in research
Some 2,000 scientists, including dozens of Nobel Prize winners, have signed an open letter warning that the U.S. lead in science is being "decimated" by the Trump administration's cuts to research.
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April 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
"A climate of fear has descended on the research community. Researchers... are removing their names from publications, abandoning studies, and rewriting grant proposals and papers to remove scientifically accurate terms... that agencies are flagging as objectionable."
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Unfortunately, there was another round of FUNDED grants cancelled yesterday. These illegal cuts stop projects that have been in progress for years, interrupt lifesaving research, and destroy the public good of science in the US.
If you were impacted, please share you story with us: fedfreeze.org
If you were impacted, please share you story with us: fedfreeze.org
FedFreeze.org
Fight Trump's funding freeze to protect lifesaving care and research.
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March 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Unfortunately, there was another round of FUNDED grants cancelled yesterday. These illegal cuts stop projects that have been in progress for years, interrupt lifesaving research, and destroy the public good of science in the US.
If you were impacted, please share you story with us: fedfreeze.org
If you were impacted, please share you story with us: fedfreeze.org
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The crush of new grant cancellations hasn't let up.
If your grant was terminated (or your app was pulled) please use this Google Form👇 to submit details for tracking purposes.
Multiple advocacy efforts are moving forward, but we must must must know more about what grants were cancelled and why.
If your grant was terminated (or your app was pulled) please use this Google Form👇 to submit details for tracking purposes.
Multiple advocacy efforts are moving forward, but we must must must know more about what grants were cancelled and why.
Cancelled NIH grant information submission form
Please use this form to submit information identifying specific NIH grants that have been cancelled for any reason after January 20, 2025.
Data from this form will be used to update the Rescinded NIH...
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March 21, 2025 at 3:32 AM
The crush of new grant cancellations hasn't let up.
If your grant was terminated (or your app was pulled) please use this Google Form👇 to submit details for tracking purposes.
Multiple advocacy efforts are moving forward, but we must must must know more about what grants were cancelled and why.
If your grant was terminated (or your app was pulled) please use this Google Form👇 to submit details for tracking purposes.
Multiple advocacy efforts are moving forward, but we must must must know more about what grants were cancelled and why.
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good piece on last week's devastating cuts to queer health research: "This termination has broader implications ... It sets a concerning precedent where scientific inquiry is stifled by political rhetoric, potentially erasing entire communities from research agendas" - @britshmit.bsky.social
Scientist speaks out after NIH terminates grants including study of LGBTQ+ teens' mental health
Dr. Brittany Charlton is speaking out after the NIH terminated all of her grants studying how discriminatory laws impact mental health among LGBTQ+ teens.
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March 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
good piece on last week's devastating cuts to queer health research: "This termination has broader implications ... It sets a concerning precedent where scientific inquiry is stifled by political rhetoric, potentially erasing entire communities from research agendas" - @britshmit.bsky.social
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This kind of bias makes these no-longer-scientific journals until corrected.
"It appears that journals published by the federal government are subject to direct political interference at this time, compromising the principles of peer review and the integrity of all research published therein."
"It appears that journals published by the federal government are subject to direct political interference at this time, compromising the principles of peer review and the integrity of all research published therein."
We were asked to change language and delete data from a paper that already been through peer review successfully - "in order to comply with the Executive Order."
This is from the official journal of the US Surgeon General and the US Public Health Service.
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This is from the official journal of the US Surgeon General and the US Public Health Service.
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Resisting Attacks on Science - Center for Critical Public Health
So it happened. We have officially withdrawn a paper accepted for publication in a scientific journal because of editorial requests to remove language deemed out of compliance with executive orders.
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March 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This kind of bias makes these no-longer-scientific journals until corrected.
"It appears that journals published by the federal government are subject to direct political interference at this time, compromising the principles of peer review and the integrity of all research published therein."
"It appears that journals published by the federal government are subject to direct political interference at this time, compromising the principles of peer review and the integrity of all research published therein."
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"But, let’s be clear. These are not editorial requests aimed at improving our science or clarifying our main arguments. Instead, they seek to obscure from view entire populations of people, such as sexual minorities, who experience tremendous inequities in health." 👏👏👏
We were asked to change language and delete data from a paper that already been through peer review successfully - "in order to comply with the Executive Order."
This is from the official journal of the US Surgeon General and the US Public Health Service.
criticalpublichealth.org/blog/2025/03...
This is from the official journal of the US Surgeon General and the US Public Health Service.
criticalpublichealth.org/blog/2025/03...
Resisting Attacks on Science - Center for Critical Public Health
So it happened. We have officially withdrawn a paper accepted for publication in a scientific journal because of editorial requests to remove language deemed out of compliance with executive orders.
criticalpublichealth.org
March 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
"But, let’s be clear. These are not editorial requests aimed at improving our science or clarifying our main arguments. Instead, they seek to obscure from view entire populations of people, such as sexual minorities, who experience tremendous inequities in health." 👏👏👏
More 'editorial comments': "Per the Executive Order, we cannot include language surrounding gender" - with data on sexual orientation deleted from our table showing aggregated demographic characteristics of the study sample
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March 21, 2025 at 6:12 PM
More 'editorial comments': "Per the Executive Order, we cannot include language surrounding gender" - with data on sexual orientation deleted from our table showing aggregated demographic characteristics of the study sample
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'Editorial comments' from the official journal of the US Surgeon General & US Public Health Service: "Please use another word, in order to comply with the Executive Order."
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March 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
'Editorial comments' from the official journal of the US Surgeon General & US Public Health Service: "Please use another word, in order to comply with the Executive Order."
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@alt-hhs.altgov.info @altnih4science.bsky.social We recently got a paper back from a journal published by the US Surgeon General + US Public Health Service, where they asked us to change language and remove data "to comply with the Executive Order."
March 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
@alt-hhs.altgov.info @altnih4science.bsky.social We recently got a paper back from a journal published by the US Surgeon General + US Public Health Service, where they asked us to change language and remove data "to comply with the Executive Order."
Last week we officially withdrew a paper accepted for publication in a scientific journal because of editorial requests to remove language deemed out of compliance with executive orders.
criticalpublichealth.org/blog/2025/03...
criticalpublichealth.org/blog/2025/03...
Resisting Attacks on Science - Center for Critical Public Health
So it happened. We have officially withdrawn a paper accepted for publication in a scientific journal because of editorial requests to remove language deemed out of compliance with executive orders.
criticalpublichealth.org
March 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Last week we officially withdrew a paper accepted for publication in a scientific journal because of editorial requests to remove language deemed out of compliance with executive orders.
criticalpublichealth.org/blog/2025/03...
criticalpublichealth.org/blog/2025/03...
In "disheartening" conversations with fellow NIH-funded researchers, one said they "shelved a proposal on sexual and gender minority health because 'what was the point?' Another abandoned a manuscript out of fear of retaliation from a government funder."
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Self Censorship in Research - Center for Critical Public Health
I fully recognize why social scientists craft their proposals to align with a funder’s mission – this is the reality of grantsmanship. In a soft-money research environment, success depends not … Self ...
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March 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
In "disheartening" conversations with fellow NIH-funded researchers, one said they "shelved a proposal on sexual and gender minority health because 'what was the point?' Another abandoned a manuscript out of fear of retaliation from a government funder."
criticalpublichealth.org/blog/2025/03...
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