BSPH Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health
@hopkinspfrh.bsky.social
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Find us online: https://publichealth.jhu.edu/departments/population-family-and-reproductive-health
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Find us online: https://publichealth.jhu.edu/departments/population-family-and-reproductive-health
Learn how researchers at @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social, including PFRH's Xiaobin Wang, are uncovering the longterm health consequences of chemical exposures in early life:
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Decoding Environmental Exposures’ Lifelong Impacts | Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health Magazine
Tracing the health impacts of chemical exposures decades after they happen is endlessly complex. Researchers are finding new ways to untangle the effects.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Learn how researchers at @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social, including PFRH's Xiaobin Wang, are uncovering the longterm health consequences of chemical exposures in early life:
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More than 16 million children and adolescents were diagnosed with a mental, emotional, developmental, or behavioral health condition from 2022–2023. More than half of kids who needed treatment had difficulty accessing care.
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8 Ways to Keep American Kids Healthy | Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health Magazine
These proven strategies help kids thrive and lay the foundation for healthy adulthoods.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
More than 16 million children and adolescents were diagnosed with a mental, emotional, developmental, or behavioral health condition from 2022–2023. More than half of kids who needed treatment had difficulty accessing care.
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Chronic absenteeism can reflect current health problems—and foreshadow future ones. Researchers see absenteeism as another vital sign of the well-being of students, just like height, weight, and blood pressure.
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Chronic Absenteeism: An Overlooked Vital Sign | Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health Magazine
Chronic school absenteeism is a national crisis—for education and for public health.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Chronic absenteeism can reflect current health problems—and foreshadow future ones. Researchers see absenteeism as another vital sign of the well-being of students, just like height, weight, and blood pressure.
magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/chronic...
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Environmental toxins can cause neurodevelopmental problems, obesity, and more in kids. Researchers are working on strategies to identify exposures, new methods for understanding chemicals’ dangerous synergies, and better ways to minimize risks.
magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/decodin...
magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/decodin...
Decoding Environmental Exposures’ Lifelong Impacts | Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health Magazine
Tracing the health impacts of chemical exposures decades after they happen is endlessly complex. Researchers are finding new ways to untangle the effects.
magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu
November 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Environmental toxins can cause neurodevelopmental problems, obesity, and more in kids. Researchers are working on strategies to identify exposures, new methods for understanding chemicals’ dangerous synergies, and better ways to minimize risks.
magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/decodin...
magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/decodin...
Just Published in the Journal of Urban Health: "Cultivating Health: The Role of Urban Greening in Supporting Baltimore’s Youth", Mmari, K. et al: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Cultivating Health: The Role of Urban Greening in Supporting Baltimore’s Youth - Journal of Urban Health
Project VITAL (Vacant Lot Improvement to Transform Adolescent Lives) is a study designed to evaluate the impact of revitalized vacant lots on adolescent health in Baltimore, Maryland. We implemented a...
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November 4, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Just Published in the Journal of Urban Health: "Cultivating Health: The Role of Urban Greening in Supporting Baltimore’s Youth", Mmari, K. et al: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
"So many adults don’t listen to adolescents...If you give them the tools to be comfortable talking, they’ve blown me away with what they say." PFRH's Kristin Mmari has been studying adolescents for three decades. Find out what she's learned: magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/adolesc...
Adolescent Health’s Triple Dividend | Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health Magazine
Years of growth, development, and turbulence can forge healthy—or unhealthy—futures.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
"So many adults don’t listen to adolescents...If you give them the tools to be comfortable talking, they’ve blown me away with what they say." PFRH's Kristin Mmari has been studying adolescents for three decades. Find out what she's learned: magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/adolesc...
⬇️ Job Alert: The State of Oklahoma is hiring a Population Health Epidemiologist: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
State of Oklahoma hiring Population Health Epidemiologist III in Oklahoma City, OK | LinkedIn
Posted 7:14:58 PM. Location: Central Office, 123 Robert S. KerrSalary: up to $83,600.00, based on education and…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
⬇️ Job Alert: The State of Oklahoma is hiring a Population Health Epidemiologist: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
Just Published: "Effect of maternity care improvement, fertility decline, and contraceptive use on global maternal mortality reduction between 2000 and 2023: results from a decomposition analysis", S. Ahmed, M. Ali, I. Shah, & A. Tsui. @lancetgh.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #icfp25
Effect of maternity care improvement, fertility decline, and contraceptive use on global maternal mortality reduction between 2000 and 2023: results from a decomposition analysis
Our analysis suggests that both improved maternity care and fertility reduction, primarily
through contraceptive use, substantially reduced maternal mortality globally. Accelerated
efforts should be g...
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November 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Just Published: "Effect of maternity care improvement, fertility decline, and contraceptive use on global maternal mortality reduction between 2000 and 2023: results from a decomposition analysis", S. Ahmed, M. Ali, I. Shah, & A. Tsui. @lancetgh.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #icfp25
⬇️ Job Alert: @rockefellerfdn.bsky.social is hiring a Senior Associate within their Health Team: workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...
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October 30, 2025 at 6:42 PM
⬇️ Job Alert: @rockefellerfdn.bsky.social is hiring a Senior Associate within their Health Team: workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...
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Averaging just a few dollars per person a day, SNAP helps the most vulnerable Americans, including people with low incomes, children, older adults, veterans, and people with disabilities.
What Is SNAP? And Why Does It Matter? | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, is the United States’ largest anti-hunger program and helps an average of 41.7 million Americans per month.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Averaging just a few dollars per person a day, SNAP helps the most vulnerable Americans, including people with low incomes, children, older adults, veterans, and people with disabilities.
How can we ensure childhood adversity doesn’t undermine adult well-being? Researchers at @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social are developing new ways to help young people navigate trauma so early hardship doesn’t define their future: magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/adult-w...
For Adult Well-Being, Address Childhood Trauma | Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health Magazine
Helping children and adolescents cope with adverse experiences can prevent them from defining the future.
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October 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
How can we ensure childhood adversity doesn’t undermine adult well-being? Researchers at @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social are developing new ways to help young people navigate trauma so early hardship doesn’t define their future: magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/adult-w...
📅 Friday 10/24 at 2pm ET, PFRH's @drdylanbjackson.bsky.social will be speaking with Univ. Minnesota's Juan Del Toro on their work examining the intergenerational consequences of incarceration, focusing on its effects on family dynamics and the health of children:
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Juan Del Toro & Dylan B. Jackson, Phds - “Beyond the Badge: The Ripple Effects of Policing and Incarceration on Youth”
This event is open to all. Part of the Department of Psychology Colloquium Series on Critical Collaboration. Juan Del Toro, PhD Assistant Pr...
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October 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
📅 Friday 10/24 at 2pm ET, PFRH's @drdylanbjackson.bsky.social will be speaking with Univ. Minnesota's Juan Del Toro on their work examining the intergenerational consequences of incarceration, focusing on its effects on family dynamics and the health of children:
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"Meditation should absolutely be taken seriously as a practice that promotes health, including brain health," notes PFRH's Tamar Mendelson in Newsweek: www.newsweek.com/meditation-r...
Meditation could reverse brain aging, study suggests
The study found meditation could reverse brain aging by almost six years, and possibly reduce risk of Alzheimer's and dementia.
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October 22, 2025 at 7:06 PM
"Meditation should absolutely be taken seriously as a practice that promotes health, including brain health," notes PFRH's Tamar Mendelson in Newsweek: www.newsweek.com/meditation-r...
⬇️ Job Alert ⬇️ NYU School of Global Public Health seeks a full-time Project Coordinator for a multi-year NIH R01-funded study examining the impact of court fee elimination on criminal legal involvement and substance use outcomes: apply.interfolio.com/174097
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September 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
⬇️ Job Alert ⬇️ NYU School of Global Public Health seeks a full-time Project Coordinator for a multi-year NIH R01-funded study examining the impact of court fee elimination on criminal legal involvement and substance use outcomes: apply.interfolio.com/174097
🗓️ Sept 30 | 600+ @americanhealth.bsky.social fellows, @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social faculty members, and public health leaders will come together to lift up strategies bringing public health to the forefront of policy making. Tune in to the plenary at 9AM ET Sept. 30: bit.ly/bloomberghealthsummit25
2025 Bloomberg American Health Summit
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September 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
🗓️ Sept 30 | 600+ @americanhealth.bsky.social fellows, @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social faculty members, and public health leaders will come together to lift up strategies bringing public health to the forefront of policy making. Tune in to the plenary at 9AM ET Sept. 30: bit.ly/bloomberghealthsummit25
Attention PFRH grads: Stockholm University announced 2 fully-funded PhD studentships with the SeRO project, studying the impact of local violent crime on sexual and reproductive health in Mexico.
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September 8, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Attention PFRH grads: Stockholm University announced 2 fully-funded PhD studentships with the SeRO project, studying the impact of local violent crime on sexual and reproductive health in Mexico.
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🥇Congratulations to the Johns Hopkins WIC Program, awarded the Gold Level 2025 Breastfeeding Award of Excellence for Exemplary Breastfeeding Support and Practices by USDA Food and Nutrition Service last week!
August 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
🥇Congratulations to the Johns Hopkins WIC Program, awarded the Gold Level 2025 Breastfeeding Award of Excellence for Exemplary Breastfeeding Support and Practices by USDA Food and Nutrition Service last week!
🫂 🥗 Kind kids, healthy teens: A study led by @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social 's Farah Qureshi in the @ajpmonline.bsky.social shows children who show caring, helpful behavior between ages 5-11 are more likely to make healthier eating choices as teenagers: publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/childre...
Children’s Empathy, Kindness Linked to Healthier Eating Habits as Teenagers | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Researchers found that children who demonstrate kind, caring, and helpful behaviors are more likely to eat fruits and vegetables in their teen years.
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August 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
🫂 🥗 Kind kids, healthy teens: A study led by @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social 's Farah Qureshi in the @ajpmonline.bsky.social shows children who show caring, helpful behavior between ages 5-11 are more likely to make healthier eating choices as teenagers: publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/childre...
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⚠️ Substandard & falsified (SF) medicines are flooding the digital market.
🎙️Dr. Henry Michtalik explains how you, whether a provider or patient, can identify and report suspicious or counterfeit medical products.
📢 Spread the word. Protect lives.
#DrugSafety #PublicHealth #BESAFE #OnlinePharmacy
🎙️Dr. Henry Michtalik explains how you, whether a provider or patient, can identify and report suspicious or counterfeit medical products.
📢 Spread the word. Protect lives.
#DrugSafety #PublicHealth #BESAFE #OnlinePharmacy
Unregulated online pharmacies selling antibiotics, GLP-1 antagonists, and other medications are flush with substandard and falsified drugs.
Dr. Henry Michtalik shares how providers and patients can spot and report counterfeit drugs.
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Dr. Henry Michtalik shares how providers and patients can spot and report counterfeit drugs.
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August 6, 2025 at 2:38 PM
⚠️ Substandard & falsified (SF) medicines are flooding the digital market.
🎙️Dr. Henry Michtalik explains how you, whether a provider or patient, can identify and report suspicious or counterfeit medical products.
📢 Spread the word. Protect lives.
#DrugSafety #PublicHealth #BESAFE #OnlinePharmacy
🎙️Dr. Henry Michtalik explains how you, whether a provider or patient, can identify and report suspicious or counterfeit medical products.
📢 Spread the word. Protect lives.
#DrugSafety #PublicHealth #BESAFE #OnlinePharmacy
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Breastfeeding plays a crucial role in babies’ development and new research suggests that breast milk could benefit adult's microbiomes and immune systems.
@meghanazad.bsky.social outlines opportunities to build more support for breastfeeding.
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@meghanazad.bsky.social outlines opportunities to build more support for breastfeeding.
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August 1, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Breastfeeding plays a crucial role in babies’ development and new research suggests that breast milk could benefit adult's microbiomes and immune systems.
@meghanazad.bsky.social outlines opportunities to build more support for breastfeeding.
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/927-world-br...
@meghanazad.bsky.social outlines opportunities to build more support for breastfeeding.
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With the rise of restrictive abortion laws, a program in Washington state is training pharmacists to screen for and prescribe medication abortion.
@bethrivin.bsky.social talks about the Pharmacist Abortion Access Project and how it’s creating safe and effective care options.
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@bethrivin.bsky.social talks about the Pharmacist Abortion Access Project and how it’s creating safe and effective care options.
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August 4, 2025 at 12:55 PM
With the rise of restrictive abortion laws, a program in Washington state is training pharmacists to screen for and prescribe medication abortion.
@bethrivin.bsky.social talks about the Pharmacist Abortion Access Project and how it’s creating safe and effective care options.
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@bethrivin.bsky.social talks about the Pharmacist Abortion Access Project and how it’s creating safe and effective care options.
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Proposed cuts to the SNAP program will have devastating impacts on families across the country. Wondering what you can do to help? Bloomberg Fellow Allison Duda and Bloomberg Professor of American Health Kristin Mmari share more in our latest blog post: americanhealth.jhu.edu/news/why-sna...
Why SNAP Matters and How We Can Help
Coming cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are going to increase hunger in America, according to Johns Hopkins faculty and students who work in food assistance. These policy a...
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August 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Proposed cuts to the SNAP program will have devastating impacts on families across the country. Wondering what you can do to help? Bloomberg Fellow Allison Duda and Bloomberg Professor of American Health Kristin Mmari share more in our latest blog post: americanhealth.jhu.edu/news/why-sna...
"Access to healthy, free school meals has been consistently shown to be a positive thing for families and communities," PFRH professor Erin Hager speaks to the long-term ramifications of SNAP and Medicaid cuts for Maryland children and families in @thebaltimorebanner.com:
The largest cuts to SNAP & Medicaid in U.S. history don't explicitly target kids - but they're likely to feel the pain when the adults who care for them lose benefits. Here's what social services experts are most worried about www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/ea...
How cuts to Medicaid and food stamps could end up hurting kids
Spending cuts may be aimed at adults on paper, but kids could still end up without sufficient food and health care under the One Big Beautiful Bill.
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August 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
"Access to healthy, free school meals has been consistently shown to be a positive thing for families and communities," PFRH professor Erin Hager speaks to the long-term ramifications of SNAP and Medicaid cuts for Maryland children and families in @thebaltimorebanner.com:
PFRH and @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social alumna @cbpolis.bsky.social PhD ’09 speaks to @cnn.com regarding the State Department's decision to destroy $9.7 million worth of contraceptives intended for women in low-income countries.
Guttmacher expert @cbpolis.bsky.social spoke with @cnn.com about the Trump administration’s plan to incinerate nearly $10 million worth of contraceptives and the impact of denying these essential supplies to women and couples in low- and middle-income countries.
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Guttmacher expert Chelsea Polis on CNN: Impact of US plan to destroy $9.7M in contraceptives
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August 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
PFRH and @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social alumna @cbpolis.bsky.social PhD ’09 speaks to @cnn.com regarding the State Department's decision to destroy $9.7 million worth of contraceptives intended for women in low-income countries.
Parent of an incoming 10th grader? Beware the Sophomore Slump: a dip in academic performance and motivation that can hit hard. As the school year begins, @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social's Tamar Mendelson discusses how 10th graders can start strong and stay focused:
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July 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Parent of an incoming 10th grader? Beware the Sophomore Slump: a dip in academic performance and motivation that can hit hard. As the school year begins, @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social's Tamar Mendelson discusses how 10th graders can start strong and stay focused:
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