Candice Chen speaks on the #LornaBreenAct and a mission to build a health care system that uplifts its workers in a video abstract buff.ly/4bgEGy6 about the article she and colleagues published in AJPH. Candice Chen The Mullan Institute (GWMI)

#SoonInAJPH 'Enhancing a Family Medicine Obstetric Care Residency Program in Oklahoma' Training family medicine residents to provide obstetric care in tribal, rural, and underserved areas will improve maternal and public health. @alfredomorabia

New video abstract dives into a study that revealed increases in the number of days of heavy smoke in communities representing 87.3% of the US population, with notably large increases in communities characterized by racial or ethnic minority status.

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#SoonInAJPH '100 Years of APHA's Public Health Education and Health Promotion Section: Honoring the Legacy of Evart G. Routzahn' Alfredo Morabia

In the year after the Dobbs decision, the average distance to the nearest abortion provider in Louisiana rose from 47 miles to 456 miles, a 10-times increase in distance.

Read more from Mayra Pineda-Torres and Yana van der Meulen Rodgers here: buff.ly/44gpTBf

#SoonInAJPH 'Excess Mortality as a Tool to Monitor the Evolution of Health Emergencies: Choices, Challenges, and Future Directions' Andrew Stokes Eugenio Paglino @alfredomorabia

Call for papers!

Submit a paper on Building Common Ground for Public Health and Occupational Health by May 3, 2024.

For more info: buff.ly/3LKmu6g

Mental health inequities affecting US sexual minority women widened during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for those who are multiply marginalized.

Read the study by Ariel Beccia et al. (@DougieZubi Dr. Julia Raifman Brittany Charlton) here: buff.ly/4d69aVz

#SoonInAJPH 'Disparities in overdose deaths: looking back at Larochelle and colleagues’ 2021 paper' Targeted interventions to support Black communities is crucial to eliminate health inequities and successfully end the overdose crisis.

#SoonInAJPH 'Cannabis and Alcohol Involvement in Motor Vehicle Crashes: Reflections in the era of legalization' Concurrent use of alcohol and cannabis has important effects on driving performance and crash risk, and more research and policy are necessary to improve road safety.

An analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on the medical profession revealed that burnout was the strongest factor, and better workplace culture mitigated intent to leave. See the video abstract of the #AJPH paper at buff.ly/444WZEm
Mount Sinai Psychiatry Jonathan DePierro PhD

We know how to build a robust and resilient public health system, so let’s do it! Read how APHA plans to turn conversation into action in this new @AmJPublicHealth Commentary: ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJ…

Nearly half of US carceral facilities are proximate to at least one presumptive per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance contamination site, suggesting that the incarcerated population potentially faces an environmental hazard through their drinking water.

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#SoonInAJPH 'Listening Sessions to Shape the Innovative NIH ComPASS Common Fund Program to Advance Health Equity' NIH's innovative Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society (ComPASS) Program stimulates community-led structural intervention and health equity research.

Baker reflects on the transformative influence of the 1988 & 2003 Institute of Medicine reports on public health. From standardization to workforce development, CDC programs evolved to strengthen our nation's health system.

Read more here: buff.ly/49YaFTc

Alarming rise in mental health distress among transgender adults in the US highlights the urgent need for better access to gender-affirming and mental health services. #TransRights #MentalHealthAwareness

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@donnfeir Sam

Excited the editorial I have been working on with colleagues is out. #PublicHealth has been under siege. Find out what we're planning to improve health and equity.
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Angie McGowan APHA AJPH

#SoonInAJPH 'Unequal Spatial Consequences of Abortion Restrictions in Texas, 2021–2023' Restrictive abortion laws in TX have impacted the Southern and Gulf Coastal regions the most; these areas have higher levels of disadvantage than those that are closer to an abortion provider.