This #ValentinesDay, we’re sending love to STL Story Stitchers who support STL kids and teens, uplifting voices who need to be heard 💕 Thank you Story Stitchers! #ThankYou #STLStoryStitchers #iHeardSTL

Happy Black History Month! We are celebrating a local Black public health hero: Ivory Perry, active in the St. Louis chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality, whose biggest success was exposing the lead-poisoning epidemic. Source: missouriencyclopedia.org/people/perry-i… #iHeardSTL #BHM

How do residents feel about traffic safety in St. Louis? 🛑 ⚠️ 🚗🚦 (Part 1/2) Not great, our recent survey shows. Most felt that local traffic was unsafe and getting more dangerous. Only 1% of respondents thought it was getting safer. #iHeardSTL #TrafficSafety #STL

Have you seen a St. Louis driver run a red light 🔴 in the past two weeks? 90% of survey respondents have too. Swipe through our post to learn more about what happens on St. Louis City and County roads. #iHeardSTL #STL #TrafficSafety #STLTrafficSafety

Shoutout to the iHeard STL team @WUSTL for their awesome work! Health Communication Research Laboratory @SamFoxSchool #nihceal

The WashUBrownSchool is expanding its iHeard St. Louis program to combat health misinformation in four new states plus Washington, D.C. In addition to tackling misinformation, the program provides accurate information that is important for the public to know. bit.ly/3oNtgis

"HUNGER CLIFF": Calls to local 211 community service help lines seeking referrals to food pantries jumped 9.8% in March/April vs. the two months before, per @WUSTL Health Communication Research Laboratory via Bloomberg Politics bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

May is #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth! To learn more about PA mental health resources, please visit: bit.ly/pa211mh Seeking help is a sign of strength. You are not alone! 😀💙

STL County Council recently reversed the rule prohibiting tobacco sales within 1000 feet of schools. However, County Executive Dr. Sam Page vetoed the bill just this week. Follow along to stay informed about youth tobacco use. #iHeardSTL #TobaccoSalesSTL #YouthTobaccoUse

Together, let's create a tobacco-free environment for students. Have questions about youth tobacco use prevention in St. Louis? Let us know. #iHeardSTL #TobaccoFreeSchools #TobaccoUseSTL #YouthTobaccoUsePrevention

A new paper from our team at Health Communication Research Laboratory is out now. We examined strategies to help low-income smokers quit and tested two interventions: a customized quitline & social needs navigation. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

I'm looking forward to seeing how research on social needs and health continues to evolve. Stay tuned for some innovative work coming soon from Dr. Rachel Garg, who just defended her dissertation & used intensive longitudinal data to analyze unmet needs.

If you’ve noticed the drop in air quality in St. Louis today, you’re not alone! Dr. Kenneth Powell from GreaterHealth Pharmacy shares some tips with our team on how to keep yourself and loved ones safe and healthy. #iHeardSTL #Airquality #Wildfires #STL #BlackOwnedPharmacy

In our latest survey, we asked STL adults what they considered the biggest health problem facing STL. By a landslide margin, most people named gun violence. Other top problems include mental health, healthcare access & cost, and drug abuse. #iHeardSTL #STLHealth #GunViolence

#SoonInAJPH "Addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy with community distribution of conversation cards" Conversation Cards given to vaccinated adults were well liked, helpful, and used to start conversations about vaccine hesitancy. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH, FIDSA;Ayo Olagoke;Health Communication Research Laboratory;iHeard STL

Now online: a special issue on Leveraging the Power of Communities During Public Health Emergencies All papers are Open Access: bit.ly/47zQ1at RWJF NIH Community Engagement Alliance Alfredo Morabia

AJPH RWJF NIH Community Engagement Alliance #ToCAJPH glad this essential supplement is well received. AJPH teamed up with NIH, Health Disparities, NIH NHLBI & NIH Community Engagement Alliance to make available relevant & rigorously designed community-based experiences from the pandemic. A historical milestone & a repository of best practices

STL County is offering walk-in lead screenings at all three clinic locations. Lead screening services are also available to children <6 years that live in the city: contact your primary care provider or local health center to schedule a lead testing appointment. #iHeardSTL

📢Introducing the Manuscript Development Guide by Health Communication Research Laboratory + WUCDTR. This new resource seeks to demystify the manuscript development process through a self-paced online tool. Explore now: tinyurl.com/25bzfn4f #ManuscriptDevelopment #DiabetesTranslation

WUCDTR introduces the Manuscript Development Guide by Health Communication Research Laboratory + WUCDTR. Learn more on manuscript development here > tinyurl.com/25bzfn4f