Mask wearing is literally the same type of thing as refrigerators, sunscreen, bug spray, spaying your pets, cancer screening, seatbelts. NONE of those things work perfectly all the time. But ALL of them help reduce harms some of the time. Harm reduction is the goal.

Looking for a weekend read? Check out the sex work series Hannah Tremont and I wrote!

Another option for a weekend read: smoking rates projected after the menthol ban

.Public Health Post's Bethany Hallenborg spoke with Bella Blue, a New Orleans sex worker, on her experiences working in the sex industry for over a decade, the issues sex workers face, & the exacerbation of these issues during the pandemic. Read more ⬇️ spr.ly/6015zCHGJ

Let's go Scotland for the Period Products Act--materials for a safe and healthy cycle are vital to everyone who menstruates, and it shouldn't be a choice between buying period supplies and food or of using old clothing because you can't afford it. parliament.scot/bills-and-laws…

@ConnorDMcCombs Bethany Hallenborg Yvette Cozier Boston University School of Public Health Our very own Bethany Hallenborg and @ConnorDMcCombs share a new episode of our podcast!

New Podcast Episode | Associate Dean Yvette Cozier talks about this year’s SPH Reads selection, “The Fortune Men,” by Nadifa Mohamed, with PHP fellows @ConnorDMcCombs and Bethany Hallenborg. Listen here: spr.ly/6016MK9DY

Research | Desegregation and Cognition Researchers found that attending segregated schools could be associated with late-life cognitive decline for Black students. spr.ly/6010MMqUq By Bethany Hallenborg

The U.S. FDA is warning against a social media challenge which involves people coating their poultry in NyQuil—the “NyQuil Chicken Challenge”, warning it could have very dangerous outcomes — not just if ingested but from cooking process. Oh c’mon people. nypost.com/2022/09/20/fda…

Wealth drives longevity in all age groups but for older adults, wealth is one of the strongest determinants of living longer. Learn more from Public Health Post's Bethany Hallenborg ➡️ spr.ly/6014MbHaM

Look who is on this list! ☺️ We are so proud of our hosts Bethany Hallenborg and @ConnorDMcCombs

Are you using sunscreen regularly? Only 1/10 Americans use sunscreen daily, and almost half report never using it. Public Health Post's Bethany Hallenborg breaks down the importance of sunscreen and the racial & ethnic disparities in its use. Learn more ➡️ spr.ly/6018MlgpM

EPA Calls Out Environmental Racism in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley propublica.org/article/cancer…

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Research | Love Bites "One in three people infected with Chagas develop serious complications that damage their heart, digestive, and nervous system." By Bethany Hallenborg via Public Health Post spr.ly/6018MU1Zy

Have you listened to the latest PHPod episode? Public Health Post's @ConnorDMcCombs and Bethany Hallenborg talk with Boston University School of Law's Kevin Outterson to learn more what’s being done on a global scale to prevent antibiotic resistance. Listen ➡️ spr.ly/6015MsX5H

Profile | Melissa Chinchilla Melissa Chinchilla works at the intersection of homelessness and health and is researcher with the Veterans Affairs Los Angeles Center. By Bethany Hallenborg @mychinchilla Veterans Affairs spr.ly/6016MxdL2

Profile | Sharon Lavigne Sharon Lavigne founded Rise St. James, an organization focused on combating petrochemical companies in Cancer Alley. By Bethany Hallenborg Part 3 of a series on on Louisiana and the environmental health issues residents face spr.ly/60123V1zO

📣 New study on long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) in Burundi: “LLINs reduced malaria incidence in the first year … but the duration of functional effectiveness seemed to be much shorter than 3 years that LLINs should be biologically effective” ➡️ gh.bmj.com/content/7/12/e…

Interested in a great academic read? I've got an article suggestion for you. bmj.com/content/363/bm…