'Through expert input and literature we found that decolonial and storytelling methods may help us show the complexities behind stories of urban transformation, particularly the role of marginalized populations in creating long-term change.'

wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/9-218 Helen Pineo

'While high heat and freezing cold affect incarcerated people of all genders, incarcerated women often enter jails and prisons with higher rates of chronic illnesses and mental health concerns. These can all worsen in extreme temperatures.'

19thnews.org/2024/04/texas-… 19thnews

“The real things haven’t changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong.” - Laura Ingalls Wilder
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#QuoteOfTheDay #InspiringQuotes

'...dynamics such as residential segregation, provider bias, overpolicing, acculturative stress, patient distrust, and limited access to mental health care services and drug treatment resources, including medications for opioid use disorder.'

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38646735/

61% experienced at least one essential hardship–in housing, food, employment, health, child-care, or transport– and 70% experienced at least one nonessential hardship–in edu opportunities, other bills and financial obligations, or leisure activities.'

finesandfeesjusticecenter.org/articles/debt-…

'Protest on campus is part of higher education... it is about bearing witness and about putting our own bodies on the line and not remaining silent in the face of injustice.' - Gregg Gonzalez, Yale School of Public Health, Yale Law School

yaledailynews.com/blog/2024/04/2… @Yale

Naples citizens are protesting for city livability by demanding more safeguards around 'annoying nightlife.' Public health is argued as an inviolable right, and 'prevails over any commercial interest.'

ilmattino.it/en/naples_citi… Il Mattino

'Mayor Karen Bass released her proposed budget today to continue her work to move Los Angeles forward. The budget lays out investments to continue urgently housing Angelenos and work to make Los Angeles safer and more livable for all.'

mayor.lacity.gov/news/mayor-bas… Mayor Karen Bass

2a/ Propose fundable ideas. My research program focuses on co-occurring PTSD-SUD. I kept getting the feedback that my ideas were not specific to PTSD; that they were transdiagostic. I am passionate about serving populations with lived experiences of trauma.

'Integrating the voices of service users and providers in the design and delivery of health services increases the acceptability, relevance, and effectiveness of services...the co-design process, [centered their lived experiences].'

journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

'The emptier a person’s heart is, the more he or she needs things to buy, own and consume.”

- Pope Francis

#QuoteOfTheDay #InspiringQuotes Pope Francis

'the view that we [see] ourselves as being citizens of a sort of small neighborhood, rather than citizens of an entire metropolis, [is deeply dangerous], especially in America, with its history of profound racial and income segregation.'

mck.co/440VuXL via McKinsey & Company

'Most [writers] predicted a future devoid of momentum and ambition post-Brexit. And yet, London still appears to be the most attractive destination in Europe – and indeed in the world – when it comes to liveability, lovability and prosperity.'

freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisu… Free Malaysia Today

'[Tourism] brings people to town, which taxes infrastructure and amenities, creates traffic, and supplies the demand for short-term rentals, which in turn negatively impacts attainable housing and the local workforce’s ability to live and work locally.'

dailyinterlake.com/news/2024/apr/…

ISO recommendations for printing academic posters on cloth! I saw an ad years ago for $15 - much cheaper (vs. $50+ for paper posters) and easier to carry (can just fold it up instead of the long tube). DM me with leads!

Academic Chatter™ PostdocVoice PhD Voice - Independently Run Academic Mom, PhD

'A [survey of US renters] reported 61% said they were worried they would never be able to own a home, with some saying the areas in which they live had become so unaffordable that they were 'barely livable.''

theguardian.com/us-news/2024/m… Guardian US Erum Salam

Friends in Santa Fe, check out this Livability Speaker Series! Learn more about the connections between land use and affordability, sustainability, and livability. The region also has a Livability Fellowship - be a part of community change!

livabilityspeakerseries.com Homewise, Inc.

'However, many municipalities face significant barriers when attempting to develop active transportation plans. These can include a lack of expertise, insufficient resources, and the absence of a clear roadmap for moving forward.'
mychesco.com/a/news/pennsyl… via MyChesCo.com