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New Horizons: Health Systems and Community Wealth Building

Recent studies shed light on a transformative collaboration: the partnership between health systems and community-led initiatives like Community Land Trusts (CLTs), Resident-Owned Communities (ROCs), and worker cooperatives. The intersection between these entities uncovers a rich tapestry of solutions to contemporary public health challenges. At the core of these findings is a simple realization – health […]

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Understanding the Unique Struggles of LGBTQI AYAs with Cancer

Recent research has unveiled some critical insights into the experiences of young people within the LGBTQI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, and Intersex) community diagnosed with cancer. While the healthcare world progressively evolves, there’s an evident gap in understanding and supporting LGBTQI Adolescents and Young Adults (AYAs) affected by this challenging disease. The study underlines […]

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AI

AI’s Transformative Role in Medicine

In recent years, we’ve witnessed a major shift in the medical field, with artificial intelligence (AI) leading the charge. These “machine eyes” can now interpret medical images such as X-rays and retinal scans, often spotting features that might go unnoticed by human experts. Moreover, these AI systems are expanding beyond image analysis to handle text […]

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Health equity

Monitoring International Health Inequality

The quest for health equity is critical in global health, and health inequality monitoring is essential in achieving this goal. An insightful article published in the International Journal for Equity in Health by Hosseinpoor et al. outlines important strategies for enhancing health inequality monitoring to promote health equity worldwide. In this blog post, we summarize […]

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Workforce

Strategies for a Stronger, More Resilient US Public Health Workforce

In the ongoing battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of a robust public health workforce has become undeniably clear. As the frontline defenders of our communities’ health, the public health workforce in the United States faces unique challenges that must be addressed to ensure a healthier and more equitable future for all. Personnel Shortages […]

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Expanding Role of Community Health Workers (CHWs): Bridging the Gap in Healthcare Access

Community Health Workers (CHWs) play a vital role in global health initiatives. Their significant contribution to tackling public health issues, especially in underserved communities, is invaluable. As they continue to evolve and expand their role in the healthcare sector, CHWs have become indispensable agents in fostering holistic well-being across diverse sociocultural contexts. A recent systematic […]

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Workforce

How Peer Support Workers Navigated Work-Life Boundaries During COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented challenges to how we work and live, especially for those in the mental health sector. Peer Support Workers (PSWs), who provide essential support to individuals with mental health challenges, faced unique struggles as their roles shifted to remote work. A recent study sheds light on the work-life boundary challenges PSWs […]

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The Public Health Phoenix Rises

Well, hey. This is more or less a pre-post letting you know that we’ll be relaunching in the coming weeks focusing on the needs and concerns of public health. Our team has a bunch of GREAT stuff and features planned, all to get scientific information into the hands of public health professionals and practitioners. And […]

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PubTrawlr News

The closing days of Phase I for PubTrawlr

Hi all, The are going to be some gigantic changes to PubTrawlr in the coming months.  We have a number of technical and architectural improvements that will be rolling out. But most importantly, we are interested in hearing from you about what it will take to make science accessible. It is critically important that we […]

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PubTrawlr News

PubTrawlr is now over two times better

Let’s hit the talking points once again. Science is a public good. You, yes you, our reader, have a right to the information that is produced by researchers (nearly always funded with public funds). There is a moral imperative for us to do the best we can for people by using the best possible strategies. […]

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