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Public Health News Round Up, April 14, 2025

Act Now—Transform Public Health with Your Support! Subscribe free to This Week in Public Health for weekly, expert-curated insights and actionable updates. As a fully self-funded platform, your subscription and shares sustain our vital mission. ⚡ Time is critical! Share this blog now and empower others to join our independent movement! Haunted by hopelessness: 12 […]

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New Research Reveals 4 Keys to Ethical Scientific Impact

A scientist discovers a promising new way to fight disease. A public health researcher develops a strategy to reduce overdose deaths. They don’t just publish—they advocate. They push their work into the world. But here’s the ethical wrinkle: just because research is well-intentioned doesn’t mean it’s ethically done when it changes lives. We’ve long had […]

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Public Health News Round Up, April 11, 2025

I saw today that NIH scientists might be able to travel to conference again, but only if it’s officially ru n through the Department. Okay, seems reasonable, except where they are prohibited from attending conferences on their own dime and time. Well, here’s what we have coming up next week. Time is Running Out—Sustain Public […]

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Policy

What Happens When You Rethink Health Care as a Network?

A woman in her 70s, living with diabetes, needs more than a doctor’s visit. She needs transportation to appointments, affordable healthy food nearby, someone to explain her medications, and a neighbor who checks in on her. She needs care that understands her whole life, not just her blood sugar levels. This is where integrated care […]

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Get the Most Out of Trawly: Our Public Health AI

We recently launched Trawly, a powerful new tool that uses AI to answer your questions using the latest public health research. It’s called a RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) system—and it’s like having an ultra-fast research assistant trained on recent public health publications at your fingertips. But here’s the catch: how you use it makes a big […]

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Public Health News Round Up, April 9, 2025

Urgent: Don’t Miss Out—Your Voice Matters! Join thousands of public health leaders driving meaningful change. Subscribe for free and help sustain our self-funded delivery of essential insights every week. 🚨 Act now—share this blog to strengthen our reach and impact! Alcohol-cancer risk would prompt New Yorkers to cut back on drinking, Mount Sinai South Nassau poll […]

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Policy

The Trump Administration’s 2025 Drug Policy Priorities: A Public Health Perspective

The recent unveiling of the Trump Administration’s drug policy priorities represents a pivotal moment in the fight against America’s escalating substance abuse crisis, particularly in relation to the opioid epidemic fueled by fentanyl. This comprehensive blueprint outlines ambitious strategies aimed at strengthening interdiction efforts, enhancing prevention initiatives, and expanding access to treatment. However, a closer […]

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Workforce

What Happens When Peer Support Workers Burn Out?

What if the very people helping others stay in recovery are quietly burning out—underpaid, misunderstood, and unsupported? Across the country, peer recovery support specialists—people with lived experience of substance use—are stepping into a powerful role. They’re not just inspiring others to get help; they’re guiding them through it. But while these peers uplift others, new […]

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Mental health

What if a Prescription for Better Health Was Just a Trowel Away?

No white coats. No pill bottles. Just soil under your fingernails, sunlight on your back, and the slow, satisfying rhythm of pulling weeds or planting seeds. For thousands of people living with chronic conditions, that might be exactly what the doctor should order. A sweeping new review of 23 studies, involving over 4,500 participants from […]

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A conversation with Celeste Calderon and Dr. Miranda Worthen

Lemonade Stands Up for Public Health: Turning Helplessness into Action At San José State University, students, faculty, and staff recently came together to transform feelings of helplessness into meaningful action. What started as a simple conversation about uncertainty in public health grew into a creative, community-driven initiative: Lemonade Stands for Public Health. Led by three […]

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Public Health News Round Up, April 7, 2025

Time is Running Out—Sustain Public Health Today! Receive trusted insights that empower you to make immediate community impacts. Our fully independent, self-funded work depends on your subscription. 🔥 Your action matters—share this blog right now to expand our critical network of changemakers! House Speaker Johnson is eyeing big cuts to Medicaid. In his Louisiana district, […]

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Public Health News Round Up, Friday April 4, 2025

Just an interesting bit of reflection today, I quit smoking on this day back in 2008. 16 years ago! I also quit drinking in 2017. What I also think is interesting is that I still get cravings for cigarettes, but nothing for alcohol. I’m sure a neuropsych person could tell me why my brain has […]

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