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SAMHSA’s Six Key Principles of a Trauma-Informed Approach

In the world of mental health and patient care, understanding trauma is essential. It’s about recognizing that trauma exists and shaping an approach around its nuanced complexities. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has introduced six key principles of a trauma-informed approach that are revolutionizing how we support those who have experienced […]

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Commentary

Teamwork makes the dream work! Collaborative networks in JPHMP

My colleague and I are preparing an article on the use of social media to monitor vaccine outreach that we plan to submit to the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. Since I had the script up and already ready to go, I thought we’d take a quick look at collaborative networks, as reflected […]

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Commentary

A recap of Health Equity Research at your fingertips!

Worried about the state of health equity in our society? So are we. That’s why we created 101 Days of Health Equity, a publication that shows up in your inbox every, well, 101 days. We bring together research from dozens of journals on one of the dominant challenges in our society today; achieving equitable health […]

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Commentary

Looking at research on Community Health Workers

The problem with being super busy is that I rarely get time to sit down in right. A problem no one can relate to, I’m sure. Our sister organization, The Dawn Chorus Group is going to be contributing to an evaluation of an initiative to increase the number of community health workers in a specific […]

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Commentary

Scraping the news for insights

Health equity is a major topic and research focus over the past few years. And with good reason! For those of us who want wellbeing to improve in our communities, we can’t have that happen unless we working for improved outcomes for all. For that reason, health equity is more than an academic topic. Working […]

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Monthly recap

Another 31 Days of Health Equity!

It’s been a while since I wrote one of these summaries. Chalk it up to new projects, new opportunities, and a lack of time to simply sit down and do the analyses. If you’ve enjoyed these and found them helpful, please let us know in the comment below or reach out to us at jon@pubtrawlr.com […]

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Monthly recap

Climate, COVID, Abortion: the month in health equity

Cutting-edge health equity research doesn’t just happen in scientific journals. There’s a vibrant community of practitioners, advocates, and community members with lived experience working towards better health and wellbeing for all. For this month’s health equity recap, we looked beyond the journals to pull in Twitter and the mainstream news. Let’s break these sources down […]

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Commentary

A roadmap for community transformation

Nobody ever said change is easy. Community-level change is our best bet for chipping away at pervasive health inequities, yet each community is nestled inside local, regional and national attitudes, policies, and expectations. Can such diverse systems be changed? Yes, but it requires not just change – but a total transformation. Editor’s note: This piece […]

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Commentary

Catching up with…Health Equity: July 2021

North American Summer is a strange time. We expect things to slow down. We expect fewer meetings because people will be on vacation. Because of that, I wrongly expected that research publications would also slow to a trickle. This was a completely wrong-headed belief. The last 31 days of research saw 391 articles across 177 […]

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Commentary

Changing the Message to Decrease Vaccine Hesitancy

No bones about it. We’re getting crushed by the Delta variant of COVID-19. Or, more accurately, the unvaccinated are getting crushed by the Delta variant. This has created a cascade of direct consequences. First and foremost, people are dying. But not just dying. Dying unnecessarily. As has been noted, 99% of COVID-related deaths have been […]

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Social media analysis

The week in #healthequity

A key aspect of community-based work is participation. People on the ground, such as community members, service recipients, and those providing services, should have a say in the types of interventions that are implemented. And, as we’re seeing throughout the United States, this is super tough work for public health because sometimes that say goes […]

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