Public Health Post

Databyte | Coping After Crisis Five years after the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, residents show high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression. By @hannah_tremont publichealthpost.org/databyte/copin…

Viewpoint | Centering Racial Equity at Rhode Island’s Safe Consumption Sites To promote health equity, decision-makers should ask themselves how a decision impacts equity before it is made. By Rahul Vanjani publichealthpost.org/viewpoints/cen…

Profile | Keletso Makofane Following the 2022 MPOX outbreak, Keletso Makofane started the MPX NYC study to inform vaccine distribution in NYC. By @ConnorDMcCombs publichealthpost.org/profiles/kelet…

Podcast | PHPod Goes to APHA, Part II At the APHA Annual Meeting, our hosts spoke with students, professors, and public health professionals about their public health work in action. publichealthpost.org/profiles/phpod…

Databyte | COVID-19 and College Students’ Distress Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, financial hardship and familial losses have been critical determinants of health among college students. By @TohamyMD, Anjeli R. Macaranas, and @DrCindyLiu spr.ly/60103kOYq

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Research | DACA's Impact on Birth Outcomes The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was associated with improvements in birthweight-related outcomes following the policy’s implementation in 2012 By @jackie_m_torres and @taniahlthplce spr.ly/60133XlEN

Research | Shared Sites and Insights Research shows that interactions between children and older adults could improve health outcomes and enhance social benefits for both groups. By @Thanks4Mangoes spr.ly/60113X66d

Part 2: Databyte | Storme Surge Hurricanes are causing worse and more expensive damage than ever before. High rates of coastal urbanization may be to blame. spr.ly/60153V1zR

Part 1: Viewpoint | Stormy Weather Bankruptcies and rate increases among housing insurers leave many residents without a safety net in the face of environmental disaster. spr.ly/60133V1zP

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

Part 1 here spr.ly/60163pjqn Part 3 is coming tomorrow!

Databyte | Storm Surge Hurricanes are causing worse and more expensive damage than ever before. High rates of coastal urbanization may be to blame. By @b_hallenborg Part 2 of a series on on Louisiana and the environmental health issues residents face spr.ly/60153pjqV

Viewpoint | Stormy Weather Bankruptcies and rate increases among housing insurers leave many residents without a safety net in the face of environmental disaster. By @b_hallenborg spr.ly/60183TbLm

Research | Breaking Through the Pandemic with Social Media Throughout early 2020, health agencies that used social media to connect with others experienced increased engagement and gained public trust. spr.ly/60163rsZm By Hye Min Kim from @UMassBoston

Research | Color Coding Breast Cancer Outcomes Women living in yellow or red areas on the HOLC's redlining maps experienced poorer health outcomes than those living in green or blue areas. spr.ly/60133rSOV By @hannah_tremont

In case you missed it: Research | Polluted Prisons "Incarcerated populations have no agency in deciding where they are held in prison, making them uniquely vulnerable to environmental pollutants." By @Thanks4Mangoes spr.ly/60133KasN

In case you missed it: Databyte | Are You Using Protection? "Researchers found sunscreen use increased over the 12 years. However, there is racial and ethnic disparity. Black children used sunscreen least frequently." By @b_hallenborg spr.ly/60143KakY

In case you missed it: Research | The Cost of Conversion Therapy "Over the three-year period this study modeled, the total burden of conversion therapy and associated harm cost up to $9.23 billion." By @ConnorDMcCombs spr.ly/60153Kvtd

In case you missed it: Research | SNAP-ping Out of CPS "As more people enrolled in SNAP across the country, the number of CPS investigations and family separations went down." By @hannah_tremont spr.ly/60103KQj8