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Atlanta study finds relationship between childhood trauma and heart health in Black women

HEALTHBEAT

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeats free Atlanta newsletter here. While theres a growing body of evidence addressing the relationship of childhood trauma to heart health , Telisa Spikes wanted to take a deeper dive into the experiences of Black adults. It also measured markers of vascular health among participants.

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Fewer than half of Latinos in the U.S. have adequate health insurance coverage

The Hill

Latinos in the United States are less likely to have adequate health insurance than Americans overall, according to a new survey from health research nonprofit The Commonwealth Fund. of working age have health insurance for the whole year and are not underinsured, according to the surveypublished Tuesday. Latinos in the U.S.

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People taking adult education classes run lower risk of dementia

Frontiers

By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer Researchers analyzed health information on middle-aged and senior participants in the UK Biobank. The authors focused on data from the enrollment visit and third assessment visit, between 2014 and 2018. This held true for both Caucasian people and those of other ethnicities.

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Meet Emily Goldmann, Director of SPH’s Online MPH Program

BU School of Public Health Blog

students Meet Emily Goldmann, Director of SPH’s Online MPH Program Goldmann, also a clinical associate professor of epidemiology, discusses what led her to SPH and why the innovative format of the Online MPH is changing the virtual learning experience for the public health workforce.

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Partner Focus – Earth Science, Systems and Society

Frontiers

Earth Science, Systems and Society: focus on sustainability Topics welcomed by the journal include climate change, decarbonization and energy transition, risk prevention or mitigation, management of natural resources, and the intersection of Earth science and health. Diversity and inclusion are also a central part of ES 3’ s mission.

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Op-ed: Why funding for the environmental justice movement must be anti-racist

Environmental Health News

Agents of Change in Environmental Justice Laura Diaz on how social and environmental stress impact childrens health And yet, most of our work at Partners for Equity and Research (the name of our environmental justice hub at Sonoma State University) has been done free of charge.

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New HIV diagnoses rising in New York, particularly among Latino residents

HEALTHBEAT

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here. But preliminary 2023 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest that those upward trends continued last year, and that Latino New Yorkers outpaced other racial and ethnic groups in HIV diagnoses for the first time in a decade.