Mr. Epidemiology

DECEMBER 25, 2016

Thanks to all our old and new Public Health Perspectives readers for your support over the year. Lets wrap up the year by reviewing our most popular stories of 2016. April 2016: Perhaps there is a drug that can prolong your life. Your tweets, Facebook comments, and feedback are all really appreciated. per 100 000 respectively).

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HEALTHBEAT

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Marisa Donnellys community public health forecast in your inbox a day early. Last month, the March of Dimes released its annual report on maternal and infant health in the United States. And its not just the health of the babies scoring low. Maternal mortality is a public health crisis.

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Black Health Matters

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Did you know that 112% more racial and ethnic minorities live with undiagnosed psoriasis? This isn’t just a skin issue; it’s linked to a 43-58% increased risk of hypertension and severe health problems like obesity and stroke. How has it impacted your daily life and mental health? Surprisingly, 32.3% Surprisingly, 32.3%

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Frontiers

MAY 20, 2021

To mark the launch of the new research topic entitled ‘Dismantling racial inequalities in higher education’, Dr Jenny Douglas of The Open University reveals how events in her childhood opened her eyes to racial inequality and the need for more research into black women’s health and wellbeing. What inspired you to become a researcher?

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Maternal Health Task Force

MARCH 18, 2024

She is currently a Fellow in the Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy and is enrolled in the Harvard School of Public Health MPH-45 program in Health Policy with a concentration in Maternal and Child Health. By: Jodian Pinkney , Infectious Diseases Physician.

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Fund for Public Health NYC

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Years NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan today unveiled “ HealthyNYC , ” an ambitious plan to improve and extend the average lifespan of all New Yorkers. Read “ Using Law to Advance Population Health Planning ” in Health Affairs.

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Association of Health Care Journalists

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

For journalists who want to track trends in the quality of maternal health, a more useful gauge may be the rate of severe maternal morbidity (SMM) , which affects tens of thousands of women annually. It’s associated with both adverse maternal and infant health outcomes and higher healthcare costs. per 10,000 in 2016 to 87.2

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