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The Dose: Respiratory viruses, listeria recall, and more public health news

HEALTHBEAT

Sign up for Your Local Epidemiologist New York and get Dr. Marisa Donnelly’s community public health forecast in your inbox a day early. This week’s top 4 public health nuggets in New York — whether or not they made headlines — explained. Have questions, comments, or ideas for future topics? Email me at mdonnelly@healthbeat.org.

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Have smartphones and ubiquitous internet access affected sedentary time among children and adolescents?

International Journal of Epidemiology Blog

The public health consequences of this increase in sedentary time are uncertain. Sedentary time appears to be unrelated to metabolic health in youth, when moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity is taken into consideration. Int J Epidemiol 2022; 1 April. It is possible to get by with as few as 2000 steps a day.

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Pictures of health: Photos help East Point show community’s challenges, but also joys

HEALTHBEAT

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free Atlanta newsletter here. Can a photograph improve public health? A recent exhibit at the city’s Arts Xchange shared photos and comments illustrating how the people of East Point view health in their community. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Promoting and protecting the public’s health: recommendations for a new Administration and Congress, 2025

Big Cities Health Coalition

The Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC), representing the leaders of health departments serving nearly 61 million Americans, calls on the incoming Administration and Congress to enhance support for local public health systems.

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Disaggregated Data Key to Tackling Low Maternal Vaccination Rates among Boston’s Black Pregnant Population

Maternal Health Task Force

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.