BU School of Public Health Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

September 4, 2024 Jillian McKoy Twitter Facebook Despite recent declines in nationwide maternal mortality, the United States continues to experience a significant maternal health crisis, in part shaped by inequitable access to quality healthcare for too many pregnant and postpartum people, particularly those who are covered by Medicaid.

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Black Health Matters

JANUARY 10, 2025

A January 2024 article in Current Opinion in Psychiatry stated that the Prevalence of anxiety and mood disorders, including posttraumatic stress disorder, appear to be higher for displaced peoples. Altadena has been affected by the Eaton fire, one of several wildfires in the area.

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BU School of Public Health Blog

JANUARY 9, 2025

She hopes that the LEAD initiative will result in further development of novel research questions and grant applications on how to improve Latino health, and she foresees the program fostering cross-disciplinary collaborations that could help the School of Public Health tackle its strategic goal of reducing health inequities.

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PHAB

JUNE 24, 2024

Media Contact: Keith Coleman, VP of Communications and Public Affairs KColeman@phaboard.org info@phaboard.org The award is the highest honor bestowed by the Public Health Accreditation Board. Scutchfield a legend. He served as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors from 2018 to 2020 and as Chair of the Board of Directors from 2020 to 2022.

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NC Health News

JANUARY 22, 2025

The International Association of Fire Fighters announced in an article published on its website in October 2024, that Vancouver, Canada, became committed to outfitting all of the citys firefighters with PFAS-free gear in 2025.

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BU School of Public Health Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

September 27, 2024 0 Jillian McKoy Twitter Facebook Up to 45 percent of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) cases could be prevented by modifiable risk factors, but current research is limited to observational studies that make it difficult to establish definitive causes.

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BU School of Public Health Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

There’s an urgent need for people with a passion to tackle the health inequalities we see everywhere while also adopting rigorous methods to figure out what approaches will truly make a difference. Some programs emphasize health equity or rigorous methods, but students need strong training in both.

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Association of Health Care Journalists

MARCH 19, 2025

While the number of transplants for Black and Hispanic recipients grew slightly in 2024 compared to 2023 , these modest gains havent erased the deep-rooted inequities in the system. From a public health perspective, inequities in transplantation contribute to worse health outcomes and deepen existing disparities.

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NC Health News

APRIL 11, 2025

In Guilford County, Cone Health launched its first telehealth clinic in 2021 at Bessemer Elementary in Greensboro through a partnership with Guilford County Schools and the Guilford Education Alliance. By spring of 2024, 14 low-income schools in the district were participating. Another 12 schools have been added this academic year.

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The Hill

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

We continue to do everything in our power to increase access to life-saving organs while addressing health inequities faced by people with HIV,” HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a statement. Before that legislation was implemented, there was a federal ban on transplanting organs from donors infected with the virus.

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Association of Health Care Journalists

JANUARY 9, 2025

A comprehensive study involving more than 1 million Californians published in 2024 identified a strong correlation between PM2.5 When covering this story, it’s crucial for health journalists to highlight the disproportionate impact of wildfires on certain populations. exposure and future dementia diagnoses.

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NC Health News

MARCH 23, 2025

Follow our coverage of women’s health issues UNC Health Southeastern updates maternity ward with a focus on comfort by BorderBelt January 25, 2025 January 17, 2025 Mothering over meds: Docs say common treatment for opioid-exposed babies isn’t necessary by KFF Health News October 26, 2024 October 27, 2024 Dismayed, but not surprised: Health (..)

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NC Health News

JANUARY 20, 2025

oversight of nursing homes by Carolina Public Press December 21, 2024 December 20, 2024 Hide it from the world A barrier for many older people trying to reenter the workforce is computer skills, according to Brenda Cogdell. The program tries to boost their morale, she said. The program tries to boost their morale, she said.

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The Network for Public Health Law

AUGUST 7, 2024

Call for Applications for Legal and Policy Assistance to Promote Racial Health Equity Deadline: September 9, 2024 Join us for an informational webinar Thursday, August 29, 2024 | 12 – 1:00 p.m. Timeline Application August 2024: Call for applications opens. We can assist with work that is at any stage of development.

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The Network for Public Health Law

JANUARY 23, 2024

In the face of challenging social and political dynamics affecting critical public health issues, including reproductive health care access ; restrictions on public health authority ; the ongoing opioid overdose crisis ; climate change ; and persistent health inequities, we continue to strive to improve the health and well-being of all.

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BU School of Public Health Blog

AUGUST 29, 2024

August 29, 2024 Jillian McKoy Twitter Facebook Expanding access to naloxone is a key component of the national strategy to end the opioid crisis in America, and community pharmacies play a central role in distributing this overdose-reversing medication.

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Black Health Matters

OCTOBER 22, 2024

This was the case in August 2024 when her brother drove her to her local emergency room in Michigan. ” Rodriguez is confident that the TRHT Archival Research Project will help explain why some health inequities persist today. Now, the 31-year-old social worker knows what to expect when in crisis.

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The Network for Public Health Law

JANUARY 8, 2025

Building on the Momentum of 2024 While laws and policies can serve as barriers to health equity, they can also be used to promote health and advance equity and this is, has been, and will continue to be the focus of our work, whatever the political climate might bring.

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International Journal of Epidemiology Blog

APRIL 9, 2024

Iñaki Permanyer and Júlia Almeida Calazans Policymakers and scholars are increasingly interested in monitoring and curbing health inequalities. Measuring how ‘similar’ or ‘dissimilar’ the different causes of death are can help us understand global health inequalities and patterns of mortality.

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Better Health For All

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Years of systemic health inequalities and intersectional disadvantage are revealing themselves in these shocking numbers. 3] Appropriately, the 2024 theme for Black History Month is ‘reclaiming narratives’. Stories are powerful tools to effect change and shape how we see and understand the world. Tipene-Leach, D.

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Research America

DECEMBER 9, 2024

UC Irvine Deeply Rooted Podcast: The U C Irvine team explored health inequities in Orange County through interviews with local health organization leaders, aiming to expose medical students to community challenges. More than 100 applications were received this fall for some 20 spots in our 2024-2025 class, supported by HHMI.

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NC Health News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

that provide ground transport to acute care hospitals, only about 1 percent carry blood, according to a 2024 study. They just assume they have it. Of the more than 11,000 EMS agencies in the U.S. The term blood deserts generally refers to a problem in rural areas where the nearest trauma center is dozens of miles away.

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NC Health News

DECEMBER 10, 2024

by Grace Vitaglione December 6, 2024 December 5, 2024 With Medicaid expansion, NC governor solidified health care legacy by Jaymie Baxley December 5, 2024 December 6, 2024 The post School-based clinics, nurses bridge care gaps for kids, communities after Helene appeared first on North Carolina Health News.

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Exploring Health

MARCH 12, 2025

In The Classroom Dr. Spangler taught Stigma and Health for the third time in Fall 2024. The course builds on her background in medical anthropology, allowing her to integrate key concepts about how stigma serves as a fundamental driver of health inequities.

Maternal and Child Health 59

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Exploring Health

JANUARY 17, 2025

Again, this is a non-sustainable situation, subjecting community health to the stability of poorly regulated NGOs. For the 2024-2026 period, $900 million was allocated to investing in community health workers. Public-private partnerships, like the Global Fund, work to make long-term commitments to the workforce.

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Association of Health Care Journalists

MARCH 10, 2025

Prescribing drugs differently based on race or ethnicity can cause or heighten health inequities. Journalists can explore these gaps in biomedical research to report on their fallout on health care. However, the underlying genetic variants may be prevalent across many other social groups.

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National Council on Urban Indian Health

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Upcoming Area Budget Consultation Meeting Dates: California: 11/12/2024 (hybrid). Albuquerque: 11/13/2024 (virtual). Oklahoma City: 11/14/2024-11/15/2024 (hybrid). Phoenix: 11/19/2024-11/20/2024 (hybrid). Bemidji: 11/19/2024-11/20/2024 (in-person). Register here. Register here. Register here.

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NC Health News

JANUARY 3, 2025

We take womens interest in beauty and kind of slip in the health information to them, because when you have someone doing your hair, it’s such a personal relationship, LaDrew said. follow our coverage of HEALTH INEQUITIES How measles, whooping cough, and worse could roar back on RFK Jr.s

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NC Health News

MARCH 19, 2025

Allison Rollans, owner of High Country Doulas, witnessed the abandonment of rural mothers up close at a birth at a rural Western North Carolina hospital in 2024. Workforce shortages and demographic shifts coupled with a lack of regulatory requirements and policy support compound the problem, further distancing women from the care they need.

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NC Health News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The lawmakers cited statistics from a 2024 American Business Immigration Coalition report that states immigrants of working age in North Carolina without full legal status pay $772.5 Immigrant workers, regardless of status, contribute immensely to our states productivity, yet they often face hostile and unjust treatment.

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