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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. Participants self-reported if they took any adult education classes, without specifying the frequency, subject, or academic level. Selling the articles is not allowed.

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‘We need more research which examines racism and racialization on health and wellbeing of black women’

Frontiers

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. Image: Jenny Douglas.

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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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The beginning and end of Monday Morning

Monday Morning

Messonnier is eminently qualified by virtue of her training, including the Epidemiologic Intelligence Service, her more than 20 years’ experience of leadership in infectious diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and her recent leadership of pandemic preparedness and health systems at the Skoll Foundation.

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October 17, 2024

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

million cooperative agreement from the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau (HRSA MCHB) to build the capacity of public health leaders at the state and local level to effectively use policy approaches related to housing and food security for MCH populations. AMCHP is Awarded $1.2M

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October 3, 2024

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

million cooperative agreement from the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau (HRSA MCHB) to build the capacity of public health leaders at the state and local level to effectively use policy approaches related to housing and food security for MCH populations. AMCHP is Awarded $1.2M

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Black Americans Still Suffer Worse Health. Here’s Why There’s So Little Progress

KFF Health News

One morning in late April, a small brick health clinic along the Thurgood Marshall Highway bustled with patients. But Brown called them “lucky,” with enough health insurance or money to see a doctor. Research shows Black youth ages 1 to 17 are 18 times as likely to suffer a gun homicide as their white counterparts.