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As we recognize Public Health Thank You Day, Dean Pollack Porter shares how deeply grateful she is to be part of a community that is united in a shared mission of improving health for people everywhere.

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A Public Health Thank You Day message from Dean Pollack Porter
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November 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Let’s talk turkey! 🦃

Keep your holiday feast safe by following our tips on handling, thawing, cooking, and storing your bird properly to avoid the spread of any harmful bacteria.

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Illustration of a kitchen. @Johnshopkinssph invites you to Talk turkey. Raw turkey can contaminate surfaces by carrying harmful bacteria, which increases the risk of food poisoning during the holidays. Proper handling, thawing, cooking, and storage of the turkey are essential to prevent illness. Follow our steps to minimize the risk of food poisoning and ensure a safe (and delicious) holiday meal. illustration of a fridge. Text reads: Storage: Frozen raw turkey should be stored in the freezer until you are ready to thaw it. No frozen turkeys should be in a car trunk, a basement, a back porch, or snow. Illustration of a turkey in a bag in a bowl of cold water in the sink. Text reads: Thawing: However you safely thaw your bird, be sure that it is in a leakproof bag to prevent dripping and contamination of the area or nearby food. In the fridge: Allow 24 hours of thawing for each 4 to 5 pounds of turkey. The turkey can remain in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 days before cooking. In cold water: Allow 30 minutes for each pound of turkey. Change the water every 30 minutes. Must be cooked immediately after. Never thaw your turkey by leaving it out on the counter. Illustration of a sink with a sign that reads "turkey handlers mush wash their hands before returning to work. Text reads: Handling: Wash your hands with soap and water before and after handling the turkey. Use a designated cutting board that will only be used for raw turkey. Wash cutting boards, utensils, dishes, and countertops with hot soapy water after preparing raw turkey and before you prepare the next item.
November 26, 2024 at 6:14 PM
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While respiratory illnesses can spike during the holidays, here are some important reminders to help keep you and your loved ones healthy this Thanksgiving 🦃
Illustration of people sitting at a round table eating Thanksgiving dinner. Text reads: Sharing is for side dishes, not symptoms. Follow our tips for reducing risks of respiratory illnesses and staying healthy this Thanksgiving. Illustration of a pie, salad, and mashed potatoes. Text reads: Feasts > Fevers. Here are a few ways you can help keep respiratory illnesses off your guest list: Stay up to date with immunizations. Vaccines are still available and recommended for COVID and flu. Practice good hygiene. Cover your coughs and sneezes, wash your hands, and clean frequently touched surfaces. Take steps for cleaner air. Open windows to increase ventilation, use an air purifier, and spread out guests when possible. Wear a mask. Masks protect you from inhaling germs. Consider wearing one in crowded places and when traveling to prevent illness. Illustration of a turkey. Text reads: We know turkey is important, but if you are not feeling well, stay home. The CDC recommends that people who are sick stay home for at least 24 hours, until both are true: Your symptoms are getting better overall. You have not had a fever and are not using fever-reducing medication. You can resume normal activities after that, but take additional precautions around other people: Wear a mask, wash your hands, cover coughs and sneezes, and socialize in more spacious, ventilated areas. Illustration of a person looking at their phone, reading a text message. Text reads: Pass the convo, not the germs. Lead a judgement-free conversation. It’s best to be transparent about symptoms, exposures, and comfort levels. Others may be feeling the same way. Some people are at a higher-risk of severe illness if they get sick. Ask those individuals what they’re comfortable with. Consider wearing a mask and definitely avoid kissing babies.
November 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Traveling this weekend? Make sure you have your reading materials ready!

The latest edition of Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health features a section on child health, and public health approaches and research that can help kids make their way toward a healthy adulthood.

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The cover of the Fall 2025 edition of Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health magazine, a giant hand holds an hourglass. Within the hourglass, a child plays with toys in the sand. The sand is slowly dropping into the lower half of the hourglass. Text reads: Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health. Their Health, in Our Hands. Child health is essential for lifelong well-being. Will we take the necessary steps to improve it?
November 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Already strained public health systems have found themselves confronting two urgent questions: How do you treat chronic kidney disease of unknown causes (CKDu), and how do you prevent it?

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El Salvador’s Surge in Chronic Kidney Disease | Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health Magazine
Is extreme heat causing an epidemic of kidney disease among otherwise healthy workers?
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November 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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A 1998 article first suggested that vaccines cause autism. The article was retracted, but that theory has persisted.

Dan Salmon, director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Vaccine Safety, details the rigorous studies that debunk this claim.

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November 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Updated research unravels claims about alcohol’s potential health benefits and links drinking at any amount with increased cancer risk.

@drjthrul.bsky.social shares how these findings can help people make their own decisions about drinking.

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November 17, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Questions about vaccines and autism have been around for a while, despite multiple scientific studies that do not show a connection.

Read how a retracted study from the 1990s undermined trust in vaccines and why vaccines don't cause autism.
Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
How a retracted study from the 1990s led to a persistent myth about vaccines.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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“What's happening in Hawai’i is likely to look different in major cities like New York,” said @americanhealth.bsky.social fellow Nehali Vishwanath (MPH '23).

“Tailoring that approach to the young people, their communities, and families is really the best way forward.”
Building Continuums of Care: Lessons from Hawai’i’s Youth Justice System
A new approach to youth justice in Hawai'i has reduced youth incarceration rates by 80%.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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More than 16 million children and adolescents were diagnosed with a mental, emotional, developmental, or behavioral health condition from 2022–2023. More than half of kids who needed treatment had difficulty accessing care.

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8 Ways to Keep American Kids Healthy | Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health Magazine
These proven strategies help kids thrive and lay the foundation for healthy adulthoods.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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BSPH's Innovation Translation Council aims to provide public health benefits in a financially self-sustaining way, whether by helping form startups, licensing intellectual property to outside companies, or helping secure corporate sponsorship for research.
The Business of Public Health | Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health Magazine
Translating discoveries into products and services can broaden public health’s impact—and sometimes turn a profit.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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So, what IS public health?

We went to @jhu.edu Homewood campus and asked students what they think public health is. Here's how they responded (really good in our opinion!)

Drop below what question we should ask next
November 14, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Chronic absenteeism can reflect current health problems—and foreshadow future ones. Researchers see absenteeism as another vital sign of the well-being of students, just like height, weight, and blood pressure.

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Chronic Absenteeism: An Overlooked Vital Sign | Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health Magazine
Chronic school absenteeism is a national crisis—for education and for public health.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Unlike some public health challenges, drowning prevention can be straightforward. Low-cost, community-based solutions, when scaled, can save the lives of thousands.

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Water Safety, Everywhere | Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health Magazine
Drowning is a leading cause of death for young children worldwide—and one of the most preventable.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Most of the foods we eat are ultra-processed. So what does that actually mean?

Swipe to learn what ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are, if they are healthy, and ways that you can reduce bad UPF intake.

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One grocery cart filled with chips, ice cream, instant ramen, and soda. Another cart filled with whole grain bread, almond milk, peanut butter, and cereal. Text reads: Which cart is full of ultra-processed foods (UPFs)? It's a trick question. They both are.
November 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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It's getting cold out...that means it's flu shot season!

Find where you can get yours now: vaccinefinder.org
still from Family Guy of Peter looking at a bandaid on his arm with a doctor standing next to him. Text reads: It's time to get your flu shot Still from Family Guy of Stewie on the couch, sick, with a cup of tea and pain relief medication. Text reads: It’s that time of Year again: Flu Season. The best way to reduce your risk from seasonal flu and its potentially serious complications is to get a flu vaccine. Flu vaccination also has been shown to reduce the severity of illness in people who get vaccinated, but still get sick. Everyone six months and older should get a flu vaccine. Still from The Simpsons of the Simpson family on the couch, sick. Text reads: and if you’re sick, stay home. Take actions every day to help stop the spread of germs. The CDC recommends that people who are sick stay home for at least 24 hours, until both are true: Your symptoms are getting better overall, and you have not had a fever and are not using fever-reducing medication. Still from SpongeBob SquarePants of Squidward sick. Text reads: Click the link in caption to find where you can get the flu vaccine
November 11, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott is taking a public health approach to reducing gun violence.

So far, the city has seen an unprecedented reduction in the number of homicides and other violent crimes. He discusses this progress on Public Health On Call 🎧

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November 7, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Cuts to Affordable Care Act subsidies highlight a troubling trend in health care costs.

Swipe to learn what this means in insurance costs for Americans.

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Illustration of a telemedicine call, medication, and arrows showing an increase. Text reads: What’s Behind Rising Health Insurance Costs. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted to control rising health care costs—but key subsidies are set to expire at the end of the year. Gerard Anderson, professor in Health Policy and Management and International Health, unpacks elevating insurance costs and the ripple effects across health care providers. This information is sourced from Public Health On Call episode 972. Illustration of a doctor looking at someone who hurt their arm. Text reads: Health insurance premiums are increasing. What’s going on? As open enrollment begins, consumers buying insurance through ACA plans are seeing premiums rise by up to 59%. This is because of service prices, not quantity. It's not that people are using health care services more often than they were previously. It’s that prices for services keep going up, which increases insurance premiums. Illustration of a person on their phone looking at health care plans. Text reads: What role does ACA play in covering costs? About 30 million Americans are on ACA plans right now. These are people who typically do not have employer-based insurance—they work in the gig economy, at small firms that don't offer insurance, or are self-insured, for instance. For someone with an employer-sponsored insurance plan, the employer pays a significant portion of the insurance premium. Something similar happens for people receiving insurance under the Affordable Care Act, except with ACA subsidies, the government pays for part of the premium. illustration of pharmaceuticals. Text reads: Why are insurance costs going to be even higher? In the United States, each state’s market is different. It all depends on what type of insurance you have. Under some insurance plans, premiums are rising rapidly, while other plans might not go up. If you are on an ACA plan, you may now have to pay the full rate of insurance. This happens because the subsidies—your cost-sharing with the government—are being reduced, eliminated, or expiring.
November 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Kristen Johansson details her journey with Lyme disease and how it led her to public health in the newest issue of Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health magazine.

Read her full story: magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/when-ly...
Kristen Johansson. Text reads: "Public health is my bridge from personal survival to collective change ... I want my story to lead to a day when patients and scientists alike not only understand Lyme disease but use their superpowers to overcome it.” Kristen Johansson, Molecular and Cellular Biology Student at Johns Hopkins University
November 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Environmental toxins can cause neurodevelopmental problems, obesity, and more in kids. Researchers are working on strategies to identify exposures, new methods for understanding chemicals’ dangerous synergies, and better ways to minimize risks.

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Decoding Environmental Exposures’ Lifelong Impacts | Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health Magazine
Tracing the health impacts of chemical exposures decades after they happen is endlessly complex. Researchers are finding new ways to untangle the effects.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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🧵Is opioid settlement $ living up to its promise? @kffhealthnews.org @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social & @shatterproofhq.bsky.social built a database showing 10,500+ ways it was spent—or not—last year, from treatment & housing to police drones & a drug awareness magician kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
From Narcan to Gun Silencers, Opioid Settlement Cash Pays Law Enforcement Tabs - KFF Health News
Local governments have received hundreds of millions of dollars from the opioid settlements to support addiction treatment, recovery, and prevention efforts. Their spending decisions in 2024 were some...
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November 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Increasing legalization and scant research on today’s cannabis products is complicating guidance for nursing mothers.

Swipe to learn what we know.

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Illustration of a person breastfeeding. Text reads: is it okay to use cannabis while breastfeeding? The medical guidance during pregnancy is clear: Don't use cannabis. During the postpartum period, it gets more complicated.
November 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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This month is National Child Safety and Protection Month.

Safety tip #1: Take your kids to playgrounds with shock-absorbing surfaces such as rubber, sand, or mulch. If your child falls, the landing will be more cushioned. Learn more at: bit.ly/4hMvxSI
November 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Proposed cuts to the SNAP program will have devastating impacts on families across the country. Wondering what you can do to help? Bloomberg Fellow Allison Duda and Bloomberg Professor of American Health Kristin Mmari share more in our latest blog post: americanhealth.jhu.edu/news/why-sna...
Why SNAP Matters and How We Can Help
Coming cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are going to increase hunger in America, according to Johns Hopkins faculty and students who work in food assistance. These policy a...
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November 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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The expiration of Affordable Care Act subsidies is setting higher premiums and pushing coverage out of reach.

Gerard Anderson discusses the political battle behind rising insurance costs and ripple effects across the health care system.

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November 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM