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3/ and Alfredo Morabia who spoke on "Epidemiology at a Crossroads: History, Misinformation, and the Defense of Public Health."
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2/Issa Dahabreh who spoke on "Causal Inference and Causal Language for Observational Studies in Medical Journals," Stefanie Friedhoff who spoke on "Defending the Science, Losing the Narrative: A Path Forward for Health Promotion in Chaotic Information Ecosystems,"
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From Harvard:
1/ The 9th Symposium in the Cutter Lectures on Preventive Medicine series on Friday, May 9, 2025 at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.This year's topic was "Medical Information and Misinformation - The Role of Epidemiology" and featured three preeminent speakers.
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#SoonInAJPH: "The Mechanisms of the Long Term Effects of Racial Housing Inequalities Needs To Be Thought Through”

Researchers must move beyond correlations to explain how past redlining shapes present-day health disparities.
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#SoonInAJPH: "Was the Allocation of COVID Vaccines Globally Fair and Equitable?"

Middle-income countries with high excess deaths, like Peru and South Africa, were inequitably treated in global vaccine distribution.
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#SoonInAJPH: "Strategic Litigation, Public Health, and the Decriminalization of Same-Sex Sexual Intimacy: Lessons from Legal Challenges Across Former British Colonies"

Criminalizing same-sex intimacy harms LGBTQ+ health worldwidepublic health experts can help challenge these laws.
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#SoonInAJPH: "History of risk assessments of the organophosphate pesticide chlorpyrifos at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1980-2024"

EPA assessments of chlorpyrifos long favored lab data over human epidemiology, influenced by corporate-aligned experts, delaying health protections.
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#SoonInAJPH: "Polysubstance Use is Not Synonymous with Poly-Substance Use Disorder"

New research explains why polysubstance use should not be equated with poly-substance use disorder.
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#SoonInAJPH: "Building Community Research Capacity to Address Cardiovascular Health Disparities"

An adapted curriculum significantly boosts community research capacity and participation in cardiovascular health initiatives.
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#SoonInAJPH: "A Flexible Framework For Urgent Public Health Climate Action"

A new framework supports U.S. health departments in urgent public health climate action with an accessible, adaptable approach.
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#SoonInAJPH: "Health inequalities, disparities, equity, inequity: What’s in a name?"

This paper clarifies the concepts of health inequalities, disparities, equity, and inequity, and encourages greater consensus in their use.
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#SoonInAJPH "Barriers to gender-affirming care, healthcare services, and experiences of healthcare provider bias among transgender people in Nigeria"

Transgender people in Nigeria face major barriers to gender-affirming and general healthcare, including provider discrimination and bias.
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#SoonInAJPH "Advancing a Research and Policy Agenda on Housing and Health"

A research and policy agenda aimed at improving housing and health outcomes are proposed to foster a clearer collective understanding of the housing-health relationship and identify key intervention points.
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#SoonInAJPH "Housing as a Determinant of Health: A Population-Level Approach"

The Housing Quality Dimensions index identifies hotspots of housing concerns nationwide, highlighting that the dimensions of housing quality are highly interrelated.
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#SoonInAJPH "Considerations for a Research and Policy Agenda to Improve Housing and Health Outcomes"

A research and policy agenda aims to clarify the housing-health link and identify key interventions.
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Today, my cup of hope is overflowing thanks to @alfredomorabia.bsky.social and @booker.senate.gov. I will not sit quietly while history watches me and a tyrant threatens everything we hold dear.
I know you can't live on hope alone; but without hope, life is not worth living. Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness...And hope will never be silent. -Harvey Milk, with a megaphone graphic and a rainbow flowing out of it.
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#SoonInAJPH "Understanding Housing as a Determinant Of Health is a Population-Level Process and Requires Linking Multiple Dimensions of Housing Quality"

The Housing Quality Dimensions Index maps U.S. housing concerns, showing how housing issues are connected.
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#SoonInAJPH "Persistent Sadness, Violence, Bullying, and Screen Time Among NYC Public High School Teens, 2021"

Students need support for violence, bullying, and cyberbullying, with a focus on prevention. More research is needed on screen time and teen mental health.
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#SoonInAJPH "To Arms, Public Health Citizens!"

Keeping "public health surveillance" as a powerful term to maintain firepower against public health threats.
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#SoonInAJPH "The Public Health Workforce Beyond Government Health Departments: Proposing a New Definition"

To understand the full scope of the public health workforce, we need to redefine it.
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#SoonInAJPH "Building Common Ground for Public Health: Perspectives and Practice Experiences"

Bringing together diverse perspectives and experiences to strengthen public health collaboration and impact.
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#SoonInAJPH "Rethinking the Common Ground of Public Health and Religion"

Exploring the shared values of public health and religion to create stronger, community-driven health solutions.