Heike Spaderna
@heikespaderna.bsky.social
Professor of Health Psychology #Trier University #Nursing Science. Journal Editor. Views are my own. Interested in heart failure, physical activity and gender differences.
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Head Start is a 60-year-old US Department of Health and Human Services program that, among other things, creates inclusive and accessible classrooms for children with disabilities. But those applying for funding were told by the Trump regime to avoid the words "inclusion" and "disability." 🤡
Head Start centers told to avoid 'disability,' 'women' and more in funding requests
New court documents reveal a list of nearly 200 words or phrases the Trump administration told Head Start programs it does not want to see in their funding requests.
www.npr.org
December 13, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Head Start is a 60-year-old US Department of Health and Human Services program that, among other things, creates inclusive and accessible classrooms for children with disabilities. But those applying for funding were told by the Trump regime to avoid the words "inclusion" and "disability." 🤡
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🙂Healthy mind, healthy…student life📚?
If students were aware of the treatment options for mental illnesses, would they be more likely to seek help? Appel et al. aim to figure this out in an interesting cross-sectional study. More on that in the link below!
econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/10.1027/...
#ejhp
If students were aware of the treatment options for mental illnesses, would they be more likely to seek help? Appel et al. aim to figure this out in an interesting cross-sectional study. More on that in the link below!
econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/10.1027/...
#ejhp
November 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
🙂Healthy mind, healthy…student life📚?
If students were aware of the treatment options for mental illnesses, would they be more likely to seek help? Appel et al. aim to figure this out in an interesting cross-sectional study. More on that in the link below!
econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/10.1027/...
#ejhp
If students were aware of the treatment options for mental illnesses, would they be more likely to seek help? Appel et al. aim to figure this out in an interesting cross-sectional study. More on that in the link below!
econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/10.1027/...
#ejhp
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💪Resilience is a vital aspect of high-risk occupations such as firefighting and police work. Our 2027 Special Issue titled 'Resilience in Police, Firefighting, and Emergency Services' aims to explore this deeper. More information on that below!
econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/10.1027/...
#ejhp #resilience
econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/10.1027/...
#ejhp #resilience
November 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
💪Resilience is a vital aspect of high-risk occupations such as firefighting and police work. Our 2027 Special Issue titled 'Resilience in Police, Firefighting, and Emergency Services' aims to explore this deeper. More information on that below!
econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/10.1027/...
#ejhp #resilience
econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/10.1027/...
#ejhp #resilience
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What does health psychology have to do with planetary health and sustainability? Our 2026 Special Issue, 'Focus on Planetary Health and Sustainability: Health Psychology Matters', explores this vital question. More on how to submit your paper, here👇 econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/epdf/10....
What does health psychology have to do with planetary health and sustainability? Our 2026 Special Issue, 'Focus on Planetary Health and Sustainability: Health Psychology Matters', explores this vital question. More on how to submit your paper, here👇 econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/epdf/10....
October 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
🤔🌍❓
What does health psychology have to do with planetary health and sustainability? Our 2026 Special Issue, 'Focus on Planetary Health and Sustainability: Health Psychology Matters', explores this vital question. More on how to submit your paper, here👇 econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/epdf/10....
What does health psychology have to do with planetary health and sustainability? Our 2026 Special Issue, 'Focus on Planetary Health and Sustainability: Health Psychology Matters', explores this vital question. More on how to submit your paper, here👇 econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/epdf/10....
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The US gov't shutdown has affected PubMed, a vital piece of our health infrastructure--it's the online library in which doctors and biomedical scientists look up research. The effects of the shutdown on PubMed seem likely to be transient, but it's not good that we're messing with this stuff.
October 2, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The US gov't shutdown has affected PubMed, a vital piece of our health infrastructure--it's the online library in which doctors and biomedical scientists look up research. The effects of the shutdown on PubMed seem likely to be transient, but it's not good that we're messing with this stuff.
An innovative way to reuse plastic bottles. Seen in Busan, South Korea 🌺
September 22, 2025 at 5:32 AM
An innovative way to reuse plastic bottles. Seen in Busan, South Korea 🌺
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I'm so proud of @nationalacademies.org for having rapidly produced this comprehensive report which definitively demonstrates that CLIMATE CHANGE HARMS HUMAN HEALTH--which is the basis of the "Endangerment Finding" that EPA is now looking to eliminate.
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
Read "Effects of Human-Caused Greenhouse Gas Emissions on U.S. Climate, Health, and Welfare" at NAP.edu
Read chapter Summary: The scientific community has been studying the question of how human-caused emissions of greenhouse gases are affecting the climate ...
nap.nationalacademies.org
September 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I'm so proud of @nationalacademies.org for having rapidly produced this comprehensive report which definitively demonstrates that CLIMATE CHANGE HARMS HUMAN HEALTH--which is the basis of the "Endangerment Finding" that EPA is now looking to eliminate.
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
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All the artificial light we're pouring into the night is prompting birds to chirp for nearly an extra hour a day on average, according to a recent study of >4 million bird call recordings. Light pollution disturbs birds who depend on the rhythms of the sun to find food and mates, for migration, etc.
August 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
All the artificial light we're pouring into the night is prompting birds to chirp for nearly an extra hour a day on average, according to a recent study of >4 million bird call recordings. Light pollution disturbs birds who depend on the rhythms of the sun to find food and mates, for migration, etc.
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#Wahlrecht für Frauen in den USA: Dass Pete Hegseth dieses Video geteilt hat, ist kein einzelner Ausrutscher.
Der Save Act könnte 69 Millionen Frauen in den USA das Recht zu wählen erschweren oder vielleicht sogar verunmöglichen. #Antifeminismus ist das Mindset der US-Regierung.
Der Save Act könnte 69 Millionen Frauen in den USA das Recht zu wählen erschweren oder vielleicht sogar verunmöglichen. #Antifeminismus ist das Mindset der US-Regierung.
Pete Hegseth reposts video that says women shouldn’t be allowed to vote
Progressive evangelical group says ideas shared by pastors and amplified by defense secretary are ‘very disturbing’
www.theguardian.com
August 12, 2025 at 7:09 AM
#Wahlrecht für Frauen in den USA: Dass Pete Hegseth dieses Video geteilt hat, ist kein einzelner Ausrutscher.
Der Save Act könnte 69 Millionen Frauen in den USA das Recht zu wählen erschweren oder vielleicht sogar verunmöglichen. #Antifeminismus ist das Mindset der US-Regierung.
Der Save Act könnte 69 Millionen Frauen in den USA das Recht zu wählen erschweren oder vielleicht sogar verunmöglichen. #Antifeminismus ist das Mindset der US-Regierung.
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Today in 1945, a silver aeroplane flew through a clear blue sky. From its fuselage, a man released a single bomb.
Falling for 45 seconds, the bomb exploded in a flash of light.
In that flash, and its blast, fire and radiation, an unknowable number - many tens of thousands - would die. #Hiroshima80
Falling for 45 seconds, the bomb exploded in a flash of light.
In that flash, and its blast, fire and radiation, an unknowable number - many tens of thousands - would die. #Hiroshima80
August 6, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Today in 1945, a silver aeroplane flew through a clear blue sky. From its fuselage, a man released a single bomb.
Falling for 45 seconds, the bomb exploded in a flash of light.
In that flash, and its blast, fire and radiation, an unknowable number - many tens of thousands - would die. #Hiroshima80
Falling for 45 seconds, the bomb exploded in a flash of light.
In that flash, and its blast, fire and radiation, an unknowable number - many tens of thousands - would die. #Hiroshima80
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🔴 THREAD: RFK Jr. just canceled 22 mRNA vaccine projects.
TL;DR: mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives. Ending these projects puts us at risk and leaves us unprepared for the next big outbreak.
Here’s what RFK Jr. did — and why everyone should care. 🧵
(1/12)
TL;DR: mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives. Ending these projects puts us at risk and leaves us unprepared for the next big outbreak.
Here’s what RFK Jr. did — and why everyone should care. 🧵
(1/12)
August 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
🔴 THREAD: RFK Jr. just canceled 22 mRNA vaccine projects.
TL;DR: mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives. Ending these projects puts us at risk and leaves us unprepared for the next big outbreak.
Here’s what RFK Jr. did — and why everyone should care. 🧵
(1/12)
TL;DR: mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives. Ending these projects puts us at risk and leaves us unprepared for the next big outbreak.
Here’s what RFK Jr. did — and why everyone should care. 🧵
(1/12)
Our new paper in J Cardiovasc Nursing is out!
Fear of physical activity and coping make a difference in persons with HF, independent of clinical characteristics.🚶🏻➡️🤸🏻♂️Time for tailored interventions!
Thanks to the team T. Lüke, V. Brandenburg, T. Partetzke, Frederik Voss!
Fear of physical activity and coping make a difference in persons with HF, independent of clinical characteristics.🚶🏻➡️🤸🏻♂️Time for tailored interventions!
Thanks to the team T. Lüke, V. Brandenburg, T. Partetzke, Frederik Voss!
August 5, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Our new paper in J Cardiovasc Nursing is out!
Fear of physical activity and coping make a difference in persons with HF, independent of clinical characteristics.🚶🏻➡️🤸🏻♂️Time for tailored interventions!
Thanks to the team T. Lüke, V. Brandenburg, T. Partetzke, Frederik Voss!
Fear of physical activity and coping make a difference in persons with HF, independent of clinical characteristics.🚶🏻➡️🤸🏻♂️Time for tailored interventions!
Thanks to the team T. Lüke, V. Brandenburg, T. Partetzke, Frederik Voss!
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Gewalt gegen Frauen durch den (Ex-)Partner hat 2024 weiter zugenommen, wie verschiedene Medien unter Berufung auf das Bundeskriminalamt berichten. Dabei sind knapp 80 % der Gewaltbetroffenen Frauen.
#GewaltGegenFrauen #GewaltHilfeGesetz #Gewaltschutz #GewaltPrävention #Bundesregierung
#GewaltGegenFrauen #GewaltHilfeGesetz #Gewaltschutz #GewaltPrävention #Bundesregierung
August 5, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Gewalt gegen Frauen durch den (Ex-)Partner hat 2024 weiter zugenommen, wie verschiedene Medien unter Berufung auf das Bundeskriminalamt berichten. Dabei sind knapp 80 % der Gewaltbetroffenen Frauen.
#GewaltGegenFrauen #GewaltHilfeGesetz #Gewaltschutz #GewaltPrävention #Bundesregierung
#GewaltGegenFrauen #GewaltHilfeGesetz #Gewaltschutz #GewaltPrävention #Bundesregierung
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An ongoing heatwave has broken records and sparked alarm across Europe, as temperatures reach above 40 degrees Celsius in parts of the continent.
#EuropeNews
#EuropeNews
Deadly heatwave across Europe sparks wildfires and shuts nuclear plant
An ongoing heatwave has broken records and sparked alarm across Europe, as temperatures reach above 40 degrees Celsius in parts of the continent.
l.euronews.com
July 4, 2025 at 4:35 AM
An ongoing heatwave has broken records and sparked alarm across Europe, as temperatures reach above 40 degrees Celsius in parts of the continent.
#EuropeNews
#EuropeNews
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Scientists have detected microplastics — the tiny and pervasive fragments now found in our seas, drinking water, food and, increasingly, living tissue — in human semen and in follicular fluid within the ovaries.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
Scientists discovered microplastics in human semen and follicular fluid
Scientists have detected microplastics — the tiny and pervasive fragments now found in our seas, drinking water, food and, increasingly, living tissue — in human semen and follicular fluid, according ...
www.ctvnews.ca
July 2, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Scientists have detected microplastics — the tiny and pervasive fragments now found in our seas, drinking water, food and, increasingly, living tissue — in human semen and in follicular fluid within the ovaries.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
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My ERC project FeMMiWork is hiring a postdoctoral researcher. Must have strong German language skills and archival research experience. Please help spread the word! Deadline is Sept. 1.
Postdoctoral Researcher on Women Migrants in Postwar Germany
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
Postdoctoral Researcher on Women Migrants in Postwar Germany
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
Postdoctoral Researcher on Women Migrants in Postwar Germany
Postdoctoral Researcher on Women Migrants in Postwar Germany
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl
June 25, 2025 at 11:58 AM
My ERC project FeMMiWork is hiring a postdoctoral researcher. Must have strong German language skills and archival research experience. Please help spread the word! Deadline is Sept. 1.
Postdoctoral Researcher on Women Migrants in Postwar Germany
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
Postdoctoral Researcher on Women Migrants in Postwar Germany
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
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It's a lot of work to put together a programme when you have so many amazing submissions to allocate - but also a lot of fun! 🤓 The draft programme for #EHPS2025 is now available on the conference website: 2025.ehps.net/program/
The draft programme for @ehps2025.bsky.social is now available on the #EHPS2025 conference website: 2025.ehps.net/program/
June 14, 2025 at 7:39 AM
It's a lot of work to put together a programme when you have so many amazing submissions to allocate - but also a lot of fun! 🤓 The draft programme for #EHPS2025 is now available on the conference website: 2025.ehps.net/program/
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'Irish car bonnets are getting taller every year, risking children's and pedestrians' lives ... Ian Lumley of environmental NGO An Taisce said bulkier vehicles were also bad for the climate, requiring more fuel'
jrnl.ie/6728706
jrnl.ie/6728706
Irish car bonnets are getting taller every year, risking children's and pedestrians' lives - study
Car manufactures have been accused of an SUV ‘arms race’ that’s making roads less safe.
jrnl.ie
June 12, 2025 at 11:05 AM
'Irish car bonnets are getting taller every year, risking children's and pedestrians' lives ... Ian Lumley of environmental NGO An Taisce said bulkier vehicles were also bad for the climate, requiring more fuel'
jrnl.ie/6728706
jrnl.ie/6728706
Interprofessionelle Zusammenarbeit - Studierende der Klinischen Pflege @unitrier.bsky.social, der Humanmedizin (Medizincampus Trier) und der Therapiewissenschaften (Hochschule Trier) üben & reflektieren gemeinsam! Gelingende Kommunikation zum Wohl der Patient:innen! 👏🏻 an alle Beteiligten 💐
June 13, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Interprofessionelle Zusammenarbeit - Studierende der Klinischen Pflege @unitrier.bsky.social, der Humanmedizin (Medizincampus Trier) und der Therapiewissenschaften (Hochschule Trier) üben & reflektieren gemeinsam! Gelingende Kommunikation zum Wohl der Patient:innen! 👏🏻 an alle Beteiligten 💐
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If you've never heard of marine heat waves, now is the time to pay attention.
Driven by climate change, these increasingly frequent and extreme ocean temperature events, like “the Blob” in the North Pacific, are devastating marine life, disrupting fisheries, and impacting weather patterns. 🌊
Driven by climate change, these increasingly frequent and extreme ocean temperature events, like “the Blob” in the North Pacific, are devastating marine life, disrupting fisheries, and impacting weather patterns. 🌊
See How Marine Heat Waves Are Spreading Across the Globe
www.nytimes.com
June 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
If you've never heard of marine heat waves, now is the time to pay attention.
Driven by climate change, these increasingly frequent and extreme ocean temperature events, like “the Blob” in the North Pacific, are devastating marine life, disrupting fisheries, and impacting weather patterns. 🌊
Driven by climate change, these increasingly frequent and extreme ocean temperature events, like “the Blob” in the North Pacific, are devastating marine life, disrupting fisheries, and impacting weather patterns. 🌊
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Das hier ist die vielleicht wichtigste und doch wohl wenigst beachtete Nachricht des Tages. Eine weitere planetare Grenze ist überschritten. Wie üblich ist das Paper eher vorsichtig formuliert. Deshalb hier deutlicher: man muss über komplexe Systeme nur eines wissen: Ohne sie ist alles aus. Für uns.
Ocean Acidification: Another Planetary Boundary Crossed
In this study, employing a detailed analysis of ocean carbonate system observations, models and biological assessments, we demonstrate that by year 2020, the average global ocean conditions had alrea....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 10, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Das hier ist die vielleicht wichtigste und doch wohl wenigst beachtete Nachricht des Tages. Eine weitere planetare Grenze ist überschritten. Wie üblich ist das Paper eher vorsichtig formuliert. Deshalb hier deutlicher: man muss über komplexe Systeme nur eines wissen: Ohne sie ist alles aus. Für uns.
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Repeated damage from extreme heat over time seems to be a leading factor causing kidneys to fail
https://go.nature.com/45L9NlX
https://go.nature.com/45L9NlX
How a mysterious epidemic of kidney disease is killing thousands of young men
Nature - Repeated damage from extreme heat over time seems to be a leading factor causing kidneys to fail.
go.nature.com
June 8, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Repeated damage from extreme heat over time seems to be a leading factor causing kidneys to fail
https://go.nature.com/45L9NlX
https://go.nature.com/45L9NlX
The Fall of the House of Usher with music by Philip Glass - and the entire audience and musicians on the stage. That was a fabulous experience at the #StaatstheaterMainz last night
June 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The Fall of the House of Usher with music by Philip Glass - and the entire audience and musicians on the stage. That was a fabulous experience at the #StaatstheaterMainz last night
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Happy World Ocean Day!
The ocean is the heart of our life support system, without which we'd all be dead. It's taken up >90% of the heat from global warming and 25% of our CO₂ emissions. In return, we give it 11 million tonnes of plastic annually, which animals ingest and also become entangled in.
The ocean is the heart of our life support system, without which we'd all be dead. It's taken up >90% of the heat from global warming and 25% of our CO₂ emissions. In return, we give it 11 million tonnes of plastic annually, which animals ingest and also become entangled in.
Oceans Awash in Plastic Waste
On a day that many might be headed to the beach, take a moment to consider some of the widespread impacts of all of that plastic, and the ongoing efforts to clean it up.
www.theatlantic.com
June 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Happy World Ocean Day!
The ocean is the heart of our life support system, without which we'd all be dead. It's taken up >90% of the heat from global warming and 25% of our CO₂ emissions. In return, we give it 11 million tonnes of plastic annually, which animals ingest and also become entangled in.
The ocean is the heart of our life support system, without which we'd all be dead. It's taken up >90% of the heat from global warming and 25% of our CO₂ emissions. In return, we give it 11 million tonnes of plastic annually, which animals ingest and also become entangled in.