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JHSB @jofhsb.bsky.social · 7d

Today is #InternationalDayofOlderPersons -> How do social-environmental factors affect cognitive ageing? Siyun Peng & Brea Perry explore the interplay between early and later life simulating environments: bit.ly/48DcfMO

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JHSB @jofhsb.bsky.social · 12d

How do social relationships with those dealing with mental illness impact experiences of perceived discrimination? Elizabeth Felix examines mental health-related associative stigma: bit.ly/3KG7ubi

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JHSB @jofhsb.bsky.social · 22d

In #NewPublication @pamherd.bsky.social & @katwalsemann.bsky.social examine how educational and economic indicators of socioeconomic resources are associated with differing domains of cognitive function in mid to later life: bit.ly/4nruB7A
@umfordschool.bsky.social @umdpublicpolicy.bsky.social

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JHSB @jofhsb.bsky.social · 28d

In our Sept issue learn how Covid-19 changed the effects of county contexts on mortality: bit.ly/45Y8noc
Policy brief: bit.ly/4nqPLDc
By Jennifer Karas Montez @smonnat.bsky.social Emily E. Wiemers Douglas A. Wolf Xue Zhang
@cprmaxwell.bsky.social @syracuseu.bsky.social @cornelluniversity.bsky.social

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JHSB @jofhsb.bsky.social · Sep 2

As students are going #BacktoCampus, learn how self-rated health varies across students who pursue different academic majors. Read here about potential causal effects of choosing a major: bit.ly/47Vz7qr

By Marvin Reuter of @uni-bamberg.de

@asamedsoc.bsky.social #WelcomeBack

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JHSB @jofhsb.bsky.social · Aug 29

In light of International Overdose Awareness Day #IOAD2025, read about the effects of college education on indicators of deaths of despair including hard drug use: bit.ly/3HEMC3j

By Grzegorz Bulczak @a-gugushvili.bsky.social Jonathan Koltai

@asamedsoc.bsky.social @overdoseday.bsky.social

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JHSB @jofhsb.bsky.social · Aug 19

How do restrictions of medical Cannabis programs affect the benefits of Cannabis use for their patients? Ryan T. Steel studies the Minnesota’s medical cannabis program in our June issue: bit.ly/45yRfE1

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JHSB @jofhsb.bsky.social · Aug 15

Hot from the press! #NewPublication
Hope Xu Yan studies racial-ethnic differences in mothers’ parenting stress. Read more about how this stress is linked to depression: bit.ly/45yRfE1

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JHSB @jofhsb.bsky.social · Aug 7

In #NewPublication @signesvallfors.bsky.social explores the relationship between women’s exposure to local conflict violence and experiences of unwanted births in Colombia. Read here to find out more: bit.ly/4fq0E5h

@stockholm-uni.bsky.social @stanfordsoc.bsky.social @asamedsoc.bsky.social

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JHSB @jofhsb.bsky.social · Jul 29

In our June issue, @cvbrooks.bsky.social examines how social capital, social bonding, and network stress affect different health outcomes of Hispanic immigrants in Indiana. Read here to learn more: bit.ly/4lSnEfK

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JHSB @jofhsb.bsky.social · Jul 25

#NewPublication
Betsy Priem @gtwodtke.bsky.social & Kerry Ard explore racial differences in exposure to air pollutants during early childhood, and find that these differences are more pronounced among children with low SES: bit.ly/40DpPv0

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JHSB @jofhsb.bsky.social · Jul 17

Hot from the press! #NewPublication explores how immigration to Mexico from the US and vice versa affects infant health outcomes-> Erin R. Hamilton and Sara Alcay find health disadvantages for U.S.-born mothers in Mexico: bit.ly/46OA6bv

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JHSB @jofhsb.bsky.social · Jul 8

In our June issue #NewPublication explores how Black women in academia experience uterine fibroids, and how they view impacts of this condition on their career bit.ly/44v4yoh
By Bridget J. Goosby Rachelle Winkle-Wagner Amy Zhang
@utaustin.bsky.social @elpahighered.bsky.social @asamedsoc.bsky.social

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JHSB @jofhsb.bsky.social · Jul 1

#NewPublication explores how parents’ Covid concerns affected their stress levels in response to various school modality options in Fall of 2020: bit.ly/44GY9aP
By Olivia Gruwell Daniel L. Carlson & ‪‪‪@pettsric.bsky.social‬
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@utah.edu @ballstate.bsky.social @asamedsoc.bsky.social

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JHSB @jofhsb.bsky.social · Jun 23

In our June issue @reeddeangelis.bsky.social explores the effects of racial capitalism on Black–White health inequities during the 2008 financial crisis
Full article: bit.ly/44u5Fpm |Brief report: bit.ly/4k5Wf85
@um-src.bsky.social @duke-university.bsky.social @asamedsoc.bsky.social #NewPublication‬

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JHSB @jofhsb.bsky.social · Jun 17

Do sexual minorities experience more social isolation throughout the life course? @zlinsoc.bsky.social Kara Joyner & @wendymanning.bsky.social explore using longitudinal data: bit.ly/3Tp9MNd

#PrideMonth #NewPublication

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JHSB @jofhsb.bsky.social · Jun 10

In our June issue, Sara Johnsen explores clinicians' responses to patient dissatisfaction with hormonal contraceptive medications. While patient-centered care is common, providers do not address patients’ contraceptive priorities: bit.ly/4jJEg7k

@SociologyUcla @asamedsoc.bsky.social

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JHSB @jofhsb.bsky.social · Jun 3

June is #PrideMonth -> Read about health experiences of transgender and gender diverse people in their gender-affirming health care in Thailand and the US. @dr-alj.bsky.social explores how these experiences are shaped by imperial legacies: bit.ly/3HgqP1o
@SociologyWSU @asamedsoc.bsky.social

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JHSB @jofhsb.bsky.social · May 27

May is #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth -> Read about the structural determinants of suicide in the US between 1990-2017: bit.ly/3Z521QK
By Daniel H. Simon & Ryan K. Masters

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JHSB @jofhsb.bsky.social · May 19

In our March issue, read about mental health care engagement among newly arrived refugees to the US. Aimee Hilado Melissa Bond & Elizabeth Sanchez explore how to increase access to these services: bit.ly/49IMpp8
#MentalHealthAwarenessMonth

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JHSB @jofhsb.bsky.social · May 13

How does childhood maltreatment affect depressive symptoms? @mollycopeland.bsky.social and Christina Kamis study how how social networks and gender mediate this relationship: bit.ly/42UjKvL
#NewPublication #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth

@notredame.bsky.social @uofillinois.bsky.social

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JHSB @jofhsb.bsky.social · May 9

What happens to mothers whose sons are incarcerated?
@kristinturney.bsky.social Rachel Bauman MacKenzie A. Christensen &Rebecca Goodsell explore the effect of this social stressor on health: bit.ly/4iN73HO
@ucisocsci.bsky.social@[email protected]
#MothersDay
#NewPublication

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JHSB @jofhsb.bsky.social · May 5

In honor of #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth ->
#NewPublication explores the effects of marriage on maternal mental health in Kenya: bit.ly/4d3ki5G

By Sangeetha Madhavan Estelle Monique Sidze Kirsten Michelle Stoebenau Michael A. Wagner &Carol Wangui Wainaina
@socyumd.bsky.social @aphrc.bsky.social

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JHSB @jofhsb.bsky.social · Apr 29

#NewPublication
Jennifer Caputo Linda Waite & Kathleen A. Cagney explore relationships between children and older adults, and find that social support and strain are associated with cognitive functioning in old age: bit.ly/3ESrCVb

@westatofficial.bsky.social @UChicagoSoc @UMSociology

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JHSB @jofhsb.bsky.social · Apr 24

In light of #WorldImmunizationWeek, learn about Flu Vaccination rates in the US and how they differ by sexuality, gender, and race-ethnicity. Ning Hsieh explores: bit.ly/4bgpAsv

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