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PLOS Global Public Health @plosglobalpublichealth.org · Jul 3
Choose PLOS Global Public Health and support a mission to make research of the highest methodological and ethical rigor openly available to those who depend on it. Together we can tackle urgent crises and advance health equity in all regions of the world.

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PLOS Global Public Health @plosglobalpublichealth.org · 6d
NEW research in PLOS Global Public Health:

A generic model of life satisfaction: The case study of parkrun

By Steve Haake, Andy Hext, and Charlotte Benkowitz from @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social

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A generic model of life satisfaction: The case study of parkrun
Parkrun is a free, weekly, timed 5 km run or walk with the aim of creating ‘a healthier, happier planet’. The aim of this study is to use a survey of parkrun to create a model of life satisfaction tha...
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PLOS Global Public Health @plosglobalpublichealth.org · 6d
New Opinion in PLOS Global Public Health:

“You can’t see what you’ve never had to live”—Cultivating imagination and solution spaces in global health and development

By Safieh Shah, @madhupai.bsky.social et al

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MRC Epidemiology Unit @mrcepid.bsky.social · 12d
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The participatory nature of planetary health requires dynamic methods to better understand exposures. Citizen science can help co-produce community-relevant evidence, but its use in LMIC cities for planetary health hasn't been fully explored.

Published in @plosglobalpublichealth.org.
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 8d
“You can’t see what you’ve never had to live”—Cultivating imagination and solution spaces in global health and development

Please read our new paper in @plosglobalpublichealth.org

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 7d
📢 "Invasive #mosquito surveillance in the #UnitedKingdom 2020 to 2024: First detection of #Aedes aegypti eggs in the UK and further detection of Aedes albopictus 🦟" by Colin Johnston et al. @ukhsa.bsky.social published in @plosglobalpublichealth.org

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MRC Epidemiology Unit @mrcepid.bsky.social · 12d
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Potential of citizen science to advance urban planetary health research in low & middle-income countries: A scoping review, highlights the need for greater diversity of funding sources & for alignment of research priorities with contextual realities in the Global South

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PLOS Global Public Health @plosglobalpublichealth.org · 14d
Link to the article, just published today:

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Continuing to be cautious: Japanese contact patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic and their association with public health recommendations
Despite implementing no lockdowns and having a large elderly population, Japan had a low mortality rate due to COVID-19 compared to Europe and North America. The extent to which policies impacted pers...
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PLOS Global Public Health @plosglobalpublichealth.org · 14d
NEW on our blog:

Behind the paper: Japanese Contact Patterns during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Behind the paper: Japanese Contact Patterns during the COVID-19 Pandemic
In this post, we talk to the authors of the recently published paper, Continuing to be cautious: Japanese Contact Patterns during the COVID-19 Pandemic and their Association with Public Health Recomme...
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Taryn Smith, PhD @tarynsmith.bsky.social · 14d
Published in @plosglobalpublichealth.org we find several maternal capabilities for care are integral for the #NurturingCare of children & this varies by context. Interventions promoting nurturing care should aim to strengthen multiple maternal capabilities.
#ECD

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Associations between maternal capabilities for care and nurturing care behaviours among mother-child dyads in Malawi and South Africa
Adequate nurturing care behaviours, including feeding practices, health-seeking and psychosocial stimulation, are crucial for the optimal health, growth and development of young children. However, sev...
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PLOS Global Public Health @plosglobalpublichealth.org · 16d
NEW Review article published today in PLOS Global Public Health:

TB stigma in India: A narrative review of types of stigma, gender differences, and potential interventions

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TB stigma in India: A narrative review of types of stigma, gender differences, and potential interventions
In India, persons with tuberculosis (PWTB) and their households experience significant disease-related stigma. The objective of this narrative review was to conduct a review of existing literature rel...
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Sophie Harman @profsophieharman.bsky.social · 16d
Can the New Public Health Order deliver for Africa in a post-Trump world?

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The Trump Administration’s ‘earthquake’ is why we need the New Public Health Order
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PLOS @plos.org · 20d
The rise of AI is reshaping how we think, write, and review science. This #PeerReviewWeek, we’re asking how do we preserve trust and transparency in a system that’s rapidly evolving?

🔗 Read our latest blog: plos.io/46d8BI9

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#OpenScience #PRW2025
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PLOS @plos.org · 20d
We have submitted a response to the National Institutes of Health's Request for Information on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs. We believe that equitable access to publishing is essential to advancing open science.

🔗 Read our full response here: plos.io/4n9MEzF
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PLOS Global Public Health @plosglobalpublichealth.org · 23d
We are currently recruiting experts to serve as Academic Editors in Dr. Masvawure's section, Social, Behavioral, and Qualitative Research. If you have experience in this kind of work, you can apply for our Board here: survey.alchemer.com/s3/8328734/h...
PGPH Recruitment Web Intake Form
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PLOS Global Public Health @plosglobalpublichealth.org · 23d
In our new blog series, we catch up with one of the members of our Editorial Board, Academic Editor @Tsitsi Masvawure. She shares a bit about her research, her work on the journal, and some fantastic tips for authors to improve their work.

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PLOS Global Public Health Editor Spotlight: Tsitsi Masvawure - Speaking of Medicine and Health
Tsitsi Masvawure is a medical anthropologist, global health researcher and feminist scholar, whose research focuses on issues of gender, sexuality and health…
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karim @sariahmed.bsky.social · 27d
Our work on the mental health of health workers in Gaza is now out in @plosglobalpublichealth.org. The findings are not surprising - health workers were being terrorized from the beginning of the genocide (data from December 2023- Jan 2024 peer review is slow).
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Displacement, personal loss, and psychological strain among physicians and nurses working in Gaza, 2023–2024
On January 26th 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) recognized plausible grounds for genocide being committed in Gaza by Israel. A hallmark of the violence has been unprecedented attacks on...
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TAGHIVscience @taghivscience.bsky.social · 27d
A deadly equation: The global toll of US #TB funding cuts journals.plos.org/globalpublic... (open access) @plosglobalpublichealth.org
A deadly equation: The global toll of US TB funding cuts
The recent withdrawal of U.S. financial support threatens essential TB service delivery, including diagnostics, treatment, TB-HIV co-infection interventions and research initiatives critical to eradic...
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TRAstonDrs @castltrastondrs.bsky.social · 27d
Studies show strong correlations between built environment #viralload in high-traffic settings and hospitalisations. #SARSCoV2 🦠 is not only airborne, but also on surfaces & in wastewater. PPE (😷,🧴ect )💉 must be used.
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City-wide built environment SARS-CoV-2 detection for COVID-19 surveillance
Built environment surveillance has shown promise for monitoring COVID-19 burden at granular geographic scales, but its utility for surveillance across larger areas and populations is unknown. Our stud...
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Amit Chandra, MD @amitchandramd.bsky.social · 26d
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❌ Foreign assistance -> unchecked outbreaks that endanger friends overseas and family here at home.

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TB is the No. 1 killer among infectious diseases. A new study says its toll could mount
New research estimates that as many as 2.2 million more people could die of tuberculosis if U.S. cuts to foreign aid become permanent.
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Tom Wingfield @tomwingfield.bsky.social · 26d
💡 TB's impact doesn’t just end with treatment: nor should cost-effectiveness analysis. New @lstmnews.bsky.social led multi-country modelling study @plosglobalpublichealth.org shows excluding patient costs or post-TB impact underestimates intervention cost-effectivenes & benefit.
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Katherine Horton @kchorton.bsky.social · 24d
Fantastic work from @aschwalbc.bsky.social now out in @plosglobalpublichealth.org. Check out his thread below for more details!
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Alvaro Schwalb @aschwalbc.bsky.social · 28d
Our work on modelling population-wide screening in Viet Nam is now available in PLOS Global Public Health! tinyurl.com/3ymhuj5s
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PLOS @plos.org · 23d
This year’s #PeerReviewWeek theme “Rethinking Peer Review in the AI Era” asks how tech is reshaping research.

PLOS CEO, Alison Mudditt, shares her take on AI, open science, and the future of research integrity in this interview with @authorsalliance.bsky.social.

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AI, Open Science, and the Future of Research Integrity: An Interview with Alison Mudditt of PLOS
Below is an interview with Alison Mudditt, CEO of PLOS (Public Library of Science) discussing the impact of AI on publishing operations, research integrity, and sustainable open science. Dave:…
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PLOS @plos.org · Sep 4
We have updated our editorial policy for retrospective health database studies to strengthen scientific rigor and editorial integrity.

🔗 Read more here: plos.io/4g8Jbi8
Updates to PLOS retrospective health database editorial policy - The Official PLOS Blog
Learn more about PLOS revised editorial guidelines for research using publicly accessible health and social science databases.
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PLOS Global Public Health @plosglobalpublichealth.org · Sep 5
New research published today in PLOS Global Public Health:

Reliance on migrant healthcare workers in the United Kingdom: A critical discourse analysis

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By Zakia Arfeen, Eleanor Nash, and Mohammed Ahmed Rashid from @ucl.ac.uk
Reliance on migrant healthcare workers in the United Kingdom: A critical discourse analysis
The UK National Health Service (NHS) has relied on Migrant Healthcare workers (M-HCWs) since its inception. These M-HCWs have typically come from Low and Middle-Income countries (LMICs) and particular...
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Nina Schwalbe, MPH, PhD @nschwalbe.bsky.social · Aug 28
📝 Impact of a #PandemicTreaty depends on more than promises.

📊 Governments must deliver real accountability and compliance.

📄 In @plosglobalpublichealth.org, we explain how to make this happen: bit.ly/4lK6wHS

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Adoption of pandemic treaty is historic: Compliance and accountability must now follow
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