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How Are Americans Using Social Media for Health

Data from the PEW Research Center shows that the percentage of US adults who use social media has increased from 5% in 2005 to 72% in 2021. Social media have fundamentally changed the way we exchange information, including how we communicate about health. Research suggests that social media can benefit individual health by increasing access to

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Immigrant Health is Public Health

Immigration can be considered a social determinant of health for a variety of reasons. From a macro level, it is the structural racism and discrimination that result in well …

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From Making Lists to Making Change

Health outcomes and healthcare access are not randomly distributed across our population. Racialized and poor people bear the greater burden of disease, and have less …

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2022 Year in Review

Michael Stein. Michael Stein is the chair of the Department of Health Law, Policy & Management at Boston University School of Public Health, executive editor of Public Health …

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Social Investing to Cut Healthcare Costs

Our analysis showed that, in communities with the lowest levels of government spending on public health and social services, health care spending for near-elderly adults …

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At Risk: Student Surveys and Youth Health

Viewpoint. Student health surveys are a critical tool for making data-driven decisions to protect and improve the health of young people. As an example, the Centers for …

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A New Approach to Rural Health Care

Through a health systems approach, we can take action to prevent closures from restricting much-needed access to care for rural communities. Based on our research, we …

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Common Ground(work)

Julie Gerberding. Dr. Julie Gerberding, MD, MPH is Executive Vice President and Chief Patient Officer, Strategic Communications, Global Public Policy, and Population Health …

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Education as a Social Determinant of Health

Education is one of the most powerful drivers of wellness, particularly with regard to life expectancy and healthy behaviors. A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy …

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School-Based Health: Easy Access to Care

Improving access to health care is the primary goal of SBHCs. SBHCs provide high-quality, comprehensive and coordinated primary care for children and adolescents, …

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Economic Policy as Health Policy

This simple analysis highlights the need to develop new arguments and strategies to illustrate the key role of economic policy in shaping a culture of health. Further, public …

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But What Exactly is Public Health

My mentor and colleague, the late Dr. Bill Bicknell, did: “Public health is the art of deciding who dies when and in what degree of misery.”. His definition is intended to deflate the …

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Humidity and Your Health

The Wellbuilt for Wellbeing study (sponsored by the US General Services Administration in partnership with the University of Arizona, Baylor College of Medicine, and …

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Reproductive Justice: What It Means and Why It Matters (Now, …

Reproductive justice links reproductive rights with the social, political and economic inequalities that affect a woman’s ability to access reproductive health care services. Core …

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Wealth and Health

In sum, what we call “wealth” refers to distinct financial and material resources for health, and these resources are distributed unequally across social groups in the U.S. With …

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Words Matter: Where Public Health Professionals Can Do Better

Public health professionals can lead the way to show that words matter because they change the way stakeholders engage with the most pressing issues in our fields. Public …

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Connecting With Your Neighbors May Improve Their Health

Making connections with neighbors who live alone could help them stay healthy and live longer. In the United States, about 27% of people age 60 and up live alone, according …

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Public Art as Public Health

Public art’s ability to decrease stress, elicit awe, develop shared identity, reinforce self-efficacy, and promote positive health behaviors are clear public health impacts. That …

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Health Systems and Public Health Thinking

GUN LAWS REDUCE FATAL SHOOTINGS BY POLICE States with stricter firearm legislation have fewer fatal police shootings—defined as the rate of people killed by …

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