display Latest news from American Public Health Association (APHA) on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/will-mpox-spread-to-all-corners-of-the-world/?sc=rsin /articles/will-mpox-spread-to-all-corners-of-the-world/?sc=rsin Wed, 21 Aug 2024 16:05:07 EST American Public Health Association (APHA) /articles/special-issue-of-american-journal-of-public-health-illuminates-lessons-learned-from-covid-19-pandemic/?sc=rsin /articles/special-issue-of-american-journal-of-public-health-illuminates-lessons-learned-from-covid-19-pandemic/?sc=rsin Thu, 11 Jan 2024 17:05:14 EST The special AJPH supplement, Leveraging the Power of Communities just published. American Public Health Association (APHA) /articles/special-issue-of-ajph-illuminates-lead-risks-throughout-u-s-prevention-steps/?sc=rsin /articles/special-issue-of-ajph-illuminates-lead-risks-throughout-u-s-prevention-steps/?sc=rsin Fri, 30 Sep 2022 16:05:47 EST National studies about lead exposures are featured in a special supplement of the American Journal of Public Health in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which show the widespread impact of lead contamination in drinking water, in game meat and exposure to lead from firearms. American Public Health Association (APHA) /articles/june-2021-issue-of-ajph-comprises-the-effects-of-covid-19-on-drug-overdoses-e-cigarette-use-and-public-health-measures-and-strategies/?sc=rsin /articles/june-2021-issue-of-ajph-comprises-the-effects-of-covid-19-on-drug-overdoses-e-cigarette-use-and-public-health-measures-and-strategies/?sc=rsin Thu, 15 Apr 2021 16:00:14 EST June 2021 AJPH Issue highlights COVID-19 concerns in relation to fatal drug overdoses, drops in youth e-cigarette use, importance of public health measures, and strategies to protect correctional staff. American Public Health Association (APHA) /articles/covid-19-pandemic-associated-with-drop-in-youth-e-cigarette-use/?sc=rsin /articles/covid-19-pandemic-associated-with-drop-in-youth-e-cigarette-use/?sc=rsin Thu, 15 Apr 2021 16:00:00 EST American Public Health Association (APHA) /articles/coal-fired-power-plant-closures-tied-to-fewer-asthma-er-visits-for-kids/?sc=rsin /articles/coal-fired-power-plant-closures-tied-to-fewer-asthma-er-visits-for-kids/?sc=rsin Thu, 15 Apr 2021 08:00:58 EST American Public Health Association (APHA) /articles/bed-setup-testing-access-can-reduce-covid-19-risks-at-homeless-shelters/?sc=rsin /articles/bed-setup-testing-access-can-reduce-covid-19-risks-at-homeless-shelters/?sc=rsin Wed, 14 Apr 2021 15:45:57 EST American Public Health Association (APHA) /articles/trump-s-chinese-virus-tweet-linked-to-rise-of-anti-asian-hashtags-on-twitter/?sc=rsin /articles/trump-s-chinese-virus-tweet-linked-to-rise-of-anti-asian-hashtags-on-twitter/?sc=rsin Mon, 22 Mar 2021 16:00:46 EST American Public Health Association (APHA) /articles/may-2021-ajph-issue-tackles-asthmatic-results-to-power-plant-closures-cannabis-for-harm-reduction-covid-risks-at-homeless-shelters-and-pandemic-measures/?sc=rsin /articles/may-2021-ajph-issue-tackles-asthmatic-results-to-power-plant-closures-cannabis-for-harm-reduction-covid-risks-at-homeless-shelters-and-pandemic-measures/?sc=rsin Thu, 18 Mar 2021 16:00:39 EST Topics surrounding asthma and power plant closures, illicit drug use and harm reduction, testing access for homeless, and varied support for pandemic measures will be highlighted in the May 2021 Issue of AJPH. American Public Health Association (APHA) /articles/april-2021-issue-of-ajph-highlights-covid-19-as-it-relates-to-unemployment-and-excess-deaths-in-florida-medicaid-expansion-and-misinformation-spread-by-crowdfunding-campaigns/?sc=rsin /articles/april-2021-issue-of-ajph-highlights-covid-19-as-it-relates-to-unemployment-and-excess-deaths-in-florida-medicaid-expansion-and-misinformation-spread-by-crowdfunding-campaigns/?sc=rsin Sat, 20 Feb 2021 12:05:21 EST April 2021 highlights from AJPH Issue includes COVID-19-related articles around deaths linked to unemployment, higher than reported death toll in Florida and crowdfunding campaigns spreading misinformation American Public Health Association (APHA) /articles/february-issue-of-the-american-journal-of-public-health-special-section-electronic-nicotine-dispensing-systems-recreational-or-prescription-drug/?sc=rsin /articles/february-issue-of-the-american-journal-of-public-health-special-section-electronic-nicotine-dispensing-systems-recreational-or-prescription-drug/?sc=rsin Thu, 04 Feb 2021 16:15:28 EST February Issue of the American Journal of Public Health Special Section focuses on the impact of E-Cigarettes. American Public Health Association (APHA) /articles/march-2021-highlights-from-ajph/?sc=rsin /articles/march-2021-highlights-from-ajph/?sc=rsin Fri, 22 Jan 2021 10:40:08 EST Highlights from the AJPH March 2021 Issue. American Public Health Association (APHA) /articles/getting-ready-for-a-future-pandemic-worse-than-covid-19/?sc=rsin /articles/getting-ready-for-a-future-pandemic-worse-than-covid-19/?sc=rsin Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:55:37 EST Mark Ryan, from WHO, points out that we may still not facing what "the big one". I met with Dr Renuka Tiperneni (U. Michigan), Dr Jeremy Greene (Johns Hopkins), and Dr. Rebekah Gee (Louisiana State U) to explore how public health can be galvanized so that a new administration best prepares the country to face a future pandemic that is worse than Covid-19. American Public Health Association (APHA) /articles/february-2021-highlights-from-ajph/?sc=rsin /articles/february-2021-highlights-from-ajph/?sc=rsin Tue, 22 Dec 2020 16:00:06 EST Highlights from February 2021 Issue of AJPH American Public Health Association (APHA) /articles/why-intersectionality-captivates-early-career-public-health-folks/?sc=rsin /articles/why-intersectionality-captivates-early-career-public-health-folks/?sc=rsin Mon, 21 Dec 2020 14:20:23 EST In this podcast, with Profs. Lisa Bowleg (AJPH & GWU), Skyler Jackson, (Yale) and Jennifer Nazareno (Brown), we discuss what is intersectionality and why early career public health researchers are attracted by a framework that is premised on the interplay of science and society and on the heterogeneity of people's lived experiences. American Public Health Association (APHA) /articles/reducing-wasteful-medical-care-spending-key-to-reinventing-public-health/?sc=rsin /articles/reducing-wasteful-medical-care-spending-key-to-reinventing-public-health/?sc=rsin Tue, 01 Dec 2020 08:45:30 EST A podcast from the American Journal of Public Health on medical care spending American Public Health Association (APHA) /articles/january-2021-highlights-from-ajph/?sc=rsin /articles/january-2021-highlights-from-ajph/?sc=rsin Thu, 19 Nov 2020 16:00:00 EST Highlights from January 2021 issue of AJPH. Better use of HIV prevention funds could substantially cut new infections; Study explores link between natural disasters, onset of headaches, digestive and back problems; Backpack medicine a promising way to reach people who are homeless during COVID-19; Successful contact tracing programs require a sustainable workforce American Public Health Association (APHA) /articles/bringing-u-s-health-spending-in-line-with-other-nations-an-unprecedented-challenge/?sc=rsin /articles/bringing-u-s-health-spending-in-line-with-other-nations-an-unprecedented-challenge/?sc=rsin Thu, 12 Nov 2020 08:05:13 EST American Public Health Association (APHA) /articles/december-2020-highlights-from-ajph/?sc=rsin /articles/december-2020-highlights-from-ajph/?sc=rsin Thu, 15 Oct 2020 16:00:28 EST Highlights from AJPH December Issue American Public Health Association (APHA) /articles/november-2020-highlights-from-ajph/?sc=rsin /articles/november-2020-highlights-from-ajph/?sc=rsin Thu, 15 Oct 2020 11:55:33 EST Highlights from AJPH November issue. 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