- Large multi-cohort study (n=32,426 current/former female nurses) found that 93% had been or planned to be vaccinated. After model adjustment, vaccine hesitancy was associated with lower education, living in the South, and working in a group care or home health setting. https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307050 25 comments science
- Harassment of public health officials widespread during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers identified 1,499 unique reports of harassment across local health departments in the U.S. during the first 11 months of the pandemic, from March 2020 to January 2021. https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306649 12 comments science
- Harassment of public health officials widespread during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers identified 1,499 unique reports of harassment across local health departments in the U.S. during the first 11 months of the pandemic, from March 2020 to January 2021. https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306649 2 comments science
- New Paper Authored by 15 Past Presidents of SRNT ( Society For Research On Nicotine And Tobacco ) Argue for Balanced Approach to E-Cigarette Regulation https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306416 12 comments science
- Medicaid expansion leads to lower medical debt https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306316 4 comments science
- Researchers analyzed tweets corresponding to week before and week after Trump’s tweet with phrase, “Chinese Virus.” When comparing week before to week after, there was significantly greater increase in anti-Asian hashtags associated with #chinesevirus (P < .001). (Am J Public Health, 18 Mar 2021) https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/ajph.2021.306154 2315 comments science
- "Ceasefire weekends" where activists urge community members to stop shooting associated with 52% gun violence reduction in Baltimore. (Jan 2012-July 2019) https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/ajph.2019.305513 21 comments science
- Negative Police Encounters as Pathways to Depressive Symptoms Among US Black Men: Police interactions need not rise to the level of excessive violence to have an impact on depressive symptoms. (2015–2016, Washington DC, 891 men) https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/ajph.2019.305460 45 comments science
- More than 10% of female health care workers lack health insurance. A total of 1.7 million female health care workers and their children lived in poverty. https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/ajph.2018.304801 4 comments science
- Adolescent pregnancies of rural women were more likely to be unintended and result in birth, according to a new study. Individual factors such as religion did not explain the differences, suggesting that women's choices for managing unintended pregnancies may be more limited in rural areas. https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/suppl/10.2105/ajph.2019.305318 5 comments science
- Bans on high-capacity magazines appear to reduce both the incidence of, and number of people killed in, high-fatality mass shootings. https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/ajph.2019.305311 112 comments science
- Right-to-Carry gun laws are associated with a 29% increase in firearm workplace homicides, according to a new longitudinal study of 50 states. The results are consistent with the most recent and methodologically strong studies of the laws. https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/ajph.2019.305307 476 comments science
- A large meta-analysis (n=28,431) found that shift workers had a 30% higher risk of poor mental health and depression than daytime workers. For women, the risk was 70% higher. https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/ajph.2019.305278 6 comments science
- The NFA had no statistically observable additional impact on suicide or assault mortality attributable to firearms in Australia. https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/ajph.2018.304640 7 comments science
- States that ban texting and driving have 4% fewer ER visits for car accidents (1,632 fewer traffic-related ER visits per state annually), new research finds. https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/ajph.2019.304999 9 comments science
- Federal funding for abstinence-only programs had no effect on teenage pregnancy overall, but did lead to an increase in teenage pregnancy in conservative states. Federal funding for comprehensive sex education led to a reduction in teenage pregnancy in conservative states. https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2105/ajph.2018.304896 746 comments science
- More than 10% of female health care workers lack health insurance. A total of 1.7 million female health care workers and their children lived in poverty. https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/ajph.2018.304801 7 comments science
- U.S police are killing about three men per day, says this new study. Police in the U.S. kill on average more than 1,000 men per year, or roughly three men per day. According to the estimates of this research, cops are responsible for around 8% of all adult male homicide deaths in the U.S. each year. https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/ajph.2018.304559 6 comments science
- According to American Public Health Association: across the US, Police Are Three Times More Likely to Kill Black Men than White Men, and two times likely than Latino Men. https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.2105/ajph.2018.304559 6 comments science
- American police kill, on average, 2.8 men per day. Black and Latino men are at higher risk for death than are White men. Police were responsible for about 8% of all homicides with adult male victims between 2012 and 2018. https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/ajph.2018.304559 3307 comments science
- Under Scott Pruitt, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has dramatically shifted away from its stated mission to “protect human and environmental health.” Instead, the agency is clearly favoring the interests of the polluting industries that it is mandated to regulate, according to a study https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/ajph.2018.304360 781 comments science
- Households' payments for medical premiums, copayments and deductibles pushed more than 7 million Americans into poverty in 2014, according to a study appearing in the American Journal of Public Health. http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/ajph.2017.304213 48 comments science
- Legalization of cannabis in Colorado associated with 6.5% reduction in opioid-related deaths, a longitudinal study by the American Public Health Association http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/ajph.2017.304059 925 comments science
- Elder financial fraud and scams is a common problem, affecting approximately 1 of every 18 cognitively intact, community-dwelling older adults each year. Elder financial exploitation victimization is associated with mortality, hospitalization, and poor physical and mental health. http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/ajph.2017.303821 3 comments science
- Crash fatality data do not suggest that legalized marijuana has led to greater or more frequent impaired driving related accidents http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2105/ajph.2017.303848?af=r 136 comments science
- Violence spreads like a disease among adolescents, study finds. Contagion moves from friends to friends of friends and beyond. Researchers found that adolescents were up to 183 percent more likely to carry out some acts of violence if one of their friends had also committed the same act. http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/ajph.2016.303550 5 comments science
- States that enacted medical marijuana laws, on average, experienced reductions in traffic fatalities, according to a study by researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/ajph.2016.303426 3 comments science
- US states with medical marijuana laws and dispensaries were associated with reductions in traffic fatalities, especially among those aged 25 to 44 years based on analysis of data from the 1985–2014 Fatality Analysis Reporting System. http://ajph.aphapublications.org/#/doi/abs/10.2105/ajph.2016.303577 1018 comments science
- Study of fatal car accidents suggests medical marijuana may be helping curb opioid use http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/ajph.2016.303426 7 comments science
- Low-Income / Hispanic students more likely to have tobacco and fast food sold near their schools http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/ajph.2016.303259 6 comments science
- Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual youth more likely than hetero counterparts to engage in cancer-causing risky behaviors http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.2105/ajph.2015.302977 4 comments science
- In a longitudinal study that followed 76 704 obese men and 99 791 obese women over 10 years, 1 in 210 men and 1 in 124 women had attained a normal weight at the 9 years' follow up. The probability that obese individuals will attain normal weight or maintain weight loss is low, the study concludes. http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2105/ajph.2015.302773 8 comments science
- New study shows gay, lesbian, bi's more likely to suffer from poor mental health, STDs, use alcohol and drugs http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.2105/ajph.2015.302762 23 comments science
- Gay, lesbian, bi high school students at higher risk for teen pregnancy than straight peers http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/ajph.2015.302553 50 comments science
- Association Between Connecticut’s Permit-to-Purchase Handgun Law and Homicides http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/ajph.2015.302703 17 comments politics
- Connecticut’s permit to purchase law, in effect for 2 decades, requires residents to undergo background checks, complete a safety course and apply in-person for a permit before they can buy a handgun. Researchers at Johns Hopkins found it resulted in a 40 percent reduction in gun-related homicides. http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/ajph.2015.302703 2608 comments science
- Researchers find that overweight adults who drink diet drinks consume significantly more solid-food calories than those who drink regular soda/sugary beverages http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2105/ajph.2013.301556 75 comments science
- AJPH study on firearm homicide: "robust correlation between higher levels of gun ownership and higher firearm homicide rates" http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2105/ajph.2013.301409 10 comments science
- The Relationship Between Gun Ownership and Firearm Homicide Rates in the United States, 1981–2010 http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.2105/ajph.2013.301409 43 comments science
- Incarceration reduces life span. http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2105/ajph.2012.301148?af=r 4 comments science
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