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Public Health Reasons to Tune Into TV's 'Dear White People'
Sarah MacCarthy
Aug 10, 2018
Scientific American
The public health community has often focused on disease-based models of health, where doctors treat a specific disease without considering other aspects of the person's experience that could contribute to the illness. A more holistic approach could account for relationship dynamics, how sexual identities can be fluid and how gender roles can influence sexual decision making.
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Local Development of a Culture of Health: Learning from Sentinel Communities
Anita Chandra, Todd Rogers, Margaret Tait
Aug 1, 2018
Health Affairs
The Culture of Health project focuses on making health a priority in communities. As the United States grapples with health care spending and changing demographics, the Sentinel Communities project will illuminate stories from local communities and paint a picture of the ways communities strive to improve population health.
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What Keeps Millennials Awake at Night Could Change Over Time
Marek N. Posard @mnposard, Jennifer Kavanagh @jekavanagh, Kathryn Edwards
Jul 30, 2018
United Press International
Millennials are less worried than baby boomers about national security topics and more worried about kitchen table issues, such as making ends meet each month and paying off debts. But this may have less to do with the fact that they are millennials and more to do with the fact that millennials are young.
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Health Care Financing
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Tax Funding of Health and Social Care Internationally: Does Hypothecation Help?
Jon Sussex
Jul 10, 2018
The Health Foundation
The case for raising much more money to pay for health care and social care in the United Kingdom over the next few years is strong. Earmarking taxes for public funding of health care or social care is worth consideration.
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Childhood Obesity
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Why 'Guilt-Free' Lanes at the Supermarket Could Help Fight Obesity
Deborah A. Cohen @DrDebCohen
Jul 5, 2018
United Press International
The United Kingdom is banishing so-called “guilt lanes,” supermarket cash register aisles permeated by junk food. This is a necessary step in the nation's fight against obesity. But what's really needed is a comprehensive approach.
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Homelessness
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Supportive Housing Reduces Homelessness—and Lowers Health Care Costs by Millions
Jun 27, 2018
Los Angeles County has moved some of its most chronically homeless and vulnerable residents into permanent housing. Providing them with social services and health care has dramatically reduced their use of emergency rooms and other services, saving taxpayers millions of dollars.
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Children and Families Legislation
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Potential Changes to Paternity and Parental Leave in Europe
Barbara Janta
Jun 25, 2018
E!Sharp
Fathers' involvement in child care has considerable benefits for their children, mothers, employers, and themselves. Paternity and parental leave are important, but pay, flexibility, and eligibility remain significant barriers to uptake by fathers across Europe.
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Immigration Legislation
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Restoring Asylum Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence
Douglas C. Ligor, Lisa H. Jaycox
Jun 25, 2018
The Hill
Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded asylum protections earlier this month for victims of domestic violence. The decision and the supporting analysis goes against decades of research on violence against women. Congress could reverse the decision by amending the asylum law.
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India
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Politics in India—Not Business as Usual
Rafiq Dossani
Jun 19, 2018
Foreign Policy Concepts
India's ruling party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has suffered recent, self-inflicted electoral setbacks. But it is still the best-organized and richest political party in the country. Can opposing alliances defeat the BJP?
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Marijuana
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Why Children Need to Be Shielded from Marijuana Ads
Elizabeth J. D'Amico
Jun 18, 2018
Los Angeles Times
By design, advertising is aimed at persuading us to want something. In the case of marijuana, that something is definitely not good for teenagers.
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Adult Populations
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Millennials Worry Less About National Security Than Baby Boomers Do—for Now
Jun 14, 2018
Millennials are not as concerned as baby boomers are about national security. But these attitudes may be more about being young than being millennials.
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Underage Substance Use
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Advertising and Teens in the Era of the 'Blackout Brownie'
Elizabeth J. D'Amico
May 31, 2018
USA Today
Exposure to marijuana advertising may play a significant role in shaping teen attitudes about the drug, and contribute to increased marijuana use and related negative consequences throughout adolescence. Restrictions on marijuana advertising similar to those on alcohol and tobacco would likely help limit its exposure to teens.
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College-bound Students
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The Case for Corequisites: What Are the Ingredients of Success?
Lindsay Daugherty
May 23, 2018
Center for the Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness
More than two-thirds of community college students and 40 percent of four-year college students take at least one developmental education course. States and colleges across the United States are experimenting with innovative approaches to developmental education to improve graduation rates for struggling students.
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Poverty
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Tackling EU Child Poverty Through a Child Guarantee
Joanna Hofman @JoannaBHofman, Katherine Stewart
May 21, 2018
EurActiv
Nearly 26.4 percent of children across the EU are experiencing, or are at risk of experiencing, poverty or social exclusion. The proposed Child Guarantee initiative might help address this issue. But it could also be worthwhile to encourage member states to look at funding mechanisms that are already in place.
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Immigration and Emigration
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New Border Policy Could Have Unintended Consequences
Blas Nunez-Neto
May 21, 2018
United Press International
The Trump administration has announced significant policy changes to deter migrants from coming to America. These changes will likely have a significant impact on border operations and the federal court system. But it's less clear whether they will have the intended impact of reducing illegal immigration.
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Public Health
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The Royal Wedding's Bouquet to Public Health
Sarah MacCarthy
May 17, 2018
Fox News Channel
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle asked the public to donate to charities instead of sending wedding gifts. The causes they are passionate about include helping children with HIV, homelessness, hygiene programs for women in the slums of Mumbai, and bringing sport to disadvantaged youth.
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Children, Families, and Communities

Public Health Reasons to Tune Into TV's 'Dear White People'

Local Development of a Culture of Health: Learning from Sentinel Communities

What Keeps Millennials Awake at Night Could Change Over Time

Tax Funding of Health and Social Care Internationally: Does Hypothecation Help?

Why 'Guilt-Free' Lanes at the Supermarket Could Help Fight Obesity

Supportive Housing Reduces Homelessness—and Lowers Health Care Costs by Millions

Potential Changes to Paternity and Parental Leave in Europe

Restoring Asylum Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence

Politics in India—Not Business as Usual

Why Children Need to Be Shielded from Marijuana Ads

Millennials Worry Less About National Security Than Baby Boomers Do—for Now

Advertising and Teens in the Era of the 'Blackout Brownie'

The Case for Corequisites: What Are the Ingredients of Success?

Tackling EU Child Poverty Through a Child Guarantee

New Border Policy Could Have Unintended Consequences

The Royal Wedding's Bouquet to Public Health

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