Pub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-08-22DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2024.307746
Russell J McCulloh, Ellen Kerns, Chad Abresch, Michelle Warren, Fernando Sanchez, Gisela Marfileno, Lisvey Rivera, M Jana Broadhurst
Migrant families face challenges to health and well-being from COVID-19. We deployed Mobile Health for Migrant Health (mHealth-4-Mhealth) to migrant families, a household-based program with mHealth-assisted at-home testing and linkages to community resources. We assessed the reach, adoption, and implementation of the program among rural migrant families enrolled in the Title IC Nebraska Migrant Education Program from February 2022 to July 2023. We describe successful adoption and longitudinal use of mHealth screening tools for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection risk and social determinants of health. (Am J Public Health. 2024;114(11):1212-1216. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307746).
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Pub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-08-22DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2024.307774
Michele Statz, Brieanna Watters
{"title":"An Agenda for Addressing Health-Harming Legal Needs in Indigenous Communities.","authors":"Michele Statz, Brieanna Watters","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307774","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307774","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11447777/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142034935","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2024.307742
Daniel J Kruger,Carlton Cb Bone,Jessica S Kruger
{"title":"A Social-Ecological Model for Understanding Cannabis Risks and Promoting Harm Reduction.","authors":"Daniel J Kruger,Carlton Cb Bone,Jessica S Kruger","doi":"10.2105/ajph.2024.307742","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2024.307742","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":12.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142489423","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-09-05DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2024.307782
Tyler Cochran, Leah Smith, Kara Ayers, Maureen van Stone
{"title":"Beyond Stigma: The Case Against the Criminalization of Sex Work for HIV Prevention and Health Equity.","authors":"Tyler Cochran, Leah Smith, Kara Ayers, Maureen van Stone","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307782","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307782","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11447781/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142139015","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-09-05DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2024.307815
Aditya Suresh, Lucy Tu, Fatima Cody Stanford
{"title":"The 2023 Maui Wildfires and the Mental Health Effects of Climate-Induced Relocation.","authors":"Aditya Suresh, Lucy Tu, Fatima Cody Stanford","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307815","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307815","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11447790/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142139018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2024.307724
Tianjing Li,George Sam Wang,Lisa Bero,Ashley Brooks-Russell,Gregory Tung,Jonathan M Samet
For public health protection, informed decision-making relies on having a robust foundation of evidence concerning risks and their prevention. Application of an evidence-based framework depends on the availability of pertinent, scientifically sound data generated by well-directed and valid research endeavors. In this essay, we address the current state of research in humans and the evidential base concerning high-concentration delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-9-THC) products, which are readily available in the United States. Furthermore, we explore the intricate challenges faced in carrying out research on these products, which reflect the full range of study design issues: measurement of exposure and outcomes, confounding, selection bias, and the generalizability of findings. We offer recommendations to guide future research toward providing more informative evidence. By following these recommendations, researchers and funders on this emerging topic could move toward generating the valid and comprehensive evidence needed to effectively inform public health initiatives and guide policy decisions regarding high-concentration delta-9-THC products and their use. The urgency of generating such evidence cannot be overstated, given the widespread legalization and increasing availability and use of these products. (Am J Public Health. 2024;114(S8):S639-S644. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307724).
在公共卫生保护方面,明智的决策依赖于有关风险及其预防的强大证据基础。循证框架的应用取决于是否有相关的、科学上可靠的数据,这些数据是由方向明确的有效研究工作产生的。在这篇文章中,我们将讨论人类研究的现状以及有关高浓度δ-9-四氢大麻酚(δ-9-THC)产品的证据基础,这些产品在美国很容易买到。此外,我们还探讨了对这些产品进行研究时所面临的复杂挑战,这些挑战反映了一系列研究设计问题:暴露和结果的测量、混杂、选择偏差以及研究结果的普遍性。我们提出了一些建议,以指导未来的研究工作,从而提供更多翔实的证据。通过遵循这些建议,这一新兴课题的研究人员和资助者可以逐步形成所需的有效而全面的证据,为公共卫生活动提供有效信息,并指导有关高浓度 delta-9-THC 产品及其使用的政策决策。考虑到这些产品的广泛合法化以及越来越多的供应和使用,生成此类证据的紧迫性怎么强调都不为过。(Am J Public Health.2024;114(S8):S639-S644. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307724).
{"title":"Enhancing Methodological Approaches for Studying Health Effects of High-Concentration THC Products.","authors":"Tianjing Li,George Sam Wang,Lisa Bero,Ashley Brooks-Russell,Gregory Tung,Jonathan M Samet","doi":"10.2105/ajph.2024.307724","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2024.307724","url":null,"abstract":"For public health protection, informed decision-making relies on having a robust foundation of evidence concerning risks and their prevention. Application of an evidence-based framework depends on the availability of pertinent, scientifically sound data generated by well-directed and valid research endeavors. In this essay, we address the current state of research in humans and the evidential base concerning high-concentration delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-9-THC) products, which are readily available in the United States. Furthermore, we explore the intricate challenges faced in carrying out research on these products, which reflect the full range of study design issues: measurement of exposure and outcomes, confounding, selection bias, and the generalizability of findings. We offer recommendations to guide future research toward providing more informative evidence. By following these recommendations, researchers and funders on this emerging topic could move toward generating the valid and comprehensive evidence needed to effectively inform public health initiatives and guide policy decisions regarding high-concentration delta-9-THC products and their use. The urgency of generating such evidence cannot be overstated, given the widespread legalization and increasing availability and use of these products. (Am J Public Health. 2024;114(S8):S639-S644. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307724).","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":12.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142489420","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2024.307722
Caroline J Meek,Leah M Ranney,Sonia A Clark,Kristen L Jarman,Rachel Callanan,Sarah D Kowitt
Objectives. To characterize regulatory practices related to nonmedical cannabis warning labels in states across the United States that have legalized retail nonmedical cannabis. Methods. In March 2024, we conducted a content analysis of regulations for nonmedical cannabis warning labels required on product packages in 20 states where, as of March 2024, adults could legally purchase nonmedical cannabis in retail environments. For each state, we examined requirements related to warning label content and characteristics. Results. Required warning label content and characteristics varied widely across states. Only 2 states required a warning about mental health risks (10%) and 2 states required a warning for high potency products on risk of psychosis (10%). No states required front-of-package warning placement, only 2 states required rotating warnings (10%), and 4 states required contrasting colors (20%). Warnings were often verbose (mean = 57 words), vague, and had small or no minimum font size. Conclusions. Opportunities exist for states to improve the alignment of their nonmedical cannabis warning label regulations with evidence that has been generated so far in cannabis effects, cannabis warning efficacy, and warning label design. (Am J Public Health. 2024;114(S8):S681-S684. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307722).
{"title":"Regulatory Landscape of Cannabis Warning Labels in US States with Legal Retail Nonmedical Cannabis, 2024.","authors":"Caroline J Meek,Leah M Ranney,Sonia A Clark,Kristen L Jarman,Rachel Callanan,Sarah D Kowitt","doi":"10.2105/ajph.2024.307722","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2024.307722","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives. To characterize regulatory practices related to nonmedical cannabis warning labels in states across the United States that have legalized retail nonmedical cannabis. Methods. In March 2024, we conducted a content analysis of regulations for nonmedical cannabis warning labels required on product packages in 20 states where, as of March 2024, adults could legally purchase nonmedical cannabis in retail environments. For each state, we examined requirements related to warning label content and characteristics. Results. Required warning label content and characteristics varied widely across states. Only 2 states required a warning about mental health risks (10%) and 2 states required a warning for high potency products on risk of psychosis (10%). No states required front-of-package warning placement, only 2 states required rotating warnings (10%), and 4 states required contrasting colors (20%). Warnings were often verbose (mean = 57 words), vague, and had small or no minimum font size. Conclusions. Opportunities exist for states to improve the alignment of their nonmedical cannabis warning label regulations with evidence that has been generated so far in cannabis effects, cannabis warning efficacy, and warning label design. (Am J Public Health. 2024;114(S8):S681-S684. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307722).","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":12.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142489429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-31DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2024.307893
Maya Doe-Simkins, Eliza J Wheeler
{"title":"Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution: An Evidence-Based Practice That Warrants Course Correcting.","authors":"Maya Doe-Simkins, Eliza J Wheeler","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307893","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307893","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142556936","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-31DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2024.307863
Danielle M Krobath, Jourdyn A Lawrence, Benjamin W Chrisinger, Adolfo G Cuevas
{"title":"Safeguarding SNAP as an Effective Anti-Hunger Program: Myths and Potential Harms of Adding Diet Quality as a Core Objective.","authors":"Danielle M Krobath, Jourdyn A Lawrence, Benjamin W Chrisinger, Adolfo G Cuevas","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307863","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307863","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142556937","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-31DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2024.307856
John M Harris
Stephen Smith launched a 40-year effort to bring trees to New York City streets in 1872, the year he founded the American Public Health Association (APHA). Smith argued that street trees would mitigate the adverse health effects of Manhattan's summer heat and help purify the air. The young APHA endorsed Smith's position and gave trees a prominent role in urban sanitation, but public health turned away from trees and urban reform movements as it adopted a biomedical public health model in the late 19th century. Nevertheless, Smith wrote and campaigned for a successful 1902 law requiring the New York City Parks Department to assume management of street trees in the name of public health. He then led a 1914 campaign to force the department to uphold his law. New York's street tree program has had an erratic trajectory, but it now generally follows Smith's vision. Public health could play a bigger role in creating greener cities and mitigating climate change with more field research and the health in all policies approach that Smith used to bring trees to Manhattan's streets in 1914. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print October 31, 2024:e1-e9. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307856).
{"title":"Manhattan's Street Trees: An Unfinished Public Health Story.","authors":"John M Harris","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307856","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307856","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Stephen Smith launched a 40-year effort to bring trees to New York City streets in 1872, the year he founded the American Public Health Association (APHA). Smith argued that street trees would mitigate the adverse health effects of Manhattan's summer heat and help purify the air. The young APHA endorsed Smith's position and gave trees a prominent role in urban sanitation, but public health turned away from trees and urban reform movements as it adopted a biomedical public health model in the late 19th century. Nevertheless, Smith wrote and campaigned for a successful 1902 law requiring the New York City Parks Department to assume management of street trees in the name of public health. He then led a 1914 campaign to force the department to uphold his law. New York's street tree program has had an erratic trajectory, but it now generally follows Smith's vision. Public health could play a bigger role in creating greener cities and mitigating climate change with more field research and the health in all policies approach that Smith used to bring trees to Manhattan's streets in 1914. (<i>Am J Public Health.</i> Published online ahead of print October 31, 2024:e1-e9. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307856).</p>","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142556935","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}