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New Research: Record High: Study Finds Growing Cannabis Use Among Older Adults

June 3, 2025
Older people who use marijuana today have higher income, education levels according to a recent analysis led by the Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV Research.
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Counteracting Trauma

December 15, 2022

When a child is a survivor of violence or witness to a crime, the primary task in providing care is to not cause further harm. Unfortunately, criminal procedure law in Ukraine often falls short of

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Bridging the Implementation Gap

Epidemiology
December 2, 2022
Drs. Ramesh Raghavan and Danielle Ompad traveled to Eastern Europe to introduce implementation science to a new cohort of scholars. In this article they, highlight the potential of this field through ...
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Redefining Food for Healthy Communities

November 18, 2022

As Thanksgiving approaches, many of us will be fortunate enough — for the first time in years — to gather around the table and enjoy a meal with our loved ones. During this holiday season, let’s take

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Our Secret Superpower

November 11, 2022

Dear Colleagues:

We’ve just concluded an enormously productive week at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association in Boston. It was terrific to reconnect with old friends and meet

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Ready for the Next “Big One”?

November 4, 2022

This past week marked the ten-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, the fourth-costliest disaster on NOAA’s Billion Dollar Disaster list.  Journalists, scholars, politicians and community leaders

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A Holistic Approach to Health Data Science

October 28, 2022

Last year I met Mina, a young female health data scientist who was working on cervical cancer burden estimates in Karachi, Pakistan — a challenging task due to the need to harmonize disparate datasets

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One Mentor, Two Lives Changed

October 21, 2022

It’s been said that "Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction." From time to time we all look for advice from someone who’s adept at navigating life, whether

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EP117 From Michelin Star Chef to NYU GPH with Michael Burbella

Public Health Nutrition
October 19, 2022
Join us for an engaging conversation with Michael Burbella, an executive chef with over 25 years of culinary experience.
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A Move Toward Global Well-Being

October 14, 2022

The theme for 2022’s World Mental Health Day, which was observed worldwide earlier this week, is “Make mental health and well-being for all a global priority.” It comes as the world is struggling to

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