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Characterizing Food Industry Affiliations Among Critics of the Nova Food Classification System: A Systematic Review. 在新食品分类系统的批评者中表征食品工业的从属关系：一个系统的评论。

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American journal of public health Pub Date : 2026-11-01 Epub Date: 2026-09-17 DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2026.308691

Erica M LaFata, Hannah C McCausland, Alexandra G Goodin, Rachel Shannon

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The Experience of US Public Health Officers During the COVID-19 Pandemic as a Prelude to the Current Political Backlash Against Public Health: Canaries in a Backlash Coal Mine. 美国公共卫生官员在COVID-19大流行期间的经验是当前对公共卫生的政治反弹的前奏：反弹煤矿中的金丝雀。

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American journal of public health Pub Date : 2026-11-01 Epub Date: 2026-09-10 DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2026.308614

Marian Moser Jones, Cheryl G Healton, José A Pagán, Mahathi Vojjala, Faith Daniel, Julie Holm, Shevya Awasthi, José Plascencia Jimenez, Sierra Jade Kaplan, Anne N M Getz Eidelhoch, Ashley Marie Bursie, Kelsey Anne Wilber, Winston Junior Scott, Tori-Ann Haywood, Amy Lauren Fairchild

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Changes in Substance Use Treatment Participation After Entering Supported Housing. 进入保障性住房后药物使用治疗参与情况的变化。

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American journal of public health Pub Date : 2026-11-01 Epub Date: 2026-09-10 DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2026.308726

Jack Tsai, Hind A Beydoun, Nora D Volkow

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Conservatives Belong in Public Health. 保守派属于公共卫生领域。

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American journal of public health Pub Date : 2026-11-01 Epub Date: 2026-07-09 DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2026.308532

Karl Johnson, Tyler J VanderWeele

{"title":"Conservatives Belong in Public Health.","authors":"Karl Johnson, Tyler J VanderWeele","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2026.308532","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2026.308532","url":null,"abstract":"Public health depends on trust with the communities it seeks to serve, and yet this trust has historically been difficult to establish within conservative-leaning communities and individuals. Much of the current mistrust of public health professionals is a partisan phenomenon, one that may reflect the progressive slant of programming and policy development within modern public health. In response, we discuss why it would be beneficial to include more conservatives within the profession of public health. We further discuss 6 conservative values-the importance of religious communities and moral narratives, the rich varieties of community expression, the role of the family and other social orders in promoting health, an emphasis on local decision-making, an appreciation for procedural justice, and a cautious approach to large-scale social change-that could help enrich public health theory, research, and practice. We propose several practical strategies for expanding the representation of conservatives within the profession, including surveys of political affiliation, institutions of civil discourse, and intentional recruitment. Public health's mission of serving all people demands a pluralistic, trust-centered approach that explicitly welcomes conservative voices, communities, and ideas. (Am J Public Health. 2026;116(11):1697-1704. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2026.308532).","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":" ","pages":"1697-1704"},"PeriodicalIF":7.8,"publicationDate":"2026-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148417940","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}

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Data, Democracy, and the Public's Health. 数据、民主和公众健康。

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American journal of public health Pub Date : 2026-11-01 Epub Date: 2026-07-23 DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2026.308526

Alonzo L Plough

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State Advisory Boards and the Politics of Expertise in US Public Health. 国家咨询委员会和美国公共卫生专业知识政治。

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American journal of public health Pub Date : 2026-11-01 Epub Date: 2026-09-03 DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2026.308661

Sarah D Rozenblum

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The Statistical Is, and Always Has Been, Political. 统计数据是，而且一直是政治性的。

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American journal of public health Pub Date : 2026-11-01 Epub Date: 2026-08-27 DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2026.308640

Lee Kennedy-Shaffer

{"title":"The Statistical Is, and Always Has Been, Political.","authors":"Lee Kennedy-Shaffer","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2026.308640","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2026.308640","url":null,"abstract":"Politicians and advocates across the political spectrum have called for health policy to follow the data. But the political implications of this claim depend on the data that are collected, the analysis methods used, and the standards for evidence that are applied or ignored. As the political nature of public health has come to the forefront of public policy, so has the political aspect of the statistics that underpin public health research and practice. Power and political economy have always shaped data, even when data are portrayed as technocratic and apolitical. Statistical methods are built on assumptions about the world, as they have been since their inception. And the demand for a specific type of causal or cost‒benefit evidence for some policies, or what counts as evidence, is a political, not technical, claim. Rather than attempting to claim legitimacy by retreating from the political aspects of public health, biostatisticians need to confront this role head-on, acknowledge the political and social structures that shape our work, and engage fully at the intersection of the political and the statistical. (Am J Public Health. 2026;116(11):1727-1733. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2026.308640).","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":" ","pages":"1727-1733"},"PeriodicalIF":7.8,"publicationDate":"2026-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148838876","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}

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Cross-Partisanship in Public Health in the Age of Polarization: Why It Is Important and How to Achieve It. 两极化时代公共卫生的跨党派合作：为什么重要以及如何实现它。

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American journal of public health Pub Date : 2026-11-01 Epub Date: 2026-08-27 DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2026.308644

Beth A Malow, Leslie M Lopato, Katelyn K Jetelina, Jessica B Steier, Douglass Teschner, Cristin McCarthy Vahey

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Associations of Routinely Collected Measures of Socioeconomic Disadvantage With Longitudinal Care Continuum Outcomes in a Clinical Cohort of Persons With HIV in the United States. 在美国HIV患者临床队列中，常规收集的社会经济劣势测量与纵向护理连续结果的关联。

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American journal of public health Pub Date : 2026-11-01 Epub Date: 2026-08-13 DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2026.308484

Lauren C Zalla, Joyce L Jones, Richard D Moore, Oluwaseun O Falade-Nwulia, Jeanne C Keruly, Laquita N Snow, Anthony T Fojo, Lorraine T Dean, Catherine R Lesko

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Invisible by Design: How Colonialism Drives Political Determinants of Health in Puerto Rico. 设计隐形：殖民主义如何驱动波多黎各健康的政治决定因素。

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American journal of public health Pub Date : 2026-11-01 Epub Date: 2026-08-27 DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2026.308639

Lianeris Estremera-Rodriguez

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