Todd Ebling, Sunday Azagba, Mark Hall, Jessica King Jensen
{"title":"US State Recreational and Medical Cannabis Delivery Laws, 2024.","authors":"Todd Ebling, Sunday Azagba, Mark Hall, Jessica King Jensen","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307874","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307874","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives.</b> To provide a legal epidemiology review of state-level policies that regulate the direct delivery of recreational and medical cannabis in the United States. <b>Methods.</b> We conducted a comprehensive review to identify all relevant policies as of July 1, 2024. Specifically, we developed a coding scheme to capture laws governing (1) direct delivery of recreational cannabis, (2) licensing for direct delivery of recreational cannabis, (3) direct delivery of medical cannabis to qualifying patients, and (4) medical cannabis delivery solely from caregivers to qualified patients. <b>Results.</b> Fourteen states authorized the direct delivery of recreational cannabis to adults. Twenty-six states and the District of Columbia permitted the direct delivery of medical cannabis to qualifying patients. Twelve states allowed the delivery of medical cannabis to patients exclusively through caregivers. There were numerous variations in the licensing and authorization of recreational and medical cannabis delivery. <b>Conclusions.</b> States varied in how the delivery of cannabis was regulated. <b>Public Health Implications.</b> A comprehensive review of state-level policies on cannabis delivery highlights the diverse approaches and their implications for recreational and medical cannabis access. (<i>Am J Public Health</i>. 2025;115(2):178-190. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307874).</p>","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":" ","pages":"178-190"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11715591/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142612128","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}
{"title":"Erratum In: \"Health Care Delivery Site- and Patient-Level Factors Associated With COVID-19 Primary Vaccine Series Completion in a National Network of Community Health Centers\".","authors":"","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307773e","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307773e","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":" ","pages":"235"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11715564/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142685768","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}
{"title":"Hank Aaron, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, and the Public's Health.","authors":"Alfredo Morabia","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307945","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307945","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":"115 2","pages":"108-109"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11715593/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142942594","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}
Danielle G Tsevat, Grace A Trompeter, Kavita S Arora
{"title":"Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) Removal and Birth Intendedness: Moving Beyond the Binary.","authors":"Danielle G Tsevat, Grace A Trompeter, Kavita S Arora","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307923","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307923","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":" ","pages":"116-118"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11715570/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142783945","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}
{"title":"Redlining, Root Causes, and a Firearm Injury Scholarship of Consequence.","authors":"Jonathan Jay","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307933","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307933","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":" ","pages":"149-151"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11715586/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142783950","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}
{"title":"Whiteness: A Fundamental Determinant of the Health of Rural White Americans.","authors":"Caroline R Efird, Derek M Griffith","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307904","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307904","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Because residents of rural areas in the United States experience a persistent disadvantage in life expectancy relative to their urban counterparts, it is critical to consider the structural and social determinants that affect the health of rural populations. White Americans constitute 3 out of every 4 (76%) rural residents, and there is growing evidence that rurality is a predictor of poor health status for White Americans in ways that are not present for racially minoritized populations or nonrural White populations. We offer a framework to describe Whiteness as a fundamental determinant of the health of rural White Americans, which is useful to more precisely characterize and address the heterogeneous yet unique factors that drive their health. While Whiteness is a dynamic system that typically upholds White Americans' social supremacy, we provide examples of intermediate (e.g., rural culture, environment) and intrapersonal (e.g., psychosocial) factors through which Whiteness can harm rural White Americans' health (e.g., chronic disease, mental health). We conclude with a discussion of implications and recommendations that may help to advance research to promote health and well-being among rural White Americans. (<i>Am J Public Health</i>. 2025;115(2):152-160. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307904).</p>","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":" ","pages":"152-160"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11715583/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142783955","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}
{"title":"Moving From Invisibility to Inclusivity: A Better Way Forward for National Health Surveys.","authors":"Florence J Dallo","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307932","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307932","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":" ","pages":"121-122"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11715573/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142783946","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}
Erika L Sabbath, Meg Lovejoy, Daniel K Schneider, Yaminette Diaz-Linhart, Grace DeHorn, Susan E Peters
{"title":"Engaging Low-Wage Workers in Health and Well-Being Survey Research: Strategies From 5 Occupational Studies.","authors":"Erika L Sabbath, Meg Lovejoy, Daniel K Schneider, Yaminette Diaz-Linhart, Grace DeHorn, Susan E Peters","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307875","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307875","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Without perspectives of low-wage workers in studies of worker health and well-being, researchers cannot comprehensively assess occupational health and health equity impacts of workplace exposures and interventions. Researchers and practitioners have noted particular challenges in engaging low-wage workers in worksite-based health survey research, yet little scholarship has described strategies for improving their engagement and response rates. To fill this gap, we present case examples from 5 occupational studies conducted between 2020 and 2024 in industries including health care, food service, and fulfillment centers. For each case, we describe how we identified barriers to worker engagement in surveys, explain specific strategies we used to address those barriers, and assess the effectiveness of these actions. Then, summarizing across case examples, we offer practical recommendations to researchers surveying low-wage populations, highlighting that high-touch recruitment, building trust with workers and managers, and obtaining manager support to take surveys during work time (for worksite-based studies) are critical for obtaining reliable, representative data. Our work contributes to broader discussions on improving survey response rates in vulnerable worker populations and aims to support future researchers undertaking similar efforts. (<i>Am J Public Health</i>. 2025;115(2):201-208. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307875).</p>","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":" ","pages":"201-208"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11715568/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142612124","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}
Georges Hattab, Christopher Irrgang, Nils Körber, Denise Kühnert, Katharina Ladewig
{"title":"The Way Forward to Embrace Artificial Intelligence in Public Health.","authors":"Georges Hattab, Christopher Irrgang, Nils Körber, Denise Kühnert, Katharina Ladewig","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307888","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307888","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":" ","pages":"123-128"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11715578/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142685774","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}
Diego de Acosta, Mohamed Ali, Navid Hamidi, Ariana Anjaz, Erin Mann, Elizabeth Dawson-Hahn
{"title":"A Public Health‒Community Partnership to Address Lead Poisoning in King County, Washington.","authors":"Diego de Acosta, Mohamed Ali, Navid Hamidi, Ariana Anjaz, Erin Mann, Elizabeth Dawson-Hahn","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307905","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307905","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To strengthen lead poisoning prevention efforts among Afghan children, King County, Washington's Hazardous Waste Management Program partnered with Afghan Health Initiative, a community-based organization. The partnership arranged culturally tailored home visits and follow-ups, in which a health environment investigator and a community health advocate identified lead exposure risks and offered parents guidance. The involvement of an Afghan-led organization significantly increased community responsiveness and case management opportunities, demonstrating how public health‒community collaborations can address health challenges disproportionately affecting refugees and immigrants. (<i>Am J Public Health</i>. 2025;115(2):142-145. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307905).</p>","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":" ","pages":"142-145"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11715566/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142783942","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}