Anna E Austin, Kevin O'Callaghan, Julie Rushmore, Ryan Cramer, Robert McDonald, Emily R Learner
{"title":"State Child Abuse and Mandated Reporting Policies for Prenatal Substance Use and Congenital Syphilis Case Rates: United States, 2018-2022.","authors":"Anna E Austin, Kevin O'Callaghan, Julie Rushmore, Ryan Cramer, Robert McDonald, Emily R Learner","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307951","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307951","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives.</b> To estimate the association of state policies that define prenatal substance use as child abuse and mandate that health care professionals report prenatal substance use to child protective services with congenital syphilis case rates. <b>Methods.</b> We used 2018 to 2022 US data on congenital syphilis case notifications to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System. We conducted linear regression with a generalized estimating equation approach to compare congenital syphilis case rates in states with a child abuse policy only, a mandated reporting policy only, and both polices to rates in states with neither policy. <b>Results.</b> After adjustment for confounders, the rate of congenital syphilis cases was, on average, 23.5 (95% confidence interval = 2.2, 44.8) cases per 100 000 live births higher in states with both a child abuse policy and a mandated reporting policy for prenatal substance use than in states with neither policy. Rates were similar in states with a child abuse policy only and a mandated reporting policy only compared to states with neither policy. <b>Conclusions.</b> The combination of state child abuse policies and mandated reporting policies for prenatal substance use potentially contributes to higher congenital syphilis case rates. (<i>Am J Public Health</i>. Published online ahead of print February 13, 2025:e1-e9. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307951).</p>","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":" ","pages":"e1-e9"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143412791","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}
Bethany Divakaran, Anna Steiner, Sidney Lin, Sharon Fennix, Shira Shavit
{"title":"A Novel Reentry Hotline Led by Community Health Workers to Address the Health Needs of People Returning From Incarceration: Transitions Clinic Network, California, June 2020‒June 2023.","authors":"Bethany Divakaran, Anna Steiner, Sidney Lin, Sharon Fennix, Shira Shavit","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307969","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307969","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Community members returning from incarceration experience serious health disparities, which intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, community health workers with lived experience of incarceration in the Transitions Clinic Network established a California reentry health care hotline to support time-sensitive linkages to postrelease medical care. From June 2020 to June 2023, the hotline supported 1276 people transitioning from incarceration. Lessons from this peer-led public health intervention are relevant for states utilizing Medicaid waivers to improve health equity for justice-involved populations. (<i>Am J Public Health</i>. Published online ahead of print February 13, 2025:e1-e4. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307969).</p>","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":" ","pages":"e1-e4"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143412783","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}
Vanessa Nicholson-Robinson, Danielle M Krobath, Sujata Dixit-Joshi, Cassandra Hawkins, Julian Miller, Daniel J Schultz, Christina Economos
{"title":"Amplifying Lived Expertise on \"Food Is Medicine\" in the Mississippi Delta's Legacy of Racism.","authors":"Vanessa Nicholson-Robinson, Danielle M Krobath, Sujata Dixit-Joshi, Cassandra Hawkins, Julian Miller, Daniel J Schultz, Christina Economos","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307937","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307937","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>For generations, Mississippi Delta residents have been subjected to food inequity and resource deprivation from centuries of racism. The Food Is Medicine (FIM) movement is gaining salience as one solution to address diet-related health conditions in partnership with health care providers, medical systems, and local agriculture groups. The Delta GREENS (Growing a Resilient, Enriching, Equitable, Nourishing food System) FIM research study conducted focus groups in July and August 2023 to center the perspectives and lived expertise of residents in the Mississippi Delta receiving health care services from the Delta Health Centers. This analytic essay provides context of the past and present food and farming infrastructure in the Mississippi Delta from the residents of these communities. The goal is to inform equitable and sustainable FIM interventions in the rural South and elsewhere in the country among historically marginalized populations. (<i>Am J Public Health</i>. Published online ahead of print February 6, 2025:e1-e8. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307937).</p>","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":" ","pages":"e1-e8"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143363491","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}
Wen-Ying Sylvia Chou, Irina A Iles, Anna Gaysynsky, William M P Klein
{"title":"Public Health Communication Approaches for Building Common Ground.","authors":"Wen-Ying Sylvia Chou, Irina A Iles, Anna Gaysynsky, William M P Klein","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.308003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.308003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Changes in the information landscape and increasing polarization in society over recent decades have made it more difficult to establish common ground, which poses a profound challenge to effective health communication and public health in general. We highlight the importance of assessing health communication approaches for their potential to bring people together and reduce polarization. We outline several communication approaches that use existing common ground (e.g., appeals to shared values, shared identity, common goals, social norms) or cultivate common ground (e.g., dialogue to bridge divides, trust-focused communication, efforts to humanize scientists), positing that by furthering common ground, these approaches can serve to increase a shared understanding of contentious health topics and foster greater trust in science and evidence-based health information. We end by cautioning against the use of approaches that may be shown to be effective on some measures but may also inadvertently create further polarization, such as the use of certain fear appeals, disparaging humor, or stigmatizing language. (<i>Am J Public Health</i>. Published online ahead of print February 6, 2025:e1-e8. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.308003).</p>","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":" ","pages":"e1-e8"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143363493","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}
{"title":"Street Trees and Public Health.","authors":"Alistair Woodward, Kirsty Wild","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307931","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307931","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":" ","pages":"119-120"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11715576/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142783953","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":"Mastheads.","authors":"","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2025.115.2.105-106","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2025.115.2.105-106","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":"115 2","pages":"105-106"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11715580/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142942597","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":"The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Ban and Perpetual Punishment for Justice-Affected Populations.","authors":"Kimberly R Dong","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307943","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307943","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":" ","pages":"113-115"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11715569/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142816892","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":"Subscription Form.","authors":"","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2025.115.2.240","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2025.115.2.240","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":"115 2","pages":"240"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11715589/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142942686","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}
Margaret A Kadree, Patrick Wiggins, Lura Thompson, Cynthia Warriner, Michelle White
{"title":"Evaluation of a Chronic Care Management Model for Improving Efficiency and Fiscal Sustainability.","authors":"Margaret A Kadree, Patrick Wiggins, Lura Thompson, Cynthia Warriner, Michelle White","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307886","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307886","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Chronic care management is effective. Barriers to program durability include dependence on the provider-nurse duo to carry out labor-intensive services and the lack of a fiscally sustainable model. Between January and October 2022, an expanded chronic care management team-consisting of a provider, nurse, community health worker, and pharmacist-conducted a four-month intervention in an ambulatory setting. This intervention, using a convenience sample of 134 Medicare patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes or hypertension, demonstrated statistically significant improvements in controlling type 2 diabetes (<i>P</i> < .01) and blood pressure (<i>P</i> < .001). Direct provider workload decreased, and the Medicare reimbursement rate was 85.5%. (<i>Am J Public Health</i>. 2025;115(2):133-137. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307886).</p>","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":" ","pages":"133-137"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11715579/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142685771","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}
Hridika Shah, Alexander D McCourt, Sachini Bandara
{"title":"Laws Limiting Access to SNAP Benefits for People With Felony Drug Convictions: A Policy-Mapping Study.","authors":"Hridika Shah, Alexander D McCourt, Sachini Bandara","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307873","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307873","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives.</b> To map US state Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) bans for individuals with felony drug convictions between 2004 and 2021. <b>Methods.</b> Using standard legal-mapping methodology, we categorized states as maintaining the lifetime ban imposed by federal law, modifying the lifetime ban, or fully opting out of the lifetime ban in each year. Among states with modified bans in 2021, we coded types of modifications. <b>Results.</b> As of 2021, 26 states and the District of Columbia fully opted out of the lifetime ban, 23 states modified bans, and 1 state maintained a lifetime ban. Among states with modified bans in 2021, 13 states required compliance with parole and probation, 12 states required drug treatment, 7 states required drug testing, and 9 states limited eligibility to certain populations. <b>Conclusions.</b> Most states effectively de-implemented the federal lifetime ban on SNAP for people with felony drug convictions by fully opting out or modifying bans over time. However, some states still had stringent modified ban provisions. <b>Public Health Implications.</b> These findings underscore the need to study the effects of this patchwork of drug conviction-related ban policies on substance use and nutrition-related outcomes. (<i>Am J Public Health</i>. 2025;115(2):170-177. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307873).</p>","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":" ","pages":"170-177"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11715572/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142816833","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}