{"title":"To Curb the Proliferation of Crisis Pregnancy Centers, End State Grant Funding.","authors":"Clare Daniel","doi":"10.2105/ajph.2025.308113","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2025.308113","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":"53 1","pages":"825-826"},"PeriodicalIF":12.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143982414","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":"Passing Out Pamphlets in 8-Inch Heels.","authors":"Alexandra Wurth","doi":"10.2105/ajph.2024.307954","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2024.307954","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":"14 1","pages":"854-855"},"PeriodicalIF":12.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143982420","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}
Elexis C Kierstead, Stephanie N Yoon, Madison L Iskra, Barbara A Schillo, Jennifer M Kreslake
{"title":"Cigarette and E-Cigarette Use Among LGBT+ Youths and Young Adults According to Strength of State-Level LGBT+ Equality Protections.","authors":"Elexis C Kierstead, Stephanie N Yoon, Madison L Iskra, Barbara A Schillo, Jennifer M Kreslake","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2025.308008","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2025.308008","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives.</b> To examine whether the state-level LGBT+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and other identities) legal protections where LGBT+ youths and young adults reside are associated with cigarette and e-cigarette use. <b>Methods.</b> We drew LGBT+ respondents (aged 15-31 years; n = 1255) from a national, probability-based survey conducted from August to December 2023. We scored each state for LGBT+ equality on a scale from restrictive to protective based on the Movement Advancement Project's 2023 policy environment. Using weighted logistic regression models, we examined the relationship between current (past 30-day) cigarette and e-cigarette use and state LGBT+ equality protections, controlling for demographics and state tobacco control expenditure. <b>Results.</b> LGBT+ individuals in protective policy states had 65% lower odds (odds ratio [OR] = 0.35; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.16, 0.78) of current cigarette use, and 56% lower odds (OR = 0.44; 95% CI = 0.25, 0.79) of current e-cigarette use compared with those in restrictive policy states. <b>Conclusions.</b> LGBT+ individuals living in protective policy environments had lower odds of current cigarette and e-cigarette use, consistent with theoretical relationships between stress, discrimination, and harmful health behaviors. <b>Public Health Implications.</b> Protective policies may alleviate tobacco use disparities among the LGBT+ community. (<i>Am J Public Health</i>. 2025;115(6):945-953. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2025.308008).</p>","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":" ","pages":"945-953"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12080428/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143522141","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":"Advancing the Study of Power: Opportunities and Priorities for Understanding Population Health Inequities.","authors":"Megan M Reynolds, Sandro Galea","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2025.308015","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2025.308015","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this essay, we provide an overview of how power has been conceptualized in public health and allied fields and describe recent advances connecting power to the topic of health inequities. To aid researchers in capitalizing on these historical and contemporary insights, we offer 6 concrete suggestions for empirical work. Systematic analyses involving these recommendations can help return public health scholars to foundational principles of the field and test the limits of power as an explanatory factor in population health inequities. (<i>Am J Public Health</i>. 2025;115(6):883-889. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2025.308015).</p>","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":" ","pages":"883-889"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12080447/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143778730","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 Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the House: Reflections on Hope and Equity in Public Health Training.","authors":"Sunshine Best,Kimberly Wu","doi":"10.2105/ajph.2024.307953","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2024.307953","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":"28 1","pages":"851-853"},"PeriodicalIF":12.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143982419","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":"Don't Wait for the Next Crisis: The Time for Community Health Workers Is Now.","authors":"Amy L Freeman,Dina Pimenova,Nadia S Islam","doi":"10.2105/ajph.2025.308126","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2025.308126","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":"8 1","pages":"827-829"},"PeriodicalIF":12.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143982421","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}
Courtney N Maierhofer, Brian W Pence, Erika Samoff, Abigail N Turner, Victoria Mobley, Jason Maxwell, William C Miller, Kimberly A Powers
{"title":"HIV Care Linkage and Initial Viral Suppression Among Persons Newly Diagnosed With HIV in North Carolina Before and After the Start of the COVID-19 Pandemic.","authors":"Courtney N Maierhofer, Brian W Pence, Erika Samoff, Abigail N Turner, Victoria Mobley, Jason Maxwell, William C Miller, Kimberly A Powers","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2025.308108","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2025.308108","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives.</b> To examine changes to HIV care outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic. <b>Methods.</b> We used North Carolina HIV surveillance data between 2018 and 2022 to calculate cumulative incidence differences (CIDs) and subdistribution hazard ratios (sdHRs) for (1) 30-day initial HIV care linkage, (2) 150-day stable linkage, and (3) 180-day viral suppression, comparing persons diagnosed with HIV during (starting March 1, 2020) versus before the pandemic. We defined a notable decrease as CID of -0.05 or less or an sdHR of 0.95 or less. <b>Results.</b> Overall, there were no notable decreases in linkage and viral suppression during the pandemic. In subgroup analyses, Black, Hispanic, and transgender persons had higher rates of initial linkage and unchanged or lower rates of stable linkage during versus before the pandemic. Hispanic persons had progressively lower viral suppression incidence during the pandemic. <b>Conclusions.</b> The North Carolina HIV care system appeared robust to pandemic harms overall; however, we observed notable differences in some subpopulations and pandemic subintervals. <b>Public Health Implications.</b> Statewide programs will need to build on past successes while strengthening current efforts to meet national HIV goals, particularly in groups experiencing pandemic harms to care. (<i>Am J Public Health</i>. Published online ahead of print May 29, 2025:e1-e10. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2025.308108).</p>","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":" ","pages":"e1-e10"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144179574","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":"Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Marriage in Asia Is an Opportunity to Improve LGBTQ+ Physical and Mental Health.","authors":"Yiu Tung Suen","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2025.308102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2025.308102","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":" ","pages":"e1-e4"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144180046","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":"Persistent Sadness, Violence, and Bullying and Associations With Screen Time Among New York City Public High School Students, 2021.","authors":"Jaynisha Jackson, Meghan Hamwey, Nicole Stratton, Ashwin Vasan","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2025.308051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2025.308051","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives.</b> To explore the association between persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness and violence-related experiences, in-school bullying, cyberbullying, and screen time. <b>Methods.</b> We used data from the 2021 New York City Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Overall and sex-stratified bivariate and logistic regression models were constructed to examine the relationship of persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness with violence-related experiences, in-school bullying, cyberbullying, and elevated screen time usage. <b>Results.</b> Persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness were associated with violence-related experiences, in-school bullying, and cyberbullying among both male and female students, with the prevalence being higher among female students. There was an association between elevated screen time and persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness only among female students (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 1.87; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.20, 2.90). <b>Conclusions.</b> Sex-based differences existed in the association between persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness and violence-related experiences, in-school bullying, cyberbullying, and elevated screen time. There is a need for interventions, programs, and resources promoting violence- and bullying-free environments and addressing the potential negative effects of screen time. (<i>Am J Public Health</i>. Published online ahead of print May 29, 2025:e1-e11. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2025.308051).</p>","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":" ","pages":"e1-e11"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144180730","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":"Advancing a Measure of Sexual and Reproductive Well-Being Aligned With Core Values of Reproductive Justice and Human Rights.","authors":"Christine Dehlendorf,Sheila Desai,Jessica Danaux,Carmen Green,Shashi Sarnaik,Joia Crear-Perry,Jamie Hart","doi":"10.2105/ajph.2025.308119","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2025.308119","url":null,"abstract":"Sexuality and reproduction are central to people's life experiences and their ability to thrive. Existing frameworks and measurements related to sexuality and reproduction are predominantly focused on the presence or absence of adverse outcomes, neglecting the critical question of whether people experience positive outcomes and have the sexual and reproductive lives they wish to have. The increased attention to well-being in economic, political, and health spheres presents an opportunity to define and measure the holistic construct of sexual and reproductive well-being. To this end, we engaged in an 18-month collaborative process to develop a definition of sexual and reproductive well-being, with the ultimate goal of informing the development of a measure that would be self-reported and assessed at the population level. The resulting draft definition and measure development approach will serve as the foundation for subsequent measure development. This values-driven process of defining sexual and reproductive well-being will contribute to developing a reproductive justice- and human rights-aligned measure that can illuminate the extent to which structures and systems enable optimal sexual and reproductive experiences. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print May 22, 2025:e1-e9. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2025.308119).","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":"57 1","pages":"e1-e9"},"PeriodicalIF":12.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144122125","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}