Episode 1 of The Public Health Report

The Public Health Report

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Show Notes:

Welcome to the Public Health Report. In this episode, our host Laura Sheckter reports on weekly news updates in public health.

Tune in every week to the Public Health Report to hear what’s going on in public health. We will give you the facts surrounding policies, research development, and spotlighting the works of public health warriors. Don’t worry if you do not have a background in Public Health; this podcast is for everyone. Who doesn’t like whipping out cool new facts at a dinner party? Join us each time for a roundup of what’s going on in public health.

Summary notes

Welcome to the Public Health Report. We have three very captivating research papers to discuss.

The first article comes out of Northwestern and discusses the rise in fatal opioid overdoses in older adults. Our next story comes from the Journal on Nutrition Education and Behavior. The researchers analyze why there is such a distinction between what a kid orders at a restaurant than an adult. Lastly, we will discuss social media and its potential impacts on our physical health. The researchers at University of Buffalo used college age students to see their levels of a specific chronic inflammatory biomarker.

Paper #1

Disparities by Sex and Race and Ethnicity in Death Rates Due to Opioid Overdose Among Adults 55 Years or Older, 1999 to 2019

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2787930

Maryann Mason, Rebekah Soliman, Howard S. Kim, Lori Ann Post. Disparities by Sex and Race and Ethnicity in Death Rates Due to Opioid Overdose Among Adults 55 Years or Older, 1999 to 2019. JAMA Network Open, 2022; 5 (1): e2142982 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.42982

Paper #2

Position of the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior: Healthful Food for Children is the Same as Adults.

https://www.jneb.org/article/S1499-4046(21)00814-9/fulltext

Pamela Rothpletz-Puglia, Lynn Fredericks, Margaret Rush Dreker, Rachael Patusco, Jane Ziegler. Position of the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior: Healthful Food for Children is the Same as Adults. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2022; 54 (1): 4 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2021.09.007

Paper #3

Social Media Use and Its Link to Physical Health Indicators

https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/cyber.2021.0188

David S. Lee, Tao Jiang, Jennifer Crocker, Baldwin M. Way. Social Media Use and Its Link to Physical Health Indicators. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 2022; DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2021.0188

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