DuPont and two related companies said they would pay close to $1.2bn to settle liability claims brought by public water systems serving the vast majority of the US population on Friday, just days before the start of a bellwether trial in South Carolina over PFAS contamination. But will anyone go to jail? Will any individual executive be held accountable? No on both counts. In addition to DuPont, 3M, the company, has contaminated the entire country, 97% of us have #PFAS - forever chemicals - in our bodies. They should be seized, put out of business and their decision makers should go to jail. #PublicHealthhttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/02/dupont-pfas-settlement-water-chemical-contamination
"Damage from UV exposure is cumulative over your lifetime, so a base tan "increases your likelihood of developing not only skin cancer, but also wrinkles [and] brown spots," dermatologist Nazanin Saedi told Axios.
UV radiation is the cause of most skin cancer cases and deaths — many of them preventable, according to the EPA."
I'll present on what the role of #evidence can+should be for policymaking... - alongside stellar speakers Charles Agyemang, Ulrike Kluge & Bernard Hirschel.
Join us! It's gonna be fun! ;)
Does low accessibility of ambulatory care drive high utilization of emergency care among asylum-seekers?
We examined this question by analyzing interrelations between physical, chronic and mental health needs and utilization of ambulatory and emergency care, while explicitly addressing associations between the different types of care.
Both the undirected and under-utilization of health services reflect navigation and accessibility issues. Support services such as interpretation and care navigation as well as outreach are therefore warranted.
Many thanks to the RESPOND team, to our respondents, and of course to co-author Martin Siegel!
If you still don't know what's up, let me direct you to a couple places to start, both from Black faculty in the University of Minnesota School of #PublicHealth (one of whom is me).
This was a fascinating, illuminating, and enraging conversation with Dr Richard Denniss, Executive Director of The Australia Institute, and Professor Margaret Hellard, Deputy Director of the Burnet Institute, about why we're not collecting covid data, and why it matters. This one is really important, so please listen, and share.
RD:"Why aren't we collecting the data? Because they don't want to admit failure. They don't want to make it easy for me to tell you what the cost to GDP of this heroic approach to covid has been."
All these people on my bus sniffling and sneezing, none of them masked. All just suffering hayfever, like me? I'll have you know I can't tell the difference between that and the common cold: I might be contagious without knowing it. We should normalize masking if you're sneezing: be good to others around you. #altruism#publichealth
"Birth outcomes for mothers and infants are a leading indicator of population well-being and they run much deeper than health care: They reflect politics. They’re a direct product of generational poverty and racism. They reveal our priorities, Dukes-Harris said."
Are you interested in telling the stories of Americans' experiences with the #HealthCare system? Want to help hold institutions and systems accountable?
The Associated Press is starting a reporting team focused on #PublicHealth, and we're hiring two people to help kick things off:
And I'm freaked out by the logic here... is the point that we should force people to stay married who don't want to be married? And why on earth would anyone want that??? 👀
I suppose if you're arguing from a religious angle that might make sense, but since marriage is actually a legal contract too...
What's next? Get rid of at-will employment? Isn't that indentured servitude or worse?
I have respect for Dr. Box. Because of my work, I was fortunate enough to meet her and interact with her a little bit, which helps to give perspective you can't get by only reading news. Optimistic about Dr. Weaver and her commitment to improving #PublicHealth in #Indiana
Dr. Kris Box retiring as state health commissioner
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We're seeking expressions of interest #EoI in submitting a Conference Bid OR being part of an organising team for the 2024 and/or 2025 conferences - please email council@linux.org.au to register interest.
I do hope that in this early stage any organiser looks to the recent example of @bsdcan who ran an inclusive and safe conference with a robust #PublicHealth policy. Other examples include #fossy and @northbaypython.
I also hope that any potential Organisers get in touch with @phpledge and @josh to pick a suitable venue so that a conference can be safe for everyone to attend.