In today's episode of the Public Health Report we discuss the Mental Health Aspects of Breast Cancer for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Read the new article from our PHPN Intern, Taisha Mathieu on this topic.

The newest webinar and information about the Environmental Justice Index are in this episode too.

We also discuss the news around the COVID vaccine and the status of its uptake and distribution.

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Reference Links:

HHS Bridge Access Program: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/04/18/fact-sheet-hhs-announces-hhs-bridge-access-program-covid-19-vaccines-treatments-maintain-access-covid-19-care-uninsured.html

HHS Letter on Vaccine Distribution Challenges:

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/09/22/letter-from-hhs-secretary-covid-19-vaccine-coverage.html

The Hill: More Than 7 Million People Vaccinated:

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4252651-more-than-7-million-received-updated-covid-vaccine-hhs/

HHS: Where to Get Your Vaccine:

https://www.hhs.gov/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccines/index.html

About The Environmental Justice Index:

https://www.hhs.gov/climate-change-health-equity-environmental-justice/environmental-justice/index/index.html

Explore the Index:

https://eji.cdc.gov/launcher.html

Read the case study from ESRI, coauthored by Dr. Este Geraghty on the CDC Maps for Environmental Justice:

https://www.esri.com/about/newsroom/blog/cdc-maps-environmental-justice/

Register for the 10/18 Webinar: Advancing Environmental Justice through GIS, Data, & Visuals 

https://www.pathlms.com/health/courses/51587/webinars/34780

In today's episode of The Public Health Report, we discuss mental health challenges in youth suicide, workplace trauma, and the epidemic of loneliness and isolation.

We also share updates on the California Consortium for Public Health IT, the opportunity for you to access continuing education credits from viewing our 3 day event on Public Health Informatics and Technology. We also welcome you to our inaugural West Coast Public Health Conference happening March 14-16, 2024.

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month we also feature our recent episode of the Public Health Networker with Erik Cardenas of Zocalo Health.

References:

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), recently awarded $232.2 million in grants for suicide prevention and behavioral health care for at-risk communities:

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/09/27/biden-harris-administration-awards-more-than-230-million-suicide-prevention-behavioral-health-care-programs-at-risk-communities.html

APA Work in America Survey: https://www.apa.org/pubs/reports/work-in-america/2023-workplace-health-well-being

Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation: https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/surgeon-general-social-connection-advisory.pdf

The Recent CCPHIT Convening Event in Bakersfield: https://www.kccd.edu/events/ccphit-partners-convening.html

PHIAT Conference Access: https://phmedianetwork.thrivecart.com/phiat-2023-conference-recordings/

West Coast PH Conference: https://www.westcoastpublichealth.com/

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We dedicate this episode to the topic of gun violence and mass shootings as a public healthissue.

Since May 7th, 2023, there have been more mass shooting events than days passed in the year. In this episode, your host Rainaclare Sibal discusses the impact of mass shootings on community health and what actions and discussions need to occur to treat this issue as the public health issue that it is.

References:

Carter, S. L., Crews, C., Lee, J., Li, X., & Noble, N. (2022). Acceptability of school shooting

prevention procedures among parents. Journal of Prevention (2022), 43(3), 359–374.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10935-022-00671-6

Gumas, E. D., Gunja, M. Z., & Williams II, R. D. (2023, April 20). The health costs of gun

violence: How the U. S. compares to other countries. The Commonwealth Fund.

https://doi.org/10.26099/a2at-gy62

Gahan, M. B., Goldman, A., Tumin, R., Fahy, C., & McCarthy, L. (2023, May 6). At least 9 dead,

including gunman, in shooting at texas mall. The New York Times.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/06/us/allen-mall-texas-shooting.html

Katsiyannis, A., Rapa, L. J., Whitford, D. K., & Scott, S. N. (2023). An examination of us school

mass shootings, 2017–2022: Findings and implications. Advances in

Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 7(1), 66–76.

O’Rourke, T. W. (2023). Reducing gun violence: Using an upstream/downstream incremental

and public opinion approach. American Journal of Health Education, 54(1), 1–9.

https://doi.org/10.1080/19325037.2022.2142707

Tiderman, L., Dongmo, N. F., Munteanu, K., Kirschenbaum, M., & Kerns, L. (2023). Analyzing

the impact of state gun laws on mass shootings in the United States from 2013 to 2021.

Public Health, 215, 100–105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2022.12.001

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