New research finds that Medicaid coverage increases access to care and may improve long-term health outcomes for newborns and other young patients with sickle cell disease. "Gaps in access to high-quality health care, due, in part, to the persistence of structural and interpersonal racism, have resulted in children receiving inadequate care for the disease," said PHI's Sophia S. Horiuchi. The study also uses data from California’s Sickle Cell Data Collection program, an initiative of PHI’s Tracking California.
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The Public Health Institute (PHI) is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting health, well-being and quality of life for people throughout California, across the nation and around the world. As one of the largest and most comprehensive public health organizations in the nation, we are at the forefront of research and innovations to improve the efficacy of public health statewide, nationally and internationally. PHI was distinguished as one of the top 50 “Best Non-profit Organizations to Work For” by the Non-Profit Times in a national search.
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http://www.phi.org
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- Public Health, Chronic Disease Prevention, Communicable Disease Prevention, Global Health, Capacity Building, Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs, Women, Youth & Children's Health, Healthy Communities, Public Health Systems, Services & Research, and Technology & Innovation
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Lead exposure can cause severe, long-term health issues, especially in children. Water from one school building can affect hundreds or thousands of children--and health and environmental experts say fixing the water in schools is one of the most efficient solutions to lowering the dangers of lead in communities across the country. “Water seems like such a basic human right,” said Kayla Hoke, 23, who attended the East Ramapo Central School District in New York from first grade through graduation, where lead was first detected in the water pipes over eight years ago.
Kids drink contaminated water at schools, but testing for lead isn’t required
washingtonpost.com
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High temperatures can pose serious health risks, with this summer's record-breaking heat waves claiming thousands of lives around the world. But it’s not just high and low temperatures that matter: How many degrees the temperature swings within a day – the daily temperature variation – itself poses health risks. Now, new research has mapped the daily temperature variations at the neighborhood scale across the U.S.--uncovering how poverty and a legacy of discriminatory practices have left communities of color and low-income residents in neighborhoods with more dramatic temperature differences through the day:
Heat risk isn’t just about the highs: Large daily temperature swings can harm human health – maps show who is affected most
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A growing field of study is beginning to connect the dots between social determinants of health and changes in tumor biology. “Neighborhoods can impact expression of genes in this way and that could impact cancer outcomes,” said Brittany Jenkins-Lord, a molecular biologist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health “Making that leap is intuitive but we haven’t had the data to do that. we haven’t had social determinant data and linking that to biology. That’s where we are right now as a field.”
Scientists are starting to uncover how neighborhood can affect the biology of cancer
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In Brawley, California, a large-scale clean-up effort for PureGro—a former pesticide and fertilizer manufacturing plant—has been underway since the early 2000’s. Although many community members have expressed concerns that their soil may have been contaminated, the soil from homes adjacent to the facility had never been tested. At the invitation of Comite Civico Del Valle, Inc. (CCV), PHI's Tracking California partnered with CCV and Universidad Popular to conduct the Brawley Health ACTION Environmental Study to examine whether PureGro’s environmental contamination extended beyond the PureGro property. In total, 56% of the 88 homes tested had at least one pesticide found in their soil. Project partners also worked with community members to create "Living Next to PureGro: Stories from Generations of Mexican and Mexican American Families," a digital storymap and tool that documents and amplifies local community experiences, environmental health concerns and calls for solutions. Read the full #impact story: https://lnkd.in/g4CUzi_D
Building Trust by Addressing Community Health Concerns: Testing for Soil Contamination in Brawley, CA - Public Health Institute
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Drinking alcohol—even in small amounts—can have harmful impacts on health, such as increased risk of cancer and heart disease. This article published recently by The Wall Street Journal shares insights from Dr. William Kerr, director of PHI's Alcohol Research Group (ARG), who speaks to the dangers of binge drinking. He also discusses risk differences not only in the amount of alcohol consumed, but between beverages. For example, hard liquor is more harmful than beer or wine especially when drunk straight, explains Dr. Kerr. https://lnkd.in/gniUqYaa
How Much Alcohol Can You Drink a Week and Still Be Healthy?
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Next week, don't miss this webinar presented by the EPA and featuring Anne Kelsey Lamb, director of PHI's Regional Asthma Management & Prevention (RAMP), "Managing Asthma During Wildfire Events" on Wednesday, August 14 from 11am-12:30pm PT. As part of the EPA's “Solving for Indoor Environmental Detebyrminants (IEDOH) in Asthma” series, attendees will learn about risks from wildfire smoke; how to use the data, equipment, and community networks to deliver solutions to those at risk; community financing for indoor air cleaners; and more. Register: https://bit.ly/3WuUZBQ
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A new study finds that, across 38 major U.S. metros, 8.4% of homes in historically redlined neighborhoods face high flood risk nationwide, compared with 6.9% of homes in historically greenlined neighborhoods. These patterns reflect disparities in development compounded by decades of disinvestment:
Historically Redlined Neighborhoods Face Far Higher Flood Risks
bloomberg.com
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Caregivers play a critical role in the lives of persons with chronic, serious, and advanced illnesses, often supporting their care recipient with a variety of tasks. They take on not only the burden of additional physical tasks and time commitments to support them, but also the oftentimes emotional burden of caring for someone they love and the uncertainty that comes with illness. PHI's ACCA's updated Workbook for Caregivers is a free resource to help caregivers organize their care recipient’s needs, build their caregiving support network and plan how to manage potentially tough conversations to advocate for support and help for the care recipient. Join AC Care Alliance’s Executive Director and Co-Founder, Rev. Cynthia Carter-Perrilliat, and UC Davis Academic Partner – Training and Advisor, Dr. Jill Joseph for a free online training on AC Care’s updated Workbook for Caregivers on August 22, 6-8pm PT. Learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/gGNFyBKU
Free Virtual Workshop for Caregivers: Building Resilience and Self Care - Public Health Institute
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Silicosis is an incurable disease caused by inhaling tiny bits of lung-scarring silica. The Los Angeles Times goes in-depth on the surging number cases among California workers who cut countertops, some of whom have been denied workers' compensation. The piece highlights research from PHI and partners which found only 13% of studied cases had workers’ compensation benefits when diagnosed and treated, and nearly half kept working in the industry even after getting the diagnosis. https://lnkd.in/gP8cRhFi
LA Times: Research Highlighted on California Countertop Workers Suffering from Silicosis - Public Health Institute
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