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Newcomb Institute’s Executive Director, Dr. Anita Raj, served as committee co-chair and co-edited a new @NASEM report on the links between women’s empowerment, population dynamics, and socioeconomic development. It offers a framework for advancing global health and development. Also, Newcomb faculty affiliate Dr. Kelli Hall, Associate Dean of Research at Tulane’s Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and Co-Director of the Mary Amelia Center for Women’s Health Equity, contributed to the report.

George Mason University's College of Public Health has started its second cycle of ECHO, a The National Institutes of Health backed program that researches the health outcomes of women and children. Scientists, nurses, and field experts are researching pre-, peri-, and postnatal outcomes in order to better address and understand these critical health issues. Learn more about what the researchers aim to achieve during this next cycle of ECHO: https://lnkd.in/eg8fwfpw

A new study by our Senior Research Fellow in Public Health, Belinda Lunnay, PhD Candidate in the Research Centre for Public Health, Equity and Human Flourishing, Kristen Foley, and Professor of Public Health, Paul Ward, explores how hospital pressures are impacting doctors’ mental health. Even before the COVID pandemic, Australian doctors faced mental health challenges at higher rates than the general population, with junior and female doctors particularly at risk. The study highlights how issues such as administrative burdens, workforce shortages, and high patient loads contribute to burnout and mental health struggles among medical professionals. These factors not only affect doctors’ well-being but also the quality of care they are able to provide to patients. To learn more about the findings and the systemic changes needed to support doctors, read the full article using the link below.

While scrapping the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and replacing it with a National Institute on Dementia is on the table, the latest issue of Public Policy & Aging Report is a valuable read for considering the breadth of important aging policy topics that NIA research has informed in the past 50 years and the broad scope of aging policy issues that continue to require scientific advancement in the years ahead. Get a taste of these issues in our open access intro to the volume, coauthored with Tara McMullen, Ph.D., MPH, FGSA

Congratulations to the team, our highly motivated and inspirational team lead Dr Roy Rillera Marzo, thank you for your leadership and mentoring young researchers across the globe 🌍 Our research paper, "The Evolving Role of Social Media in Enhancing Quality of Life: A Global Perspective Across 10 Countries," has just been published in BMC UK Archives of Public Health! 🎉 https://lnkd.in/dnVgWFjg Our study delved into how social media impacts the quality of life in ten countries. With 6689 participants, we found significant findings: ***There is a positive correlation between higher education levels and better quality of life across all WHOQoL domains. ***Social media use for affective and social integrative needs significantly influences the physical and psychological health domains of quality of life. ***The study suggests that while social media offers platforms for interaction and support, excessive or inappropriate use can negatively affect mental health and overall well-being. ***It calls for education-focused initiatives and strategic interventions to enhance well-being and safeguard mental health among global social media users. This comprehensive study contributes to understanding the multifaceted impact of social media on quality of life, offering insights for policymakers to address digital well-being and mental health in the context of increasing global social media integration.

People who have lived and living experience with pain bring important perspectives to all aspects of research. Their contributions can improve the scientific value, public health impact, and community acceptance of scientific studies. The NIH HEAL Initiative® aims to support community-engaged research by providing practical guidance and actionable insights to help incorporate lived and living experiences effectively into every stage of research. Explore the tip sheets: https://lnkd.in/ebpTzWS6 #nihHEALinitiative

New on The BASIS: We review a study by researchers from the Department of Public Health Sciences at Stockholm University that examined expert perspectives on voluntary self-exclusion and needs for improvement in seven jurisdictions. https://lnkd.in/eeUy64_K

Do join us for this webinar with 2 incredible speakers shining a light on the potential of social and behavioural science for infectious disease prevention!

👏👏👏Congratulations to Mansoo Yu, a professor with the School of Social Work and Department of Public Health, on joining BioMed Central’s Public Health journal as an editorial board member. BMC Public Health is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles under numerous scopes, some of which include public health informatics and the social aspects of health determinants. Learn more about this honor: https://loom.ly/o3yHM-A