Keeping the 'Public' in Public Health
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Nanoscale plastic particles like those that permeate most food and water pass from pregnant rats to their unborn children and may impair fetal development, according to a Rutgers study that suggests the same process happens in humans.
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Public Health Will Change the World
August 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day.
We sat down with Philip McCabe, a health education specialist at the Rutgers School of Public Health’s Center for Public Health Workforce Development, who is a Nationally Certified Addiction Specialist and consultant on several national initiatives sponsored by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Mara Getz Sheftel, Ph.D. has joined the Rutgers School of Public Health’s Department of Health Behavior, Society, and Policy as an instructor. She is also a member of the Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research.
Melanie Shefchik, a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) candidate at Rutgers School of Public Health, shares her journey and dedication to maternal and child health (MCH) and highlights the vital role breastfeeding plays in promoting health and well-being.
As the United States government considers major policy decisions regarding social media, including a potential forced sale of TikTok and new legislation to protect young users, the comprehensiveness of research informing these decisions faces scrutiny. Jon-Patrick Allem, an associate professor at the Rutgers School of Public Health, discussed the NASEM report in a recent American Journal of Public Health editorial. He laid out his ideas for improvement with Rutgers Today.