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Strengthening Local Journalism’s Role in Public Health: Key Takeaways from Our March 5 Panel

On a cold, snowy evening in Minneapolis, a dedicated crowd gathered at The Market at Malcolm Yards for a vital conversation: How can local journalism better serve public health? Despite the winter weather, the warmth of engaged discussion filled the room as journalists, public health professionals, and community members came together to explore...

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2024 Campaign Advertising Highlights: What Was and Wasn’t Featured in Issue Discussion on Television

And its implications for future policy to promote population health 2024 was another record-breaking year of campaign spending, with campaigns reaching citizens through their television screens, mobile devices, online, in their mailboxes and via social media platforms in an effort to convey their policy achievements and future priorities and...

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APHA Conference 2024 Recap: Strengthening Health Equity Through Collaboration and Storytelling

What a fantastic time we had at the APHA Conference in Minneapolis! Our week was filled with opportunities to connect, collaborate, and learn as we joined public health professionals from across the nation to explore pressing public health topics. Our team was excited to bring insights from our latest research, and it was even more inspiring to...

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New Report Outlines a Communicator-Centered Research Agenda on Health Equity Communication

One of the key principles of community-engaged research is to involve communities in the process of asking research questions. Doing so enables the research to be more useful and practical in the real world, and also advances equity principles in the conduct of research by putting the affected communities closer to the center of the research...

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How Political Candidates Discussed Racial and Gender Identity in 2022 – and What it Means for 2024

The political discourse surrounding identity is particularly heated in early 2024, as the United States lurches toward another momentous election. Between news coverage of ongoing political attacks on college campuses and corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion issues; persistent attention to the roles of antisemitism and Islamophobia...

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