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Firearm violence is a public health crisis with profound impacts on Black communities. A recent study highlights the link between exposure and disability, especially among women. Read our analysis: https://buff.ly/3BrcJr6#HealthEquity#PublicHealth#Disability#ViolencePrevention
Image of African American man holding head in doctors office, taken by Ted Eytan.
Our methodology can be replicated in other cities faced with vector mosquitoes to improve public health responses to mosquito-borne diseases, which impose massive burdens on communities worldwide. Link to the full paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...#Mosquitos#PublicHealth
Scientific Reports - Assessing and correcting neighborhood socioeconomic spatial sampling biases in citizen science mosquito data collection
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Everyone can benefit from a boost to their COVID-19 protection before the winter respiratory virus season.
Anosmia during COVID-19 may be more than just a temporary loss of smell. New research suggests it's linked to lasting brain alterations, even in mild cases. Read More (with a link to the original study) Here: https://buff.ly/3TMob6P#LongCovid#PublicHealth#COVID#Disability#Study
image by Jose Luis Navarro, features a woman holding her head as if in pain.
