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Lifting State-Issued COVID-19 Mask Mandates Associated with Decline in Mask Wearing Among Rural and Unvaccinated Americans

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Nov 2024

Americans not yet vaccinated against COVID-19 and those living in rural areas altered their masking behaviors after statewide COVID-19 masking policies were relaxed. Public health messaging that emphasizes the benefits of behavioral prevention methods is crucial to helping to slow the spread of COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses.

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Statewide Initiative to Promote Diabetes Prevention Efforts by Leveraging Physician Champions

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Nov 2024

A statewide effort to support diabetes prevention efforts with a physician champion initiative resulted in increased physician outreach, patient identification resources, and referrals to the National Diabetes Prevention Program, suggesting this work with physician champions can be further translated and applied to other states’ prevention efforts.

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Substance Use Stigma Is Real and Deadly: We Need a Public Health Response

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Sep 2024

Including the presence of people in long-term recovery into conversations surrounding substance use disorder (SUD) can be one way of mitigating the effect of structural stigma against those with SUD. The public health community can play a role in helping to connect recovery community leadership with policy makers to ensure “nothing about us without us,” as the saying goes. This is a good example of building community power.

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