“Our antiquated stormwater and sewage systems cannot manage the downpours, tidal surges, and rising sea levels that climate change is delivering, and this situation strongly favors bacteria,” writes AMR Action Fund CEO Henry Skinner. It’s time to make bacterial threats part of the equation in hurricane preparedness, he argues.
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Paul Adepoju talks to Kai Ruggeri, a professor of health policy and management at Columbia University’s school of public health, about political polarization and its relationship to public health.
Public health vs. politics
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Researchers looked at how the health of local communities is affected by practices at U.S. factory farms. https://lnkd.in/etregT_w
Factory farms pose health risks for workers and people who live nearby
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This week at Harvard Public Health, Christine Mungai explains how U.S. elections undermine global reproductive health; Ben Adams urges Elon Musk to mind the environment in Memphis; and a new cartoon by Jenna Luecke shows us an ear-regular take on mental health exercises.
How the U.S. election has an outsized effect on global reproductive health
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Human toilets and their waste create many problems: environmental contamination, poor sanitation, and water shortages. But smart toilets could lessen those problems—and also use urine to benefit public health and the ecosystem. https://lnkd.in/eREZgBmp
Smart toilets could flush public health problems away
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“The AI boom needs infrastructure—water, power, people—to launch a brighter future,” writes Ben Adams. “Taking shortcuts won’t make this happen—it will just make things easier for the rich and powerful.” So far, that’s exactly what’s happening at the new xAI facility in Memphis.
It's not too late for Elon Musk to take Memphis's environmental health seriously
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Quick: what is the biggest influence on funding for reproductive health in Kenya? We’re guessing you didn’t say, “The outcome of the U.S. election.” But that’s the answer.
How the U.S. election has an outsized effect on global reproductive health
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While most Californians have access to safe water, roughly 750,000 people are served by failing water systems, many clustered in remote and sparsely populated areas. Could today’s ballot result start to turn things around? (via KFF Health News)
Can a $10 billion climate bond address California's water contamination problem?
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Quick: what is the biggest influence on funding for reproductive health in Kenya? We’re guessing you didn’t say, “The outcome of the U.S. election.” But that’s the answer.
How the U.S. election has an outsized effect on global reproductive health
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Adam Miller was the type of Montana youth who hunted big game and was rarely without a gun—but his easy access to firearms led to his tragic death by suicide. County officials are trying to reduce the number of stories like Miller’s, which have become distressingly common.
One Montana county hopes safer gun storage will change its grim suicide statistics
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