ritahamad.bsky.social
Social epidemiologist at Harvard School of Public Health • Social policy + health equity • Director https://hsph.me/sphere • Mama, immigrant • Opinions mine
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Our paper was conducted using CDC PRAMS data, the only national survey data set capturing perinatal health, which was recently terminated. Studies like this can no longer be done because of attacks on #science. I spoke about this @statesnewsroom.com: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/rese... 3/3
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A commentary accompanying our paper discusses how these trends in perinatal health build on longstanding inequities, leaving the US trailing behind other high-income countries. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @hsph.harvard.edu @maya-rossin-slater.bsky.social @abpeds.bsky.social @acog.org 2/
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My solution: no make-up! Take this face or leave it.
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Please consider supporting our department's health equity work: community.alumni.harvard.edu/give/6296446...
If you'd like to support my team's research in particular, in which we examine impacts of US safety net policies on health equity, check out our website & contact me directly! hsph.me/sphere
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This policy-relevant research on health impacts of school segregation was made possible by a grant from the NIH to my team @hsph.harvard.edu... a grant which was terminated yesterday as part of the administration's illegal efforts to defund #publichealth and #science research. @aaup.bsky.social 7/7
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Yet another of our studies found that school segregation harms the health of *both* Black and White youth, with spillover impacts of systematic defunding of segregated school districts: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @apha.org 6/
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Another of our studies found that the most negative impacts of school re-segregation on child health were found in the US South, possibly due to broader structural factors that harm health among Black youth: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @hsph.harvard.edu @harvardpopcenter.bsky.social 5/
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Another study examined long-term impacts of recent efforts to re-segregate US school districts among Black youth, finding worsened alcohol use, heart disease, and self-rated health decades later in life. journals.plos.org/plosmedicine... @prrac.bsky.social 4/
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Another study examined possible mechanisms through which school segregation may impact health, with evidence suggesting structural factors (like decreased educational and economic resources) likely outweigh individual factors: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @gabeschwartz.bsky.social 3/
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One of our studies found that recent court orders to re-segregate US school districts resulted in increased alcohol use and behavioral problems among Black youth publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a... in collaboration with Sean Reardon @stanfordeducation.bsky.social 2/
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5A Another excellent resource comes from our friends at @frameworks.bsky.social. "Explaining the Value of Public Health" can help to reorient conversations and build understanding about why public health matters and how it works. #NPHWchat www.frameworksinstitute.org/resources/ex...
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In my social safety net policy class last semester, I had students end with a small group discussion of how *they* can move the agenda to advance health and health equity. They had some great ideas!
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Oops, I mean reduce food *insecurity*. Check out the paper for more!