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March 2019

AJPH EDITOR'S CHOICE

Faith-Based Organizations and Public Health: Another Facet of the Public Health Dialogue
Writing/Reviewing/Publishing, Public Health Practice, Health Policy
Alfredo Morabia
109(3), pp. 341–341
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AJPH GLOBAL NEWS

109(3), pp. 342–342
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109(3), pp. 343–343
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AJPH BOOK & MEDIA

CASE STUDIES

A Case for Real-World Thinking
Public Health Practice, Health Education
Julie Kornfeld
109(3), pp. 344–345
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AJPH EDITORIALS

FAITH-BASED PUBLIC HEALTH

Partnerships Between Public Health Agencies and Faith Communities
Public Health Practice, Social Science
Ellen Idler, Jeff Levin, Tyler J. VanderWeele and Anwar Khan
109(3), pp. 346–347
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IONIZING RADIATION

Radiotherapy and Thyroid Cancer in the 1970s: Controlling a Media Snowball
Government, Screening, Chronic Disease, Cancer, History, Health Education, Media
David Cantor
109(3), pp. 347–349
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POLICE-RELATED DEATHS

To Protect and Serve? New Data on Police-Related Deaths Reveal a Persistent American Dilemma
Human Rights, Other Race/Ethnicity, Injury/Emergency Care/Violence, Race/Ethnicity, African Americans/Blacks
Jeffrey T. Howard
109(3), pp. 349–350
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CANNABIS

109(3), pp. 350–351
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ABORTION

Reclaiming the First Amendment
Government, Health Policy, Health Law
Efthimios Parasidis
109(3), pp. 352–353
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OPIOIDS

Wild . . . But Not So Wonderful—Responding to Injection Drug Use in West Virginia
Substance Use, Health Service Delivery, Rural Health, Public Health Practice, Drugs, HIV/AIDS
Robin A. Pollini
109(3), pp. 354–355
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ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY

Ideology or Evidence? Examining the Population-Level Impact of US Government Funding to Prevent Adolescent Pregnancy
Prevention, Child and Adolescent Health, Health Policy, Sexual Health, Health Education, Adolescent Health, Maternal and Infant Health, Pregnancy
John S. Santelli, Laura D. Lindberg, Stephanie A. Grilo and Leslie M. Kantor
109(3), pp. 356–357
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PUBLIC HEALTH OF CONSEQUENCE

When Population Health Science Intersects With Pressing Cultural Issues: A Public Health of Consequence, March 2019
Writing/Reviewing/Publishing, Other Statistics/Evaluation/Research, Statistics/Evaluation/Research, Public Health Practice, Epidemiology, Social Science
Sandro Galea and Roger D. Vaughan
109(3), pp. 358–359
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AJPH FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS

109(3), pp. 360–360
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STATE LEVEL

Faithful Families and More: Expanding Faith Community Partnerships in North Carolina
Health Service Delivery, Health Promotion, Public Health Practice, Community Health, Health Education, Social Science, Other Health Service Delivery
Teresa Cutts and Gary Gunderson
109(3), pp. 361–362
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Faithful Families, Thriving Communities: Bridging Faith and Health Through a State-Level Partnership
Exercise/Physical Activity, Nutrition/Food, Community Health
Annie Hardison-Moody and Julia Yao
109(3), pp. 363–368
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NATIONAL NETWORK

109(3), pp. 369–370
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A National Network of Public Health and Faith-Based Organizations to Increase Influenza Prevention Among Hard-to-Reach Populations
Health Service Delivery, Prevention, Immunization/Vaccines, Other Race/Ethnicity, Public Health Practice, Community Health, Race/Ethnicity, Other Health Service Delivery
Mimi Kiser and Kay Lovelace
109(3), pp. 371–377
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GLOBAL LEVEL

Positive and Negative Influences of Religion, Culture, and Tradition in Public Health
Infections, Public Health Workers, Public Health Practice, Other Infections, HIV/AIDS, Social Science, Global Health
William H. Foege
109(3), pp. 378–378
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Faith and Global Health Practice in Ebola and HIV Emergencies
Public Health Practice, HIV/AIDS, Social Science, Global Health
John B. Blevins, Mohamed F. Jalloh and David A. Robinson
109(3), pp. 379–384
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BLACK CHURCH

We’ve Come This Far by Faith: The Role of the Black Church in Public Health
Prevention, Health Promotion, Public Health Practice, Community Health, Health Education, Race/Ethnicity, African Americans/Blacks
LaPrincess C. Brewer and David R. Williams
109(3), pp. 385–386
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AJPH PERSPECTIVES

ARBOVIRUS

Emerging and Reemerging Aedes-Transmitted Arbovirus Infections in the Region of the Americas: Implications for Health Policy
Infections, Immunization/Vaccines, Public Health Practice, Other Infections, Health Policy, Epidemiology, Global Health
Marcos A. Espinal, Jon K. Andrus, Barbara Jauregui, Stephen Hull Waterman, David Michael Morens, Jose Ignacio Santos, Olaf Horstick, Lorraine Ayana Francis and Daniel Olson
109(3), pp. 387–392
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OPIOIDS

Proliferation of Cash-Only Buprenorphine Treatment Clinics: A Threat to the Nation’s Response to the Opioid Crisis
Substance Use, Health Service Delivery, Health Professionals, Drugs, Health Care Facilities/Services, Health Financing
Art Van Zee and David A. Fiellin
109(3), pp. 393–394
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VETERANS

Grief in Veterans: An Unexplored Consequence of War
Occupational Health, Mental Health, Injury/Emergency Care/Violence
Pauline Lubens and Roxane Cohen Silver
109(3), pp. 394–395
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GUN VIOLENCE

Let’s Bring the Full Power of Science to Gun Violence Prevention
Injury/Emergency Care/Violence
Mark L. Rosenberg
109(3), pp. 396–397
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AJPH HISTORY

IONIZING RADIATION

109(3), pp. 398–405
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OPIOIDS

Curb Heroin In Plants (C.H.I.P.): Revisiting a Mid-1970s Intervention Into Workplace Heroin Addiction Created and Led by Detroit Autoworkers
Substance Use, Urban Health, Health Service Delivery, Public Health Practice, Drugs, Socioeconomic Factors, History
Jeremy Milloy
109(3), pp. 406–411
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AJPH LAW & ETHICS

ABORTION

Abortion Disclosure Laws and the First Amendment: The Broader Public Health Implications of the Supreme Court’s Becerra Decision
Government, Surveys, Statistics/Evaluation/Research, Health Policy, Health Law
Jennifer L. Pomeranz
109(3), pp. 412–418
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OPIOIDS

109(3), pp. 419–422
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CANNABIS

Conflict of Interest Provisions in State Laws Governing Medical and Adult Use Cannabis
Substance Use, Government, Ethics, Public Health Practice, Drugs, Health Policy, Health Law
Candice M. Bowling and Stanton A. Glantz
109(3), pp. 423–426
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TOBACCO

The Pro-Equity Potential of Tobacco Retailer Licensing Regulations in Philadelphia
Tobacco, Substance Use, Tobacco Control, Nutrition/Food, Health Policy
Hannah G. Lawman
109(3), pp. 427–428
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DACA

The Impact of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Medical Students—A Scarce Resource to US Health Care
Other Race/Ethnicity, Immigration, Health Policy, Health Education, Race/Ethnicity, Epidemiology
Julio C. Ramos, Wil Lieberman-Cribbin, Christina Gillezeau, Naomi Alpert, Maaike van Gerwen, Stephanie Tuminello, Raja Flores and Emanuela Taioli
109(3), pp. 429–431
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MEDICAL BANKRUPTCY

Medical Bankruptcy: Still Common Despite the Affordable Care Act
Insurance, Other Health Financing, Health Reform, Health Policy, Health Financing
David U. Himmelstein, Robert M. Lawless, Deborah Thorne, Pamela Foohey and Steffie Woolhandler
109(3), pp. 431–433
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AJPH POLICY

OPIOIDS

Impact of Medicaid Restrictions on Availability of Buprenorphine in Addiction Treatment Programs
Substance Use, Health Service Delivery, Drugs, Health Financing, Access to Care
Christina M. Andrews, Amanda J. Abraham, Colleen M. Grogan, Melissa A. Westlake, Harold A. Pollack and Peter D. Friedmann
109(3), pp. 434–436
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DISASTERS

From Disaster Response to Community Recovery: Nongovernmental Entities, Government, and Public Health
Government, Housing and Health, Nutrition/Food, Environment, Community Health, Health Policy, Social Science
Daniel Sledge and Herschel F. Thomas
109(3), pp. 437–444
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AJPH METHODS

OPIOIDS

Estimating the Number of People Who Inject Drugs in A Rural County in Appalachia
Substance Use, Rural Health, Public Health Practice, Drugs, HIV/AIDS
Sean T. Allen, Allison O’Rourke, Rebecca Hamilton White, Kristin E. Schneider, Michael Kilkenny and Susan G. Sherman
109(3), pp. 445–450
Free

AJPH SURVEILLANCE

RISK FUNCTIONS

Using Animations of Risk Functions to Visualize Trends in US All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality, 1968–2016
Mortality, Other Statistics/Evaluation/Research, Statistics/Evaluation/Research, Epidemiology, Media
Jacqueline E. Rudolph, Stephen R. Cole, Jessie K. Edwards, Eric A. Whitsel, Marc L. Serre and David B. Richardson
109(3), pp. 451–453
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AJPH PRACTICE

SYRINGE EXCHANGE

Examining Social–Ecological Factors in Developing the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness Syringe Exchange Program
Substance Use, Infections, Prevention, Hepatitis, Public Health Practice, Drugs, HIV/AIDS
Jelani Kerr, Melissa Atlas, Wayne Crabtree, Yu-Ting Chen and Sarah Moyer
109(3), pp. 454–457
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AJPH OPEN-THEMED RESEARCH

POLICE-RELATED DEATHS

Police-Related Deaths and Neighborhood Economic and Racial/Ethnic Polarization, United States, 2015–2016
Other Race/Ethnicity, Injury/Emergency Care/Violence, Socioeconomic Factors, Race/Ethnicity, Epidemiology, Social Science
Justin M. Feldman, Sofia Gruskin, Brent A. Coull and Nancy Krieger
109(3), pp. 458–464
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TOBACCO

Trajectories of Tobacco and Nicotine Use Across Young Adulthood, Texas, 2014–2017
Tobacco, Substance Use, Other Tobacco
Alexandra Loukas, C. Nathan Marti and Cheryl L. Perry
109(3), pp. 465–471
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MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION

Economic Benefit of “Modern” Nonemergency Medical Transportation That Utilizes Digital Transportation Networks
Health Service Delivery, Community Health, Socioeconomic Factors, Health Policy
Danielle H. Rochlin, Chuan-Mei Lee, Claudia Scheuter, Arnold Milstein and Robert M. Kaplan
109(3), pp. 472–474
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CHILD ABUSE

History of Childhood Abuse in Populations Incarcerated in Canada: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Prevention, Child and Adolescent Health, Injury/Emergency Care/Violence, Other Child and Adolescent Health
Claire Bodkin, Lucie Pivnick, Susan J. Bondy, Carolyn Ziegler, Ruth Elwood Martin, Carey Jernigan and Fiona Kouyoumdjian
109(3), pp. e1–e11
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CESAREAN SECTION

The Rates and Medical Necessity of Cesarean Delivery in the Era of the Two-Child Policy in Hubei and Gansu Provinces, China
Health Policy, Epidemiology, Maternal and Infant Health
Zijun Liao, Yubo Zhou, Hongtian Li, Cheng Wang, Dunjin Chen and Jianmeng Liu
109(3), pp. 476–482
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HOMICIDES

Upsurge of Homicides and Its Impact on Life Expectancy and Life Span Inequality in Mexico, 2005–2015
Human Rights, Child and Adolescent Health, Injury/Emergency Care/Violence, Health Policy, Epidemiology, Adolescent Health, Men's Health
José Manuel Aburto and Hiram Beltrán-Sánchez
109(3), pp. 483–489
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TRANSPORTATION

Routine Assessment of Health Impacts of Local Transportation Plans: A Case Study From the City of Los Angeles
Exercise/Physical Activity, Other Statistics/Evaluation/Research, Chronic Disease, Cardiovascular Disease, Statistics/Evaluation/Research, Injury/Emergency Care/Violence, Health Policy, Diabetes
Will Nicholas, Irene Vidyanti, Emily Caesar and Neil Maizlish
109(3), pp. 490–496
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ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY

Funding for Abstinence-Only Education and Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention: Does State Ideology Affect Outcomes?
Child and Adolescent Health, Health Policy, Health Education, Adolescent Health, Social Science, Maternal and Infant Health, Pregnancy
Ashley M. Fox, Georgia Himmelstein, Hina Khalid and Elizabeth A. Howell
109(3), pp. 497–504
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AJPH LETTERS AND RESPONSES

METHODS

Effect Modification and Collapsibility in Evaluations of Public Health Interventions
Other Statistics/Evaluation/Research, Statistics/Evaluation/Research, Epidemiology
Miguel Angel Luque-Fernandez, Daniel Redondo-Sanchez and Michael Schomaker
109(3), pp. e12–e13
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Spiegelman and Zhou Respond
Epidemiology
Donna Spiegelman and Xin Zhou
109(3), pp. e13–e14
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DIABETES

The Need for Measuring Physical Activity and Assessing Race/Ethnicity in Community-Based Diabetes Interventions
Chronic Disease, Other Race/Ethnicity, Diabetes, Race/Ethnicity, Epidemiology
Mike Swain
109(3), pp. e15–e15
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Seligman et al. Respond
Exercise/Physical Activity, Chronic Disease, Other Race/Ethnicity, Nutrition/Food, Public Health Practice, Community Health, Diabetes, Race/Ethnicity
Hilary K. Seligman, Morgan Smith, Ilya Golovaty, Elaine Waxman and Sophie Rosenmoss
109(3), pp. e15–e16
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OTHER DEPARTMENTS

109(3), pp. 505–505
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