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Nonprofit critical public health research group
https://criticalpublichealth.org
New special issue of
@cphjournal.bsky.social
: Reproductive Vulnerabilities: A Critical Perspective
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Guest edited by
@laurasochas.bsky.social
, Kaveri Qureshi & Philip Kreager
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Vol. 2 No. 3 (2025) | Journal of Critical Public Health
https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jcph/issue/view/5576
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"In times of crisis, the instinct to stay quiet can feel protective. But if we can’t speak freely or self-correct publicly, we lose the credibility we need most. And that ultimately harms the very communities we’re trying to serve moving forward."
cphn.net/blog/
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Blog
What is the role of critical public health in crisis? by Tamar Antin If you’ve been reading the news, you know that public health in the United States is under direct threat from our own government…
https://cphn.net/blog/
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"The repair of trust will not happen through simply denouncing populists... Repair will require honesty around uncertainty and ignorance, compassion for those whose views are different, and a willingness to speak about uncomfortable dilemmas..."
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"Stigma Is Not the Solution to the Drug Crisis" by Katherine Beckett & Craig Reinarman in
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Stigma Is Not the Solution to the Drug Crisis
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10.1177/15365042251351977
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Cristian Montenegro
6 months ago
New article in Social Theory & Health, co-authored with
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, open access. In a nutshell we argue that that lived-experience research is not the same as qualitative sociology in health research. The difference exists and matters. Read here:
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Your Local Epidemiologist
7 months ago
1/ The phrase “
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@kmpanthagani.bsky.social
breaks it down in her most recent health (mis)communication post 🧵
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Today is OABT-LA World No Tobacco Day Virtual Event: Serving Tobacco Prevention Realness for LGBTQ+ Community and Allies via
@calgbtqhealth.bsky.social
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Division on Addiction
7 months ago
New on The BASIS: As part of our May Special Series, we review a study by researchers from
@criticalpublichealth.org
that explored how sexual and gender minority young adults perceive and engage in tobacco harm reduction strategies.
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Undark Magazine
8 months ago
How are executive orders affecting federally funded scientific journals? Read more about the tensions between political mandates and research integrity.
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The Chilling Effect of DEI Crackdowns in Scientific Publishing
Trump’s executive orders are affecting how federally funded journals operate. Some researchers have raised alarms.
https://undark.org/2025/05/14/dei-crackdown-scientific-publishing/
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"So, I’m focusing on three things: Fight for people, not institutions. Meet questions with empathy. Look for opportunity in the rubble—because it’s there, if we’re willing to see it. Even when it’s hard." -
@ylepidemiologist.bsky.social
yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/a-meeting-...
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A meeting with the MAHA grassroots
What I heard and how I’m approaching this moment.
https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/a-meeting-with-the-maha-grassroots
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Judith Green
9 months ago
It's out! 5th edition of
#qual
#methods
for health research now published, and in a library near you soon!
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Tamar Antin
9 months ago
Grateful to those resisting political interference in science, not to mention the reckless cutting of research funding without cause.
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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Researchers, ACLU sue over Trump's 'ideological purge' of NIH grants
Scientific researchers on Wednesday sued to secure reinstatement of National Institutes of Health grants that funded research on topics like LGBTQ health, COVID-19 and vaccine hesitancy canceled by Republican President Donald Trump's administration as part of an "ideological purge."
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/researchers-aclu-sue-over-trumps-ideological-purge-nih-grants-2025-04-02/
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When a journal seeks to remove accurate information related to gender and sexual orientation from a paper, that's "a sign to us that they are not upholding principles of scientific integrity." -
@tamar-antin.bsky.social
www.npr.org/2025/04/01/n...
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Top scientists warn that Trump policies are causing a 'climate of fear' in research
Some 2,000 scientists, including dozens of Nobel Prize winners, have signed an open letter warning that the U.S. lead in science is being "decimated" by the Trump administration's cuts to research.
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/01/nx-s1-5347411/scientists-trump-research-national-academies-open-letter
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"A climate of fear has descended on the research community. Researchers... are removing their names from publications, abandoning studies, and rewriting grant proposals and papers to remove scientifically accurate terms... that agencies are flagging as objectionable."
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9 months ago
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Stand Up for Science!
10 months ago
Unfortunately, there was another round of FUNDED grants cancelled yesterday. These illegal cuts stop projects that have been in progress for years, interrupt lifesaving research, and destroy the public good of science in the US. If you were impacted, please share you story with us:
fedfreeze.org
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FedFreeze.org
Fight Trump's funding freeze to protect lifesaving care and research.
https://fedfreeze.org/
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Scott Delaney
10 months ago
The crush of new grant cancellations hasn't let up. If your grant was terminated (or your app was pulled) please use this Google Form👇 to submit details for tracking purposes. Multiple advocacy efforts are moving forward, but we must must must know more about what grants were cancelled and why.
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Cancelled NIH grant information submission form
Please use this form to submit information identifying specific NIH grants that have been cancelled for any reason after January 20, 2025. Data from this form will be used to update the Rescinded NIH...
https://forms.gle/Ncij4f9isPQzFhH67
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Ariel Beccia
10 months ago
good piece on last week's devastating cuts to queer health research: "This termination has broader implications ... It sets a concerning precedent where scientific inquiry is stifled by political rhetoric, potentially erasing entire communities from research agendas" -
@britshmit.bsky.social
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Scientist speaks out after NIH terminates grants including study of LGBTQ+ teens' mental health
Dr. Brittany Charlton is speaking out after the NIH terminated all of her grants studying how discriminatory laws impact mental health among LGBTQ+ teens.
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/scientist-speaks-after-nih-terminates-grants-including-study/story?id=120020702
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Researchers say the US government tried to erase sexual orientation from their findings
Two California researchers say a U.S. government health publication instructed them to remove data on sexual orientation from a scientific manuscript that had been accepted for publication.
https://apnews.com/article/science-trump-executive-order-gender-c44f80a1cce8b0c4751e64cc2751d67e
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David Pollock
10 months ago
This kind of bias makes these no-longer-scientific journals until corrected. "It appears that journals published by the federal government are subject to direct political interference at this time, compromising the principles of peer review and the integrity of all research published therein."
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Haylea🐈⬛
10 months ago
"But, let’s be clear. These are not editorial requests aimed at improving our science or clarifying our main arguments. Instead, they seek to obscure from view entire populations of people, such as sexual minorities, who experience tremendous inequities in health." 👏👏👏
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More 'editorial comments': "Per the Executive Order, we cannot include language surrounding gender" - with data on sexual orientation deleted from our table showing aggregated demographic characteristics of the study sample
criticalpublichealth.org/blog/2025/03...
10 months ago
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'Editorial comments' from the official journal of the US Surgeon General & US Public Health Service: "Please use another word, in order to comply with the Executive Order."
criticalpublichealth.org/blog/2025/03...
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@alt-hhs.altgov.info
@altnih4science.bsky.social
We recently got a paper back from a journal published by the US Surgeon General + US Public Health Service, where they asked us to change language and remove data "to comply with the Executive Order."
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Last week we officially withdrew a paper accepted for publication in a scientific journal because of editorial requests to remove language deemed out of compliance with executive orders.
criticalpublichealth.org/blog/2025/03...
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Resisting Attacks on Science - Center for Critical Public Health
So it happened. We have officially withdrawn a paper accepted for publication in a scientific journal because of editorial requests to remove language deemed out of compliance with executive orders.
https://criticalpublichealth.org/blog/2025/03/21/resisting-attacks-on-science/
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In "disheartening" conversations with fellow NIH-funded researchers, one said they "shelved a proposal on sexual and gender minority health because 'what was the point?' Another abandoned a manuscript out of fear of retaliation from a government funder."
criticalpublichealth.org/blog/2025/03...
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Self Censorship in Research - Center for Critical Public Health
I fully recognize why social scientists craft their proposals to align with a funder’s mission – this is the reality of grantsmanship. In a soft-money research environment, success depends not … Self ...
https://criticalpublichealth.org/blog/2025/03/17/self-censorship-in-research/
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Tamar Antin
10 months ago
One recent piece of evidence here:
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Republican Medicaid cuts could shutter rural hospitals, maternity care
Potential Medicaid cuts could devastate America’s teetering rural health-care system and jeopardize Republicans’ political power among rural voters.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/03/08/medicaid-cuts-rural-hospitals/
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Tamar Antin
10 months ago
Our latest editorial is now live! We were worried about rural health before, and now the evidence is rolling in—sadly, it seems that rural communities will, in fact, be left behind again... Read more ⬇️ and a link to the article published by
@cphjournal.bsky.social
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Critical Public Health Perspectives on Rural Outrage
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Critical Public Health Perspectives on Rural Outrage - Center for Critical Public Health
Our new editorial, “Left behind again: Rural America and the hypocrisy of populism,” has just been published in the Journal of Critical Public Health. In it, we explore the sources … Critical Public H...
https://criticalpublichealth.org/blog/2025/03/10/critical-public-health-perspectives-on-rural-outrage/
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"The Battle for Scientific Integrity: What is our fate as federally-funded researchers?" by
@tamar-antin.bsky.social
criticalpublichealth.org/blog/2025/02...
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The Battle for Scientific Integrity: What is our fate as federally-funded researchers? - Center for Critical Public Health
While scholars have long debated whether truly impartial funding sources for research exist, many consider that the federal government comes the closest. Given the current environment, can our governm...
https://criticalpublichealth.org/blog/2025/02/26/the-battle-for-scientific-integrity/
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Life on the federal grant roller coaster amid executive attempts to suppress science
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Dr. Leonard Syme - Center for Critical Public Health
This week I learned of Dr. Leonard Syme’s passing. I met Dr. Syme over twenty years ago. Though our encounter was brief, that single meeting with him set me on … Dr. Leonard Syme Read More
https://criticalpublichealth.org/blog/2025/01/29/dr-leonard-syme/
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"Public health data and communication [are] a vital resource, as valuable as gold, for protecting American lives... The longer this instability and information drip-feed continues, the greater the biosecurity risk."
yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/data-and-c...
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Data and communication are gold
What the hell is going on?
https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/data-and-communication-are-gold
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After the federal grant freeze, "I spent the day speaking with colleagues to be sure they understood that any freeze on our federal grants meant that our agency would be forced to lay off all staff and immediately close."
criticalpublichealth.org/blog/2025/01...
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Dr. Leonard Syme - Center for Critical Public Health
This week I learned of Dr. Leonard Syme’s passing. I met Dr. Syme over twenty years ago. Though our encounter was brief, that single meeting with him set me on … Dr. Leonard Syme Read More
https://criticalpublichealth.org/blog/2025/01/29/dr-leonard-syme/
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Kat Smith
12 months ago
Newest issue of
@cphjournal.bsky.social
out today - link below. If you think academic publishing needs to change & you work on public health, do consider publishing in, & otherwise supporting, this journal as they forge a new path, away from commercial publishers. It can't be easy but amazing to see
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