Today in @jhppl.bsky.social, we show that few Americans express strong concern about H5N1 health risks. That's a problem, because public apathy may impede an already-sluggish policy response to a potential pandemic (as @propublica.org documented this week). read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

@thcallaghan.bsky.social & @mattmotta.bsky.social evaluate the challenge that polarization poses for our health and importantly, they propose a three-pronged path for better understanding and overcoming polarization in health and medicine. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

I know I speak for both @thcallaghan.bsky.social and I when I say we're so excited to collaborate with this amazing team!

I'm excited to say that The Politics and Health Lab @busph.bsky.social which I co-direct with @mattmotta.bsky.social, will be hosing a Public Health Conversation this Fall about vaccine hesitancy! You can register to attend the zoom webinar below! publichealthconversation.org/conversation...

Happy 60th birthday to Medicare and Medicaid! Hang in there, I hear 60 is the new 40

I'm excited to say that my latest paper - focused on immunization to prevent infant RSV - has been published! You can access the paper at the link below and learn more about it in this thread! journals.lww.com/pidj/fulltex...

Great upcoming (and all too timely, given current events) panel on Medicaid with authors from @jhppl.bsky.social special issue

New SVPP data shows that anti-vaccine policymaking spiked following COVID-19, primarily due to the actions of GOP lawmakers. New state vaccine policy data (available for download!) & press release from @thcallaghan.bsky.social and I. medium.com/@mmotta_8662...

Big news from SVPP at @busph.bsky.social ! Our new working paper (w/public data!) shows that anti-vaccine state policymaking nearly doubled following COVID-19. Republican state lawmakers are overwhelmingly responsible for this trend. With: @thcallaghan.bsky.social osf.io/preprints/so...

It’s BU Giving Day - join me in supporting the Politics and Health Lab at @busph.bsky.social! @thcallaghan.bsky.social and @mattmotta.bsky.social are using cutting edge social sciences to monitor and counter the growing politicization of health & medicine. More info: sites.bu.edu/healthpoliti...

Medicaid at 60 special issue from JHPPL is out, ungated. All-star lineup includes: @povertyscholar.bsky.social @pamherd.bsky.social @laurawherryr.bsky.social @joefigs.bsky.social @charleywillison.bsky.social @ericpatashnik.bsky.social & more read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/issue/...

New at Public Health: 1 in 5 people *think* they're well-informed about Long COVID, but struggle to answer basic qs about it. "Meta-ignorance" in turn motivates vax. hesitancy. w/ @thcallaghan.bsky.social @jencornacc.bsky.social & RIDOH + Policy Lab team! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Check out this wonderful story from @busph.bsky.social about the new Politics and Health Lab that I'm launching with @mattmotta.bsky.social!!! www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...

Just posted my evaluation of what happened in the 2024 election, based on CHIP50 data. The TLDR is that the 2020 to 2024 shift was mostly a backlash of younger individuals against what had been a pretty lousy 4 years for them. www.chip50.org/blog/the-gen... @hongqu.bsky.social

New study with @wrigleyfield.bsky.social & colleagues finds that excess deaths among young U.S. adults have surged since 2011, accelerating during the pandemic and remaining high in 2023. Our research shows that this crisis extends far beyond drug overdoses. 🧵 (1/6) jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

💉Sharing our new paper in the Journal of Adolescent Health, led by Brianna Agnew and Annette Regan presenting a systematic scoping review of adolescent COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy! We show the need for more research that includes adolescents own perspectives. 💉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

I'm excited to announce the launch of The Politics and Health Lab at Boston University, co-directed by @mattmotta.bsky.social and myself! Our lab will highlight research on the growing politicization of health and strategies to overcome it @busph.bsky.social sites.bu.edu/healthpoliti...

Biden's claim that he would've won in Nov. isn't backed up by most polling data. It also ignores the tremendous impact Harris' campaign had on fundraising for Dems down-ballot, which we document in a naturally-occurring experiment conducted before/after Biden dropped out. osf.io/preprints/so...

It’s been so much fun to join some of @busph.bsky.social’s best students for the Massachusetts Health Policy Forum! Students have gotten to learn from the state’s most important health policy officials and visit some of the key centers of health policy making for the state. What a wonderful event!

NEW from @thcallaghan.bsky.social, K. Goidel, M. Stein, and I at HEPL. Concerns about supply shortages have no influence on public support for physicians' ability to prescribe ozempic off-label. But, concerns about potential health risks do. More here! 👇 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Have you ever wondered what the public thinks about weight loss medications like Ozempic? I'm excited to say that my new paper with @mattmotta.bsky.social and colleagues tackles this question, examining public concerns about safety and supply shortages. Check it out here 👇! doi.org/10.1017/S174...

New AVMA guidance highlights the dangers of feeding cats raw food. Unfortunately, we find that public H5N1 concern is low, which may impede our public health response. @stecula.bsky.social @thcallaghan.bsky.social @klunztrujillo.bsky.social @ophiryotam.bsky.social @drorwalter.bsky.social

New at Vaccine from our team (led by Ali Moghtaderi). Declining school vax rates; especially in states that allow for non-med exemptions. States that *removed* exemptions experienced an increase. With: @thcallaghan.bsky.social @aportnoy.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

In Covid’s wake, CDC proposed reforms that aim to enhance its performance during the next pandemic. But would they work? Check out Ann Keller’s new ungated JHPPL article #healthpolicy #publichealth: read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

New SVPP Report from @thcallaghan.bsky.social and I. Even with RFK Jr. at the helm of DHHS, most vaccine policymaking will fall to the states. Unfortunately, many are taking aim at vaccine access. We detail a few concerning bills from the prev. leg. cycle ('23). medium.com/@mmotta_8662...

Re-upping this working paper, in light of news that bird flu has been detected in raw milk in CA. Lack of concern about the dangers of raw milk could undermine our policy response to bird flu's increasing public health risks.

NEW in PuHe -- we document significant RSV vax hesitancy. But! Our ongoing work (link in comments) suggests that emphasizing regret assoc. w/non-vax can boost uptake intentions. @thcallaghan.bsky.social @jencornacc.bsky.social & The Policy Lab/RIDOH Team. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New Article Alert! I'm excited to say that my latest paper - focused on vaccine spillover and confidence in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa - has been published in Vaccine! Shoutout to our amazing team - Alee Lockman, Christy Blackburn, and Brian Colwell! authors.elsevier.com/c/1k5Jq,60n7...

NEW State Vaccine Policy Project Report from @timcallaghan.bsky.social & I. Key findings: 💉>300 anti-vaccine bills introduced in state leg. 💉 84% of anti-vax bills introduced by Republicans 💉Dozens of anti-vax bills passed into law More here: medium.com/@mmotta_8662...

Introducing: The State Vaccine Policy Project! (SVPP) This Fall, @timcallaghan.bsky.social and I will share insights from our efforts to track vaccine-related legislation in state houses across the US, from 1980-pres. First report scheduled for early Oct.! 💉📊 medium.com/@mmotta_8662...

NEW in AJPH -- Julie Pacheco, @sarahgollust.bsky.social, @timcallaghan.bsky.social, & I argue that the inclusion of Party ID in PH svys can enrich our understanding of health inequities and their political determinants.  First look available here! ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/epdf/10....

New in AJPH, a call for collecting information about individuals' partisanship in public health research. Thrilled to collaborate with the "dream team" of @timcallaghan.bsky.social @mattmotta.bsky.social & Julie Pacheco to get this argument out! ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2...

I'm thrilled to announce that Rural Healthy People 2030 - a once per decade edited book volume on rural health in America - has been published! I'm also excited to be both an author of the edited volume and multiple book chapters! srhrc.tamu.edu/documents/ru...

NEW from our team at @ThePolicyTweets & RIDOH In a nationally rep. svy, just 14% of adults aged 60+ report vaccinating against RSV. A majority (53%) plan to refuse RSV vax. going forward Inc: @timcallaghan.bsky.social, Jenny Ross, David Yokum, & more! osf.io/preprints/so...

New in JHPPL advanced pubs: special issue on Polarization, Partisanship & Health. With @sarahgollust.bsky.social @efranklinfowler.bsky.social @adrianna.bsky.social @timcallaghan.bsky.social @mattmotta.bsky.social and many more! Ungated: read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/advanc...

Important new findings about the success (or lack thereof) of California's elimination of vaccine mandates... www.mercurynews.com/2023/09/10/5...

Congratulations to Tim Callaghan and Simon Haeder, the winners of this year’s David Kline Jones award for the Health Politics and Policy section of #APSA23