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What Does Being A Man Have to do with Being Healthy?

April 23, 2019

This blog was authored by Cody Ragonese, lead author of Promundo’s new report, Masculine Norms and Men’s Health: Making the Connections. A thought leader in men’s health and wellbeing, Promundo supports Prevention Institute’s “Making Connections for Mental Health and Wellbeing Among Men and Boys” initiative, funded by the Movember Foundation. Making Connections is a national initiative made up of 13 community-based coalitions that are working to improve community conditions that can affect the wellbeing of men and boys of color and military servicemembers, veterans and their families.

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Pi's Weekly Media Digest: How the sociopolitical climate affects immigrants' health and wellbeing; extreme anti-abortion bills moving forward across US

April 12, 2019

Welcome to our media digest for the week ending April 12, 2019! Each week, PI compiles a round-up of the latest public health-related news, with an eye toward media framing and language, particularly as they relate to the role of primary prevention. The views expressed in these articles do not reflect those of Prevention Institute.

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PI's media digest: New study exposes racial gap in who produces and experiences pollution, what happens to community bonds when neighborhoods gentrify

April 5, 2019

Welcome to our media digest for the week ending April 5, 2019! Each week, PI compiles a round-up of the latest public health-related news, with an eye toward media framing and language, particularly as they relate to the role of primary prevention. The views expressed in these articles do not reflect those of Prevention Institute.

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PI's Media Digest: HUD charges Facebook with violating Fair Housing Act, OK settles with Purdue Pharma, and DOJ asks that ruling overturning ACA be upheld

March 29, 2019

Welcome to our media digest for the week ending March 29, 2019! Each week, PI compiles a round-up of the latest public health-related news, with an eye toward media framing and language, particularly as they relate to the role of primary prevention. The views expressed in these articles do not reflect those of Prevention Institute.

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Advancing Health Equity and Racial Justice: Emerging Lessons from Los Angeles County’s Community Prevention and Population Health Taskforce

March 26, 2019

The following piece appeared in NACCHO's blog, NACCHO Voice, on March 26, 2019.

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PI's Media Digest: 'Epidemic of addictions' behind US drop in World Happiness Report rankings, Facebook says it will bar companies from targeting ads on basis of sex, race, and age

March 22, 2019

Welcome to our media digest for the week ending March 22, 2019! Each week, PI compiles a round-up of the latest public health-related news, with an eye toward media framing and language, particularly as they relate to the role of primary prevention. The views expressed in these articles do not reflect those of Prevention Institute.

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A Key Victory in the Long Struggle for Park Equity in the LA Region

March 20, 2019

On Tuesday March 5, 2019, the LA County Board of Supervisors approved funding guidelines for Measure A, the Safe, Clean Neighborhood Parks and Beaches Measure. Their vote will provide $22 million per year in funding to eliminate park inequities in park-poor, low-income Latino and Black neighborhoods.

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PI's Media Digest: Sandy Hook families can sue Remington over firearm marketing; CA SG Dr. Burke Harris focuses on toxic stress in children; youth climate strike today

March 15, 2019

Welcome to our media digest for the week ending March 15, 2019! Each week, PI compiles a round-up of the latest public health-related news, with an eye toward media framing and language, particularly as they relate to the role of primary prevention. The views expressed in these articles do not reflect those of Prevention Institute.

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PI's Media Digest: Park equity in LA County, new research on mental health and green spaces

March 7, 2019

Welcome to our media digest for the week ending March 7, 2019! Each week, PI compiles a round-up of the latest public health-related news, with an eye toward media framing and language, particularly as they relate to the role of primary prevention. The views expressed in these articles do not reflect those of Prevention Institute.

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PI's Media Digest: Pathways to reduce child poverty in the US by half, new Title X rules threaten funding for reproductive healthcare providers

March 1, 2019

Welcome to our media digest for the week ending March 1, 2019! Each week, PI compiles a round-up of the latest public health-related news, with an eye toward media framing and language, particularly as they relate to the role of primary prevention. The views expressed in these articles do not reflect those of Prevention Institute.

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