July 2024
Opioids, COVID-19,
& Fatal Overdoses
The July issue of AJPH features a special section on opioids, COVID-19, and fatal overdoses.
Select articles cover federal impacts on buprenorphine prescribing, fatal overdose rate trends in Mexican cities, drug mortality among Black Americans, and state COVID-19 policies and drug overdose mortality among working-age adults.
Other articles in this issue address racial and ethnic inequities in pregnancy-associated death, LGBTQIA+ youth mental health disparities, 100 years of APHA’s Public Health Education and Health Promotion section, and more.
About the Journal
The American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) is dedicated to the publication of original work in research, research methods, and program evaluation in the field of public health. The mission of the journal is to advance public health research, policy, practice, and education.
NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
VIDEO ABSTRACTS
Promising Practices Observed in COVID-19
Vaccination Sites in the United States
Engaging Hospitalists in Shared Leadership
for Health and Safety
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PODCASTS
AJPH 6/24: Revisiting the Pioneering 1988 Report
with Michael McGuinness
Transcript (pdf)
AJPH 4/24: Preventing Injuries and Deaths From
Shootings by Police
Transcript (pdf)
AJPH 3/24: Dr. Jerome Adams: Insights & Struggles
as US Surgeon General
Transcript (pdf)
AJPH Chinese Podcast #1 2024
For more podcasts in Chinese, check out the official AJPH Podcast on SoundCloud.
Supplement 5 2024
RADx-UP: Prioritizing Community-Engaged Research
This AJPH supplement was produced in partnership with the RADx–Underserved Populations (RADx–UP) program, NIH’s single largest investment in health disparities research.
RADx–UP includes 143 community research projects that address health inequities related to COVID-19 testing and vaccination. These projects also address structural racism, environmental inequalities, and systemic oppression, all of which exacerbate inequitable disease burdens and have long-term economic consequences for public health.
By prioritizing community-engaged research, the RADx–UP program acknowledges the critical role of partnerships between community organizations and academic researchers to eliminate health disparities.
This supplement explores best practices and lessons learned and provides a model for promoting trust and sustaining collaboration to drive health equity.
Funding statement: Funding for this supplemental issue of the American Journal of Public Health on RADx: Prioritizing Community-Engaged Research was provided by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which sponsors the RADx-UP Program.