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Researchers investigate what motivates people to voluntarily wear masks

July 28, 2021 health care, pandemic, public

Protecting one’s own health is generally an important motive for voluntarily wearing a face mask during the pandemic. However, for

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Public Health Programs See Surge in Students Amid Pandemic

January 21, 2021 amid, health, in, pandemic, Programs, public, see, students, Surge

As the novel coronavirus emerged in the news in January, Sarah Keeley was working as a medical scribe and considering

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American Medical Association, the nation’s largest group of doctors, deems racism a ‘public health threat’

November 24, 2020 A, American, Association, deems, Doctors, group, health, largest, medical, nation's, of, public, racism, the, threat

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to threaten hard-hit minority communities, the nation’s largest association of doctors has passed a policy

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Public say no to supplement-enriched ‘hybrid meats’

November 19, 2020 hybrid, Meats, NO, public, Say, supplement-enriched, to

Consumers say that they may buy “hybrid meat” products that combine meat and other ingredients, but only if they include

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Chronic disease and public health failures fuel COVID-19 pandemic

October 16, 2020 (COVID-19), and, chronic, disease, failures, fuel, health, pandemic, public

Australia was not spared as a 30-year global rise in chronic illness and related risk factors such as obesity, high

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‘Take-home’ exposures are public health hazard

January 29, 2020 'Take-home', Are, exposures, Hazard, health, public

Workers in many industries inadvertently bring home toxic contaminants, endangering the health of their families. Those at greatest risk are

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Report outlines social determinants’ role in cancer and public health

October 29, 2019 and, cancer, Determinants, health, in, outlines, public, report, role, social

A new report outlines the critical role social determinants play in shaping population health, highlighting that health disparities are systemic,

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Public health experts release blueprint of an ideal supermarket layout

July 26, 2019 an, blueprint, experts, health, ideal?, layout, of, public, Release, supermarket

How a supermarket SHOULD look: Public health experts release blueprint of ideal layout that would ‘help tackle obesity’ The Royal

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New Texas bill would create easier path for vaccine exemptions in public schools

March 2, 2019 bill, create, Easier, exemptions, for, in, New, path, public, schools, Texas, vaccine, would

Teen defies mother’s wishes, gets vaccinated Getting vaccine exemptions may now be easier for residents in Texas, after a new

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When fat people dare to exercise in public

July 9, 2018 dare, exercise, fat?, in, people, public, to, when

Yoga teacher and positive body image advocate Jessamyn Stanley. The anxiety associated with traversing the workout industry is enough to

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