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For my last post I want to discuss a recent interest of mine, the built environment. When I think about the built environment and public health, I think it is important to make the healthy choice the ...

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Jan 20

For my last post I want to discuss a recent interest of mine, the built environment. When I think about the built environment and public health, I think it is important to make the healthy choice the easiest choice for our communities. SWIPE to read more about the relationship between our built environment and health. #ambassadortakeover #publichealth #healthandenvironment

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Hi all, I hope everyone is having a great start to the work week.

Today I want to talk about cervical cancer.

January is cervical cancer awareness month. There are different ways to...

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Jan 18

Hi all, I hope everyone is having a great start to the work week.

Today I want to talk about cervical cancer.

January is cervical cancer awareness month. There are different ways to help prevent cervical cancer.

1. HPV vaccines protect against infection from 9 HPV types that can be attributed to most cases of genital warts, cervical, oropharyngeal, anal, penile, vaginal, and vulvar cancers.

2. A pap test is done to collect cells in the cervix to look for pre-cancer or cancerous cells.

3. HPV test is done to detect HPV.

A pap test is usually done alone between the ages 21-29, however if a pap test comes back abnormal an HPV test will be done. HPV testing along with Pap test are done starting at age 30.

It is important to remember that most HPV cases will not turn into cancer. However, it is critical to stay on top of your health. Help spread the word to make sure your loved ones have received the HPV vaccine, if eligible, and are up to date on recommended screenings. #ambassadortakeover #cervicalcancerawareness #publichealth

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Hello everyone! My name is Michelle, and I will be taking over TIPH social media this week.
I am a 2nd year MPH student at the Colorado School of Public Health at the University of Northern ...

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Jan 16

Hello everyone! My name is Michelle, and I will be taking over TIPH social media this week.
I am a 2nd year MPH student at the Colorado School of Public Health at the University of Northern Colorado. My concentration is community health education. I also work at our local health department promoting women’s health screenings. This week I will be discussing women’s health, cervical cancer awareness, and the built environment’s interaction with our health. These are a few of my current interests and passions in public health. I look forward to interacting with you all! @colorado.sph
#ambassadortakeover

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4 Ways to Combat Diet Culture in Public Health!
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It’s the last day of my takeover, and I wanted to end it on a more positive note and discuss how we as public health professionals can ...

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Jan 14

4 Ways to Combat Diet Culture in Public Health!
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It’s the last day of my takeover, and I wanted to end it on a more positive note and discuss how we as public health professionals can stop diet culture in its tracks!
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The four ways listed are just a FEW ways we can work towards an anti-diet culture framework in the health field, and a small view into making public health a more caring and inclusive space.
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I encourage everyone in public health and beyond to do more research into this topic and how we can support ALL bodies as health professionals. I’ve also listed my sources in the second slide if you’d like to learn more about the topics mentioned.
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I also just want to say thank you to everyone for their support this week and following along on my #ambassadortakeover ! Thank you again to @tulane_sphtm and @tu.nutrition for the support and nomination! If you’d like to learn more about this topic, or learn about me or my work as a MPH Nutrition student, feel free to follow along @nutritionlo ! #rollwave #nutritionmph #nutritionstudent #tiph #thisispublichealth

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✨3 Ways Diet Culture Impacts Public Health
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This is a topic really near and dear to my heart, and I’m really excited at the opportunity to discuss it here on ...

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Jan 12

✨3 Ways Diet Culture Impacts Public Health
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This is a topic really near and dear to my heart, and I’m really excited at the opportunity to discuss it here on @thisispublichealth! Diet culture, unfortunately, has made its presence known all throughout public health, and by identifying where it is and how it’s impacted us, we can address it and fix it as public health professionals!
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This is just a small snippet into the impacts of diet culture, and is a worthy topic to learn more about! If you’re interested in learning more, I’ve included my sources at the end of the post. Thanks for swiping through and make sure to like, share, or save to remember to keep coming back for more content on diet culture this week!
#thisispublichealth #tiph #ambassadortakeover #nutritionstudent #nutritionmph #rollwave @tulane_sphtm @tu.nutrition @nutritionlo

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The first step to addressing diet culture’s impact on public health is to define it! Diet culture within itself is not just one thing, but tons of societal and historical influences that continue to...

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Jan 11

The first step to addressing diet culture’s impact on public health is to define it! Diet culture within itself is not just one thing, but tons of societal and historical influences that continue to affect our views of health and body size today.
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Over the next few days, I’ll be pointing out specific ways that diet culture impacts public health practices and how to combat it as public health professionals!
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Thanks for reading! #ambassadortakeover #tiph #rollwave @tulane_sphtm @tu.nutrition
Source: UC San Diego Recreation - Anita Daryanani

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Social determinants of health are non-medical factors that can affect the risks and outcomes of health at all stages of our lives. Social determinants also influence health inequities, the unfair and ...

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Jan 6

Social determinants of health are non-medical factors that can affect the risks and outcomes of health at all stages of our lives. Social determinants also influence health inequities, the unfair and avoidable differences in health and access to health care. As we learn more about the social determinants of serious mental illness, we can become better advocates and address these disparities for social justice.

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#AmbassadorTakeover #publichealth #mentalhealth #seriousmentalillness #SMI #sbu #stonybrookuniversity #sbupph #socialjustice #healthequity #socialdeterminantsofhealth #tiph #thisispublichealth

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❌The media often presents serious mental illness as a predisposition to chaos and violence. This is not AT ALL true and only further stigmatizes individuals who have been diagnosed.

❌The...

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Jan 5

❌The media often presents serious mental illness as a predisposition to chaos and violence. This is not AT ALL true and only further stigmatizes individuals who have been diagnosed.

❌The media has also played a role in downplaying how severely impairing living with certain symptoms can be. This can lead to stigmatizing ideas like, people with serious mental illness are weak, lazy, or just not trying hard enough.

☑️We can do better! We can have conversations and advocate for more community education programs so that we can ALL better understand mental illness and support mental health. ⬆️Check out our story for sources!
@sbupublichealth
#AmbassadorTakeover #publichealth #mentalhealth #seriousmentalillness #SMI #sbu #stonybrookuniversity #sbupph #endstigma #tiph #thisispublichealth

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Today, we’ll go over some of the basics: what is serious mental illness, the current statistics, and, why it is important for serious mental illness to be a topic of public health. 🔴 Check our ...

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Jan 4

Today, we’ll go over some of the basics: what is serious mental illness, the current statistics, and, why it is important for serious mental illness to be a topic of public health. 🔴 Check our story for links to sources and more information!
@sbupublichealth
#AmbassadorTakeover #publichealth #mentalhealth #seriousmentalillness #SMI #sbu #stonybrookuniversity #sbupph #tiph #thisispublichealth

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Happy first week of 2022 🎉
My name is Cheyanne and I’ll be taking over TIPH’s social media this week to talk about serious mental illness and public health.
I'm in my second year ...

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Jan 3

Happy first week of 2022 🎉
My name is Cheyanne and I’ll be taking over TIPH’s social media this week to talk about serious mental illness and public health.
I'm in my second year of a three year dual masters degree program in Social Work and Public Health at Stony Brook University. I have worked in psychiatric research for over 6 years, and for the last 4 I’ve been the lead interviewer on a 27+ year longitudinal study of first episode psychosis. This experience has introduced me to an incredibly resilient, brilliant, and kind group of individuals with serious mental illnesses. There’s a lot of misinformation and stigma surrounding serious mental illness and I’m hoping to share some information with you this week so that we, as future public health professionals (and humans!), can help. @sbupublichealth
#AmbassadorTakeover #publichealth #mentalhealth #seriousmentalillness #SMI #sbu #stonybrookuniversity #tiph #thisispublichealth

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TIPH Ambassadors Maddie K. and Liz L. are currently leading the December-January TIPH book club reading of Dreamland by Sam Quinones.

Curious on what other books they've been reading ...

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Dec 23

TIPH Ambassadors Maddie K. and Liz L. are currently leading the December-January TIPH book club reading of Dreamland by Sam Quinones.

Curious on what other books they've been reading this year? Check out their 2021 selections and let us know in the comments if you've read their favorites, or what other books have piqued your interest throughout the year.

If you're interested in following along with the book club, find the "TIPH Book Club" link in our bio for more information and read the latest discussion posts!

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As we go into the holidays, get vaccinated, protect yourself and your loved ones. The COVID 19 vaccine remains the best protection against the virus and its variants.

Protect yourself and ...

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Dec 22

As we go into the holidays, get vaccinated, protect yourself and your loved ones. The COVID 19 vaccine remains the best protection against the virus and its variants.

Protect yourself and your community. Feel free to add a comment or ask a question in the comment section below.

Happy Holidays!

#momsandbabieshealthmatter
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Our body records all of our life experiences and as a result, tells a story of one's past and that of the preceeding generation (Richardson, Hussey, and Strutz, 2012).

Mental, physical ...

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Dec 21

Our body records all of our life experiences and as a result, tells a story of one's past and that of the preceeding generation (Richardson, Hussey, and Strutz, 2012).

Mental, physical and social states of women are crucial before, during and after pregnancy. Adverse life experiences among women during the lifespan may have an impact on pregnancy and birth outcomes.

A healthy baby starts with a healthy mom.

#thisispublichealth #ambassadortakeover
#momshealthmatters

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Public health has advanced in a lot of ways. From advances in vital statistics records to reducing maternal and child mortality and morbidity.

We should never forget the role of vaccination ...

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Dec 20

Public health has advanced in a lot of ways. From advances in vital statistics records to reducing maternal and child mortality and morbidity.

We should never forget the role of vaccination in preventing deadly childhood and other infectious diseases.

Also, improved life expectancy through safer foods, water and roads. Healthy strategies to prevent chronic diseases and prolong life.

Public health professionals rock!

#ambassadortakeover #thisispublichealth #publichealthrocks #publichealthachievements

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Today, I will highlight some of the ways public health do protect and improve health. From disease prevention to prolonging lives.

As we go into the holidays, vaccination remains the best ...

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Dec 17

Today, I will highlight some of the ways public health do protect and improve health. From disease prevention to prolonging lives.

As we go into the holidays, vaccination remains the best option to prevent the spread of COVID19 and its variants. Protect your family and the community.

#thisispublichealth #ambassadortakeover #publichealthprotects

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Hello everyone, my name is Ngozi, and I will be taking over TIPH social media this week. I am a second year MPH student in Epidemiology at the Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University.
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Dec 16

Hello everyone, my name is Ngozi, and I will be taking over TIPH social media this week. I am a second year MPH student in Epidemiology at the Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University.
My research interests are infectious disease, maternal & child health and health disparities. This week I will be highlighting Public Health and its achievements with a focus on maternal and child health.
I look forward to sharing my interests with you. Kindly feel free to drop comments and /or questions you may have about Public Health in the comment section.

#ambassadortakeover #epidemiology #publichealth #drexeluniversity

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Hi everyone!

Did you know that malaria is caused by a parasite spread by mosquitos, or that the recently developed malaria vaccine is the first approved vaccine for a parasitic disease? The ...

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Dec 10

Hi everyone!

Did you know that malaria is caused by a parasite spread by mosquitos, or that the recently developed malaria vaccine is the first approved vaccine for a parasitic disease? The World Health Organization recommended this vaccine for widespread use this year, representing a big step forward in children's health.

I enjoyed posting this week in the #AmbassadorTakeover! Thank you all for your interest and participation.

-Lauren K

#epidemiology #malaria #publichealth

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Did you know that John Snow is considered the "father of epidemiology," or that smallpox was officially globally eradicated in 1980? It helps to think about where we started to fully ...

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Dec 8

Did you know that John Snow is considered the "father of epidemiology," or that smallpox was officially globally eradicated in 1980? It helps to think about where we started to fully appreciate epidemiology and public health as we know it today. Here are some history of infectious disease epidemiology fast facts! #AmbassadorTakeover #epidemiology #publichealth #vaccines

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As the holiday season continues, many plan to host larger celebrations and the immunization status of guests is becoming a topic of conversation. We are helping to make it easier to share your ...

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Dec 7

As the holiday season continues, many plan to host larger celebrations and the immunization status of guests is becoming a topic of conversation. We are helping to make it easier to share your vaccination status with these bold new graphics.

Learn how to access the downloadable files via the link in our bio.

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Hi everyone! My name is Lauren, and I will be taking over TIPH social media this week as a part of #AmbassadorTakeover. I'm currently a second-year PhD student in Epidemiology at University of ...

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Dec 6

Hi everyone! My name is Lauren, and I will be taking over TIPH social media this week as a part of #AmbassadorTakeover. I'm currently a second-year PhD student in Epidemiology at University of Maryland School of Public Health. I have many research interests, but most recently I am focused on COVID-19, vaccination, and vaccine hesitancy. I also have a passion for sharing information about public health - usually I do this as a Teaching Assistant (shout out to my students this semester). I am excited that this week I get to share with all of you!

Please feel free to drop questions you have about public health graduate studies in the comments.

#universityofmaryland #epidemiology

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