Journal: American journal of public health
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Weaponized Health Communication: Twitter Bots and Russian Trolls Amplify the Vaccine Debate
- OPEN
- American journal of public health
- Published over 2 years ago
- Discuss
To understand how Twitter bots and trolls (“bots”) promote online health content.
412
Evolution of Well-Being and Happiness After Increases in Consumption of Fruit and Vegetables
- OPEN
- American journal of public health
- Published over 4 years ago
- Discuss
To explore whether improvements in psychological well-being occur after increases in fruit and vegetable consumption.
359
Early Social-Emotional Functioning and Public Health: The Relationship Between Kindergarten Social Competence and Future Wellness
- OPEN
- American journal of public health
- Published over 5 years ago
- Discuss
We examined whether kindergarten teachers' ratings of children’s prosocial skills, an indicator of noncognitive ability at school entry, predict key adolescent and adult outcomes. Our goal was to determine unique associations over and above other important child, family, and contextual characteristics.
333
Socioeconomic Outcomes of Women Who Receive and Women Who Are Denied Wanted Abortions in the United States
- OPEN
- American journal of public health
- Published about 3 years ago
- Discuss
To determine the socioeconomic consequences of receipt versus denial of abortion.
329
Increasing Benzodiazepine Prescriptions and Overdose Mortality in the United States, 1996-2013
- OPEN
- American journal of public health
- Published almost 5 years ago
- Discuss
To describe trends in benzodiazepine prescriptions and overdose mortality involving benzodiazepines among US adults.
300
Probability of an Obese Person Attaining Normal Body Weight: Cohort Study Using Electronic Health Records
- OPEN
- American journal of public health
- Published over 5 years ago
- Discuss
We examined the probability of an obese person attaining normal body weight.
289
Medicaid Expansion and Infant Mortality in the United States
- OPEN
- American journal of public health
- Published about 3 years ago
- Discuss
To explore the effect of Medicaid expansion on US infant mortality rate.
274
State Medical Marijuana Laws and the Prevalence of Opioids Detected Among Fatally Injured Drivers
- OPEN
- American journal of public health
- Published over 4 years ago
- Discuss
To assess the association between medical marijuana laws (MMLs) and the odds of a positive opioid test, an indicator for prior use.
272
Population Group Abortion Rates and Lifetime Incidence of Abortion: United States, 2008-2014
- OPEN
- American journal of public health
- Published over 3 years ago
- Discuss
To assess the prevalence of abortion among population groups and changes in rates between 2008 and 2014.
263
Facebook Pages, the “Disneyland” Measles Outbreak, and Promotion of Vaccine Refusal as a Civil Right, 2009-2019
- OPEN
- American journal of public health
- Published 4 months ago
- Discuss
Objectives. To understand changes in how Facebook pages frame vaccine opposition.Methods. We categorized 204 Facebook pages expressing vaccine opposition, extracting public posts through November 20, 2019. We analyzed posts from October 2009 through October 2019 to examine if pages' content was coalescing.Results. Activity in pages promoting vaccine choice as a civil liberty increased in January 2015, April 2016, and January 2019 (t[76] = 11.33 [P < .001]; t[46] = 7.88 [P < .001]; and t[41] = 17.27 [P < .001], respectively). The 2019 increase was strongest in pages mentioning US states (t[41] = 19.06; P < .001). Discussion about vaccine safety decreased (r s [119] = -0.61; P < .001) while discussion about civil liberties increased (r s [119] = 0.33; Py < .001]). Page categories increasingly resembled one another (civil liberties: r s [119] = -0.50 [P < .001]; alternative medicine: r s [84] = -0.77 [P < .001]; conspiracy theories: r s [119] = -0.46 [P < .001]; morality: r s [106] = -0.65 [P < .001]; safety and efficacy: r s [119] = -0.46 [P < .001]).Conclusions. The "Disneyland" measles outbreak drew vaccine opposition into the political mainstream, followed by promotional campaigns conducted in pages framing vaccine refusal as a civil right. Political mobilization in state-focused pages followed in 2019.Public Health Implications. Policymakers should expect increasing attempts to alter state legislation associated with vaccine exemptions, potentially accompanied by fiercer lobbying from specific celebrities.