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12-Aug-2025

Work impairment and financial outcomes among adults with vs without long COVID

About The Study: In this prospective cohort study of adults with SARS-CoV-2 infection, participants with current self-reported long COVID (defined as developing new, persistent symptoms lasting 3 months or longer after SARS-CoV-2 infection) reported worse work impairment, missed work, and financial distress compared with those who never had long COVID, while vaccination was associated with improved work outcomes and less financial distress even among individuals with long COVID. These data underscore the need for post-pandemic assistance programs, as well as vaccination to decrease societal harms.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

12-Aug-2025

Hospital financial health and provision of obstetric and neonatal intensive care unit services

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: In this cohort study, worse hospital financial health was associated with decreased likelihood of providing perinatal services. These hospitals were more frequently located in southern and rural areas.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

12-Aug-2025

Michigan Public Health receives $1.8 million to strengthen maternal and child health workforce

University of Michigan School of Public Health
Grant and Award Announcement

Five-year federal grant will launch the University of Michigan School of Public Health's first Certificate in Maternal Child Health, training 25+ students annually through partnerships with community organizations and government agencies.

Funder: Health Resources and Services Administration

12-Aug-2025

Study looks for markers that predict risk of severe chlamydia infection

North Carolina State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study has identified markers that may predict whether a chlamydia infection is likely to ascend into the uterus and endometrium. The work could lead to new diagnostics that can predict a woman’s risk of severe infection.

Journal: Infection and Immunity
Funder: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

12-Aug-2025

UTA expands efforts to tackle nursing shortage

University of Texas at Arlington
Grant and Award Announcement

The University of Texas at Arlington, the state’s largest producer of baccalaureate-educated nurses, has received a grant to expand its efforts to address the critical nursing shortage in Texas and across the nation.

12-Aug-2025

University of Birmingham joins national rollout of ground-breaking exercise program for older adults at risk of mobility loss

University of Birmingham
Grant and Award Announcement

Three-year funding of over £1million to make the successful REACT programme available to older people at higher risk of mobility-related disability

12-Aug-2025

New core competency framework enhances support for SNAP-ED policy and environmental change implementers

Elsevier
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A recent study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, published by Elsevier, outlines a set of core competencies designed to support professionals implementing policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) change initiatives in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed). Developed through a participatory process with experienced practitioners, the framework addresses the unique demands of systems-level public health work.

Journal: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Funder: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education Program Development Team, South Dakota State University