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Welcome to our media digest for the week of December 9, 2016! Each week PI compiles a round-up of the latest public health-related news, with an eye toward media framing and language, particularly as they relate to the role of primary prevention. The views expressed in these articles do not reflect those of Prevention Institute.
Last week, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy raised the alarm on e-cigarettes and the particular threat they pose to young people. The report, E-cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults, finds that e-cigarettes pack “all the addictive potential of traditional tobacco products,” as well as other dangerous ingredients like heavy metals, ultrafine particles, and chemicals linked to deadly lung diseases.
Welcome to our media digest for the week of December 16, 2016! Each week PI compiles a round-up of the latest public health-related news, with an eye toward media framing and language, particularly as they relate to the role of primary prevention. The views expressed in these articles do not reflect those of Prevention Institute.
This month, Prevention Institute welcomed the remarkable Making Connections communities to PI for the annual convening, where we focused on upstream approaches for moving our communities from trauma to healing and resilience. The many discussions around Making Connections for Mental Health and Wellbeing Among Men and Boys were thought-provoking, energizing, and just what we need to launch into a productive new year!
In this short video, Making Connections partners talk about the importance of focusing on the mental health and wellbeing of men and boys.