Inside NHPHA: Message from the Executive Director

Happy Wednesday! 

Sadly, last month was the end of affirmative action. The U.S. Supreme Court deliberated on whether the admission systems used by Harvard College and UNC are lawful under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, which prohibits discrimination based on race. The court ruled that using an applicant's race as a deciding factor in ....
Hanan Babikir Bedri
Executive Director
​New Hampshire Public Health Association

A Matter of Life & Death: Disparities in Preventative Cancer Screenings for African Americans

​It is well-known that there are significant gaps and disparities when it comes to the health of different ethnicities and races, particularly between Whites and African Americans. Although almost any disease and condition can be studied in relation to these ....
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The Gradual Reduction of HIV in the United States: Steps Taken and Strategies Still Needed

​Since human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was first recognized in 1981, an approximate 800,000 individuals in the U.S. have passed away from this extremely-preventable disease (Giusto et al., 2023). Researchers, public health experts, and others ....

Breaking the Chains of Bias and Discrimination: Substance Abusers’ Constant Struggles to Receive Medical Care

Throughout the past several decades, a plethora of research has showcased the relationships and connections that exist between substance abusers and bias on behalf of medical professionals, even when medical professionals do not intend to treat ....

MEMBERSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

NOVEL CORONAVIRUS NURSE SPECIALIST
Concord, NH
FOOD ACCESS COORDINATOR
Concord, NH

AUTHORS

James Harker, Jr., MS, MPH
Emilia Poehlman​, MSW

NHPHA MEMBER FEATURED ARTICLE

Celebrating Disability Pride Month

By Emilia Poehlman, Program Manager, NH Disability and Health Program

Economy, Education, Health, Community:
NH's Successes are Touted in Report on Child Wellbeing

​New Hampshire has always prided itself on being a state with exceptional healthcare, top schools, and superb economic stability. Thus, it may not come as much of a surprise that the Granite State has been ranked as the number one state for ....
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As Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnoses Increase Annually, Experts Claim a New Medication May be the Answer

​There are many diseases and conditions that negatively affect individuals throughout the world, but perhaps the most debilitating and destructive of these is Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Currently, 6.7 million people in the U.S. suffer from AD, which is ....

Legislative Session Wrap Up

Overall, the 2023 legislative session was a positive one with respect to priority bills the New Hampshire Public Health Association followed and advocated for or against. Since 2023 was a budget year (NH government operates on a two-year budget) ....

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

PRESCRIPTION DRUG MONITORING PROGRAM MANAGER
Concord, NH
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Hanover, NH (Hybrid)
PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Lebanon, NH
PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC INFORMATION SPECIALIST
Concord, NH

2023 NH GIVES DONORS

Special Thank You to our 2023 Donors! 
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Rik Cornell, Caitlin McMonagle, Lyn Lindpaintner, Michael Cohen, and Laura Davie.

Thank you for your generosity and contribution to NHPHA!

ON-DEMAND PRESENTATIONS

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2022 Team Up Take Action Conference
Health Haves, Health Nots in a Time of COVID-19
The Link between Health, Wealth, and Equity
Food and Housing Insecurity in the Wake of COVID-19