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Nutrition & Food Science

Using gnotobiotic mice to decipher effects of gut microbiome repair in undernourished children on tuft and goblet cell function

Recent clinical trials of a food designed to repair the perturbed gut microbiomes of undernourished children produced superior growth outcomes versus a standard nutritional supplement. We colonized gnotobiotic mice with microbiome samples obtained from trial participants before and after treatment. This reverse translation provides mechanistic insights that can inform future research.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Dissemination & Implementation Planetary Health

Environmental sustainability, an essential outcome for implementation scientists to improve health

Translating evidence of humans’ harmful impact on the environment into changes is challenging. Implementation science can facilitate a shift from a reactive to proactive approach in tackling environmental sustainability. This article aims to help implementation and environmental scientists incorporate concepts from the other field into their research.

Frontiers in Health Services

Planetary Health

Diaphragm-based carbon monoxide electrolyzers for multicarbon production under alkaline conditions

Transforming waste carbon into valuable fuels and chemicals is a key step toward sustainable manufacturing. One approach is the electrochemical conversion of carbon monoxide (CO) into energy-rich multicarbon compounds. Here we show that diaphragms offer a feasible pathway for CO electrolysis, helping reduce system costs and enhance compatibility with renewable energy inputs.

Nature Communications

Health Policy Mental Health

Public Attitudes Toward Mental Health Treatment Policy

National policy has vacillated over time in its focus on involuntary and community-based interventions. The findings of this cross-sectional study indicate that the public largely supports policies that expand voluntary, community-based services, a position shared by members of all political parties. In comparison, the public is less supportive of involuntary policies.

JAMA Network Open

Dissemination & Implementation

Stimulating training and access to HIV research experiences (STAR program): a protocol for a crowdsourced, project-based, implementation science training program using mixed-methods design

HIV is more common among underrepresented minority adolescents and young adults in the United States. The “Stimulating Training and Access to HIV Research Experiences” (STAR) program aims to increase the number of minority trainees equipped to design, lead and evaluate HIV prevention services.

Frontiers in Public Health

Global Health Nutrition & Food Science

Ready-to-Use School Meals in Northern Ghana Are a Viable Alternative to Traditional School Meals

School feeding improves nutrition and attendance but faces coordination challenges in low-income areas. In Ghana's Mion district, Project Peanut Butter compared ready-to-use school meals and micronutrient-fortified home-grown school food. Ready-to-use school meals proved more reliable in resource-limited settings at comparable costs.

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Health Communications

Wastewater Monitoring: Improving Public Awareness and Understanding in the United States, May 2024

Although wastewater monitoring for virus detection has increased in communities worldwide, public awareness, understanding, questions, and concerns about wastewater monitoring are largely unknown. We assessed awareness, knowledge, and support for wastewater monitoring for detection of viruses and bacteria among US residents and elicited questions and concerns from residents about its use.

Public Health Reports

Chronic Disease Prevention Global Health

Household air pollution exposure in adult women is associated with increased carotid intima-media thickness: A cross-sectional study of the Household Air Pollution Intervention Network trial.

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of global morbidity and mortality. Biomass fuels used for cooking contribute significantly to household air pollution, which has been associated with inflammation, oxidative stress, and other pathways. We evaluate the association between household air pollution and atherosclerosis by use of carotid artery ultrasound.

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Other

Emergency department utilization among youth in foster care: benefits of a patient-centered medical home

Foster youth face unique medical, psychological, and social challenges. We sought to describe longitudinal trends in emergency-department utilization among foster youth using electronic health record data from 2018 to 2024. The patient-centered medical home model was associated with lower emergency-department utilization among foster youth.

Frontiers in Pediatrics

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