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Congressional District Health Dashboard Unveiled
March 23, 2023
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and NYU Langone Health, in cooperation with co-Chairs of the Congressional Public Health Caucus, Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA) and Representative Lauren Underwood (D-IL), hosted a webinar on the Congressional District Health Dashboard, a new website that provides unbiased data and interactive features on 36 key measures and drivers of health for every congressional district.
The Dashboard includes metrics on health outcomes,
read moreResearcher Provides a New Perspective on Stress Response and Health
March 1, 2023
Key Findings
Diminished responses to stress are associated with poor mental and physical health outcomes.
Early life adversity is associated with altered stress responses.
Interventions such as exercise and neurostimulation can improve the stress response.
Hyperreactivity in response to psychological stressors has long been linked to health concerns such as hypertension and other cardiovascular challenges. However, new research is finding that the opposite
read moreNIMH Advisory Council Holds Spring Meeting
March 1, 2023
On February 7th, the National Advisory Mental Health Council convened for its 269th meeting to advise the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) on policy issues and activities related to NIMH research. This was the first meeting for the new Advisory Council (AC) member, Dr. Velma McBride Murry, who is also the past president of the newest FABBS member, the Society for Research on Adolescence. This was the first AC meeting with an in-person component since
read moreFABBS Endorses Data Science and Literacy Act
March 1, 2023
Congresswoman Haley Stevens introduced the Data Science and Literacy Act with Representatives Jim Baird (R-IN), Don Beyer (D-VA, and Young Kim (R-CA). FABBS has endorsed this legislation.
The Data Science and Literacy Act supports a voluntary program at the Department of Education through which educational entities (PreK- 12 and two- and four-year colleges) can apply for funding to increase access to data science and literacy education. Given the growing use of data
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