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The week in #sustainability

Sustainability means different things to different people. In my home field of implementation science, it refers to the conditions that allow interventions to mainstream and perpetuate over time. For my friends over at Envest AM, it refers to fosters conditions that allow ongoing use of resources. But what’s Twitter say about this?

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Social media analysis

The week in #MedTwitter

We try to keep on top of a few key social media trends. #Medtwitter is generally the most lively and the most diverse of the topics we monitor.

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Social media analysis

Recent Twitter Chatter on Health Equity.

We normally just post this information on Twitter but decided today to dash off a quick blog post. Here’s what people have been saying about #healthequity on Twitter over the past week.

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PubTrawlr News

We’re recruiting skilled bloggers!

As we move to get 101 Days of Science ready to launch, we’re looking to keep growing our content to help people make sense of the science. We’re hiring freelance bloggers to share their insights and perspectives.

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Commentary

June [was] Bustin’ Out All Over: The Month in Health Equity Research

Good ideas and interesting findings are a dime in a dozen. The really critical challenge, at least to us, is getting these ideas into practice where they can impact more people. This is why we’re so into implementation science as a means of working toward equity. By fostering the conditions that enable effective implementation, we […]

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Commentary

June in Community Psychology

Not once, but twice this week, we had the opportunity to share one of our favorite community psychology stories/parables: Lenny Jason’s classic work in Dog Litter. If you don’t know the story, check out the link or track down the original articles. The basic story is this: Dr. Jason wanted to work on a community […]

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Commentary

SCRA 2021 Recap

Well, that was different. As many, many, many commentators have noted, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought the promise and challenge of virtual meetings to the forefront. On the one hand, the cost (not just monetary) for participation is much, much lower. This can make attendance and discussion more equitable for more people. On the other […]

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Commentary

June 2021 Retraction Report

The Journals of Cellular Biochemistry and Cellular Physiology continue/accelerate the purge that we talked about last month. Nearly 70 articles between them! You take those away and it’s been a pretty quiet month. Here’s the full list of articles in pdf form.

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Commentary

Income Inequality and Educational COVID Response

Over a year out, how did schools do in responding to COVID? The truth is we don’t quite know yet; maybe it was good, maybe it was terrible? I based a large part of my failed candidacy for my local school board on the premise that we needed to find out the impact so we […]

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Commentary

TLDR! Community Psychology and Article Summarization

How long is your reading list? Mine is obscene. This is a challenge because the written word is still the major way that we share and communicate ideas. For those of us who work in the space of ideas, being able to write and read is the coin of realm. Our good friend Julia Moore […]

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Social media analysis

Happy Juneteenth!

I was reading some commentary on Axios this morning that remarked on the “dizzying pace of this milestone.” It’s a wonderful reminder that while progress can be slow, action can be fast.

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PubTrawlr News

Let’s hear from you! The SCRA survey

Community Psychology is all about participation and action. We want to take good ideas and make sure they have their intended impact. A major part of that mission is making sure these good ideas get out of journals and into the hands of community-based research and practitioners. As part of our sponsorship of this week’s […]

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