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Ukrainian Crisis: How Politics, Geography, and History are Linked in a Contested Territory
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The long term effects of outdoor air pollution in urban environments on cardiovascular health: a global review
No full textThe effect of air pollution on health is listed as a significant cause of death worldwide. Slightly over 3 million deaths per year are due to outdoor air pollution. Studies have shown that short term increases in exposure to particulate matter have increased the risk of cardiovascular diseases such as myocardial infarction, stroke, and heart failure. However, less is known about the longer term effects of air pollution on various cardiovascular diseases. The American Heart Association formally recognized PM2.5 as a significant cardiovascular risk factor in 2010. Since then, more prolonged term exposure to air pollution has been suggested to cause chronic cardiometabolic and cardiovascular problems. The effects of long term (>3 years) air pollution are significant, but not as much is known about how location affects this exposure. Associations with cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors are often increased in urban settings, which is attributed to a higher concentrations of outdoor air pollution, independent of ethnic groups and seasonal changes. Potential causes of long term air pollution concentrations in cities or metropolitan areas come from traffic exposure and traffic intensity. The Environmental Protection Agency and United Nations have suggested changes in air quality standards, implementation plans, and ways to reduce vehicle emissions specifically to improve human health and reduce the adverse effects of air pollution; however, more work still needs to be done. This review assesses the impact of the global long term (>3 years) air pollution exposure, specifically in urban environments on cardiovascular health and disease
Interview with Dr. Silke Zoller
No full textCENFAD community interview with Dr. Silke Zoller, Temple History PhD alumnus, former 2014-15 Thomas J. Davis Fellow, and Assistant Professor of History at Kennesaw State University, concerning her book To Deter and Punish: Global Collaboration Against Terrorism in the 1970s (Columbia University Press, 2021
Public Health Protection Against Bioterrorism via Respiratory Pathogenic Viral and Bacterial Agents using Protective Face Masks
Get PDFThe widespread respiratory transmission of the Covid-19 virus has taught us the importance of face masks to mitigate both the community spread of the virus and protection of wearers by face masks. As such, there could be an extremely adverse public health possibility where respiratory pathogenic agents could be spread as a means of bioterrorism. While eventually vaccines could mitigate wide spread infection, protective face masks are an important way to immediately prevent respiratory infections from various pathogenic agents. In view of the possibility of respiratory-based bioterrorism it is critical that the public might have to adopt universal usage of face masks. The CDC recommends that all families stockpile respiratory protection as part of their personal pandemic plan because face masks should be worn by all individuals during a pandemic especially one caused by bioterrorism
Fantasy Island: Colonialism, Exploitation, and the Betrayal of Puerto Rico: Review
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Book Review - Making the Forever War: Marilyn B. Young on the Culture and Politics of American Militarism
No full textBook Review authored by Alexandra Southgate, History PhD student at Temple Universit
Healthcare Reform: Implications for Mental Health in Rural America
No full textRural communities are significantly impacted by mental health and substance use disorders. Reform is needed to solve these issues. The Biden Administration’s Public Option and Representatives Pramila Jayapal and Debbie Dingell\u27s Medicare for All Act of 2021 aim to improve the United State’s health care system. While each of these pieces of legislation are steps in the right direction, additional investment is needed in mental health infrastructure in order to make meaningful improvements in rural communities. 
