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Photo courtesy of Office of Public Affairs In late 2016, the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP) published new guidelines that recommend adolescents under the age of 15 receive two doses versus three doses of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and this paper demonstrates that the simpler recommendations lead to better adherence to the HPV vaccination schedule Photo courtesy of Agencia Brasilia Widespread access to comprehensive HIV prevention and treatment services for persons who inject drugs (PWID), including syringe exchange programs, HIV testing and linkage to treatment contributed to the successful identification and rapid response to an HIV outbreak among PWID in North Carolina Designated Qualified Opportunity Zones had lower access to health-promoting resources, higher prevalence of unhealthy behaviors, and worse health outcomes (results available in an interactive online dashboard: https://neighborhooddata.shinyapps.io/FQOZ_Benchmark/). Photo courtesy of FQOZ Benchmarking March 2020 Training the Environmental Health Workforce Against the Current This issue includes a special dossier on the environmental health workforce and regulation, featuring articles on current efforts to undermine the environmental health workforce, the imminent impacts of changes to EPA rules, and the future of the profession. The issue also includes research and perspectives on HIV outbreak control, HPV vaccine adherence, global prison health care governance, and more. Read this issue FEATURED ARTICLES In the News Special Section Open Access Trends in E-Cigarette, Cigarette, Cigar, and Smokeless Tobacco Use Among US Adolescent Cohorts, 2014–2018 Evans-Polce , Veliz , Boyd , McCabe , McCabe 110 (2) , pp. 163–165 Published: January 8, 2020 Abstract | Full Text | PDF (686 KB) | PDF Plus (695 KB) | Supplemental Material Deaths of Despair and Brexit Votes: Cross-Local Authority Statistical Analysis in England and Wales Koltai , Varchetta , McKee , Stuckler 110 (3) , pp. 401–406 Published: February 5, 2020 Abstract | Full Text | PDF (882 KB) | PDF Plus (899 KB) | Supplemental Material Cannabis Surveillance With Twitter Data: Emerging Topics and Social Bots Allem , Escobedo , Dharmapuri 110 (3) , pp. 357–362 Published: February 5, 2020 Abstract | Full Text | PDF (772 KB) | PDF Plus (826 KB) A Call for (Renewed) Commitment to Sexual Health, Sexual Rights, and Sexual Pleasure: A Matter of Health and Well-Being Gruskin , Kismödi 110 (2) , pp. 159–160 Published: January 8, 2020 Citation | Full Text | PDF (584 KB) | PDF Plus (585 KB) Structuring Sexual Pleasure: Equitable Access to Biomedical HIV Prevention for Black Men Who Have Sex with Men Boone , Bowleg 110 (2) , pp. 157–159 Published: January 8, 2020 Citation | Full Text | PDF (678 KB) | PDF Plus (684 KB) A Pornography Literacy Program for Adolescents Rothman , Daley , Alder 110 (2) , pp. 154–156 Published: January 8, 2020 Abstract | Full Text | PDF (707 KB) | PDF Plus (712 KB) Public Health Is Not Afraid of Pleasure Porta 110 (2) , pp. 133–133 Published: January 8, 2020 | American Journal of Public Health Citation | Full Text | PDF (494 KB) | PDF Plus (463 KB) The Public Health of Pleasure: Going Beyond Disease Prevention Landers , Kapadia 110 (2) , pp. 140–141 Published: January 8, 2020 | American Journal of Public Health Citation | Full Text | PDF (662 KB) | PDF Plus (663 KB) Pleasure and Sex Education: The Need for Broadening Both Content and Measurement Kantor , Lindberg 110 (2) , pp. 145–148 Published: January 8, 2020 | American Journal of Public Health Abstract | Full Text | PDF (959 KB) | PDF Plus (975 KB) NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Call for Associate Editors - AJPH is seeking to fill two Associate Editor positions on the Editorial Team. Applicants should have a publication record in public health relevance in any or a combination of the following disciplines: environmental health, epidemiology, exposure assessment, risk analysis, environmental justice, climate change, and disaster preparedness (including prevention, resilience, risk communication, and response to disasters). Read the full Call for additional qualifications and responsibilities. To apply, please email a CV and brief cover letter, as well as prior editorial experience, to Paulina Sosa at paulina.sosa@apha.org . March 2020 issue - "Training the Environmental Health Workforce Against the Current" is now available online Supplement 1 2020 issue - "Documenting and Addressing the Health Impacts of Carceral Systems" is now available online February 2020 issue - "The Role of Pleasure in Public Health" is now available online January 2020 issue - "Ending the HIV Epidemic: A plan for America" is now available online Call for Papers: Rural Public Health: A New Frontier - AJPH is seeking submissions for a Supplement issue on “Rural Public Health: A New Frontier.” Submissions are due by January 15, 2020 . RECENT ISSUES PODCASTS PODCASTS IN ENGLISH "The Collateral Effects of Mass Incarceration" March 2020, in English. Transcript (pdf) “Is pornography the key to the sex education of teenagers?” February 2020, in English. Transcript (pdf) “Ending the HIV Epidemic: A plan for America" with Admiral Giroir” January 2020, in English. Transcript (pdf) For more podcasts, check out the official AJPH Podcast on SoundCloud. PODCASTS IN CHINESE “AJPH Review of the November to December 2019 Issues,” in Chinese. Transcript(pdf) “AJPH Review of the September to October 2019 Issues,” in Chinese. Transcript(pdf) “AJPH Review of the July to September 2019 Issues,” in Chinese. Transcript(pdf) For more podcasts in Chinese, check out the official AJPH Podcast on SoundCloud. Supplement 1 2020 Documenting and Addressing the Health Impacts of Carceral Systems This supplement issue examines the public health concerns surrounding mass incarceration, with research and perspectives on improving health outcomes for justice-involved populations, psychological distress in solitary confinement, the links between mass incarceration and climate change, the public health implications of criminal justice reform, and more. Read this issue LIMITED TIME! February 2020 e-Reader Issue available to download for free for a limited time. 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