Mark Barna

Washington, D.C., United States

Managing Editor at American Public Health Association

Editor, writer.

Featured in: Favicon

discovermagazine.com Favicon

gazette.com Favicon

realclearscience.com Favicon

fdlreporter.com Favicon

thenorthwestern.com Favicon

thenationshealth.org Favicon

barnesandnoble.com Favicon

missouri.edu Favicon

showme.missouri.edu

Articles

APHA Advocates

2 weeks ago | thenationshealth.org | Mark Barna
Report: 11 million people could be uninsured if Medicaid expansion ends

2 weeks ago | thenationshealth.org | Mark Barna

A Republican-led plan to cut federal funding for Medicaid expansion would result in 11 million Americans losing health coverage, a recent analysis finds. Expansion states would have to make up the shortfall, which would cost each state billions of dollars annually.
Wildfire survivors suffer mental, physical health effects long after flames are extinguished

2 weeks ago | thenationshealth.org | Mark Barna

“Mental health and physical health must be priorities. The trauma from wildfires does not end when the flames die out.”— Ruben JuarezErin Rhatigan was trapped in traffic on a road surrounded by swaying pine trees on fire. Bright embers swirled through the darkened sky, pelting her car. Then the truck caught fire behind her. Rhatigan grabbed her cellphone, called her stepdaughter and said goodbye: “I thought, this is it, I am not getting out of here,” she told The Nation’s Health.
Journal Watch

2 weeks ago | thenationshealth.org | Mark Barna
Journal Watch

1 month ago | thenationshealth.org | Mark Barna
New edition of popular APHA Press book explores racism, health equity

1 month ago | thenationshealth.org | Mark Barna

In 2019, an APHA Press publication named racism a public health problem and spotlighted its continuing influence on U.S. institutions and health policy. The new second edition of “Racism: Science and Tools for the Public Health Professional” — now available — explores ways to solve racism through a process focused on equity.
Predatory journals can harm health research, hold back academic progress

1 month ago | thenationshealth.org | Mark Barna

Public health researchers can build their careers by publishing their work in scientific journals. But many researchers are not aware that what appears to be a reputable journal online may be fake, or at best, low-brow fare. Publishing in what are known as predatory or “pseudo” journals can damage reputations, impact career goals and result in a well-researched study missing its target, journal publishing experts say.
National Public Health Week 2025 to celebrate 30 years of success April 7-13

1 month ago | thenationshealth.org | Mark Barna

Public health professionals across the nation will celebrate 30 years of National Public Health Week this month. NPHW offers public health supporters an opportunity to lift up public health in communities, campuses, workplaces and beyond. NPHW 2025’s theme is “It Starts Here,” a nod to the importance of beginnings, of laying a foundation and taking action in public health, according to organizers.
APHA Advocates

1 month ago | thenationshealth.org | Mark Barna
Journal Watch

Feb 3, 2025 | thenationshealth.org | Mark Barna

Contact details

Emails

[email protected]

Socials & Sites

Try JournoFinder For Free

Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.

Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →

X (formerly Twitter)

Followers: 9
Tweets: 6
DMs Open: No

Mark Barna

Mark Barna @MarkRBarna1

24 Jul 22

The Reviver , by @NFWidmer https://t.co/5JbOSRsipy