Hannah Madden

Using a sex-positive health promotion approach could empower app users to build on their personal strengths and resources.

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We took sex positive approach to examine dating app use. Some negative outcomes were reported, mainly by men, including rejection & low self-esteem, & racism & discrimination. Participants of all genders used strategies to reduce risks to health. Women were particularly cautious of men on apps (3/4)

New qualitative research published this week in the International Journal of Sexual Health:

Moving Beyond “Risky Behavior”: A Qualitative Interview Study Exploring Geosocial Networking App Use by Sexual Minority Men and Women in the UK and USA. (2/4)

🏳️‍🌈 NEW RESEARCH: Dating apps could be a tool for HEALTH EQUITY! Our UK/US study found LGBTQ+ users gain social connections, self-esteem boosts & meaningful relationships through GSN apps. (1/4)

#LGBTQResearch #SexPositive #PublicHealth

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Just watched this fabulous documentary @factliverpool.bsky.social

Over next week it's also showing in York, Bangor and Bristol. Highly recommended for those interested in health or social care.

#SocialCare #Documentary

Thank you for adding that - I knew I would forget something!

A scoping review of sense of coherence and salutogenesis among LGBTQ+ populations Abstract. Salutogenesis and sense of coherence can buffer the effects of external threats such as stigma, discrimination, and emergencies. Lesbian, gay, bi

Brett, CE, Madden, HCE, Tillbrook, D, & Hope, VD. (2025). A scoping review of sense of coherence and salutogenesis among LGBTQ+ populations. Health Promotion International, 40(2) doi.org/10.1093/heap...

#Research #AcademicResearch #PublicHealth #HealthPsychology #LGBTQHealth #QueerHealth [6/6]

The three dimensions of sense of coherence—particularly the behavioural aspect of manageability—should be considered when developing and implementing health promotion interventions to improve health and wellbeing in the LGBTQ+ community. [5/6]

Our review found that in LGBTQ+ populations, sense of coherence is related to wellbeing and discrimination, and more limited evidence suggests sense of coherence may be lower compared to cisgender heterosexuals. [4/6]

Both can buffer the effects of external threats, such as discrimination experienced by minority groups. It could also buffer the impacts of public health emergencies, such as pandemics. [3/6]

Salutogenesis focuses on factors that support human health and well-being, rather than on factors that cause disease. Sense of coherence (SoC) is a key component of this model, referring to a person's ability to perceive life as comprehensible, manageable, and meaningful. [2/6]

A scoping review of sense of coherence and salutogenesis among LGBTQ+ populations Abstract. Salutogenesis and sense of coherence can buffer the effects of external threats such as stigma, discrimination, and emergencies. Lesbian, gay, bi

New article out this week! Our scoping review in Health Promotion International looked at salutogenesis & sense of coherence in the LGBTQ+ community. We found SoC is related to wellbeing & discrimination [1/6]
doi.org/10.1093/heap... -with @vivprof.bsky.social & @cebretthealth.bsky.social

Helloooooo I’m giving a paper this week entitled Reflections of a Neurodivergent Supervisor to PhD students and I wondered if any supervisors have any thoughts on what they wished people understood. DMs open. I’m defo mentioning IT databases & time-lining. Agree? Anything else?

Secretary RFK Jr. is a danger to the public’s health and should resign or be fired, says APHA. Logo

HHS Secretary RFK Jr. is a danger to the public’s health and should resign or be fired, says APHA. In just a few short weeks, his actions on vacccines, fluoride and other public health science have shown how wrong he is for the job. Read & share our statement: apha.org/news-and-med...

A refusal to abandon HIV science : AIDS An abstract is unavailable.

Our May issue is here! 🙌

In this Viewpoint article, ‘A refusal to abandon HIV Science’, researchers from South Africa and the US point out the disastrous consequences of the anti-science actions in the US and call on HIV scientists to push back with focus and intent.

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Looks very interesting

It may feel as though we live in dark times, but here in the UK there are LOADS of science festivals celebrating ideas, sparking curiosity & sharing the latest research (for both adults & kids). Someone told me recently they didn’t know where to look, so I made a list. Here goes… [deep breath]:
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Trump removes gun violence public health advisory The advisory was issued by a Biden-nominated surgeon general last year.

Gun violence is a public health issue — and the leading cause of death for U.S. children. Censoring information about the problem won't make it go away. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

🚨In a victory for trans youth, their families, and their medical providers, a federal district court today issued a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of a Trump administration EO attempting to shut down access nationwide to gender-affirming medical care for trans people under 19. 🧵

A Christmas charity tractor parade went along Smithdown last year - half Sandstorm and half Baby Sharks novelty horns!

#PublicHealth
#ResearchJobs
#PublicHealthResearch
#Liverpool

All fixed term until Dec 2028. Working with excellent group of colleagues. This is such an exciting project and great opportunity to make a huge impact on health in our city.

@ljmuofficial.bsky.social @ljmuimpact.bsky.social @lpoolcouncil.bsky.social

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Three fab public health research fellow jobs going in my faculty at LJMU, working with
Liverpool City Councul in the Health Determinants Research Collab.

- Evidence Synthesis (1.0fte)
- Applied Participatory Methods (0.7fte)
- Applied Public Health (1.0fte)

jobs.ljmu.ac.uk/vacancies/97...

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Public Health Journal Won't Be Complicit in Trump Admin's Censorship — "We will publish things under our guidelines, under our ethical principles" by Kristina Fiore, Director of Enterprise & Investigative Reporting, MedPage Today February 4, 2025

“We at the American Journal of Public Health have no interest in following the president's prohibitions on language," said Georges Benjamin, MD, publisher of AJPH 👏👏👏

www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

Useful article for those supervising PhD students.

Text says: We need you! Trans Lives Survey 2024/25 Tell us about your experiences. We’ll use the results to advocate for trans people on a national level. Be in with a chance to win a £150 gift voucher. Take part: https://tinyurl.com/TransLives24. Illustration shows a person with their hair in Bantu knots waving for your attention.

TransActual is excited to launch our 2024 trans lives survey to capture what it is like to be a trans person in the UK today. This is an important survey, updating our 2021 survey that is widely used used to advocate for trans people.

UK trans people over 18: https://buff.ly/3ZNjAnh

#Trans

BMJ: Medical journal editors must resist CDC order and anti-gender ideology

“The US was considered a world leader in public health. With one repressive stroke that reputation risks being shattered & broken. If anything is forbidden now, it is that medical & science journals, whose duty is to stand for integrity and equity, should bow to political or ideological censorship.”

Call for Abstracts: Critical Neurodiversity Studies, 24–26 June 2025, Durham, UK Submissions for Critical Neurodiversity Studies: Directions/Intersections/Contradictions close 28 February 2025.

If anyone hasn't seen this, here is our critical neurodiversity studies conference call for abstracts.

"We will focus on scholarship that synthesises a concern for neurodivergent liberation with other critical traditions and liberation movements globally."

medhumsplatform.org/call-for-abs...

Pharmacies sell some products that have little or no evidence of working – so why do they do it? Pharmacies in the UK face significant cuts, so it’s perhaps not surprising that they sell many unevidenced lifestyle products.

Pharmacies in the UK face significant cuts, so it’s perhaps not surprising that they sell many unevidenced lifestyle products.

Alert! Deadline for this fantastic PhD opportunity is 2nd February!