AJPM-NOW: November 2018

November 2018

From the Editor-in-Chief

Dear AJPM reader,

The legislation and laws regulating marijuana are rapidly changing, with more states approving its use for medical and recreational purposes. Just this month, Michigan became the 10th state to approve recreational use and joined Missouri and Utah in also approving medical use, which has now passed in 33 states. Canada approved recreational use in October, and Mexico’s Supreme Court recently ruled that a prohibition on marijuana is unconstitutional, paving the way for legalization there as well.

As the legalization of marijuana extends to other states and countries, it will be essential for the public health and medical communities to develop a better understanding of the potential long-term health impact, including mental health effects, of marijuana use. In our November issue, we feature the article, Maternal Cannabis Use During a Child's Lifetime Associated With Earlier Initiation by Sokol et al., which addresses this question and has attracted significant media attention. The authors found that mothers' cannabis use is associated with earlier marijuana initiation by their children, with a median age of cannabis initiation of 16 years for children of maternal ever users and 18 years for children of maternal never users.

We hope you find this and other articles in our November issue to be informative, timely, and thought-provoking.

Yours in prevention and health,

Matthew L. Boulton, MD, MPH

Editor-in-Chief

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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Supplement

The Center for Healthy African American Men through Partnerships (CHAAMPS) supplement focuses on community prevention initiatives to address health disparities affecting African American males.

African-American Men's Health: Research, Practice, and Policy Implications

Theme

Our latest theme consists of updated systematic reviews on developing family planning programs that focus on serving adolescents, increasing community outreach, and improving counseling and education.

Updating the Systematic Reviews Used to Develop the U.S. Recommendations for Providing Quality Family Planning Services

Editor's Choice

Generosity and Duration of Medicaid Expansion Waivers and Access to Care.

Tarazi WW, Bradley CJ, Harless DW, Bear HD, Sabik LM.

Authors found low-income adults living in states with moderate and generous Medicaid expansion waivers were significantly more likely to have a usual source of care and a blood pressure check, compared to those living in states without a waiver.

Spotlight Article

Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Diet and Activity to Limit Gestational Weight: Maternal Offspring Metabolics Family Intervention Trial, a Technology Enhanced Randomized Trial .

Van Horn L, Peaceman A, Kwasny M, Vincent E, Fought A, Josefson J, Spring B, Neff LM, Gernhofer N.

Nutrition and physical activity counseling, paired with a smartphone app, helped obese and overweight pregnant women control gestational weight gain over 35 weeks with no adverse infant outcomes .

Featured Collection

Regular physical activity can reduce risk of mortality and chronic disease while also helping to maintain a healthy body mass index. Our physical activity collection contains research on active transportation, reducing sedentary time, and the role of built environment in physical activity behavior.

Physical Activity Collection

Stay up to date with the latest CME articles:

Maternal Cannabis Use During a Child's Lifetime Associated With Earlier Initiation

Hepatitis C Virus in Women of Childbearing Age, Pregnant Women, and Children

More information about AJPM 's CME program can be found here.

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