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Mark Barna

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Washington, D.C.
As seen in: American Public Health Association, The Nation's Health, Barnes and Noble, Discover Magazine, University of Missouri, The Gazette (Colorado Springs), RealClear Science, Fond du Lac Reporter, Oshkosh Northwestern, Public Health Newswire
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Mark Barna’s Biography

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A writer, editor and manager in the health sciences whose work has appeared in newspapers, magazines, books, ebooks and online.

Mark Barna’s Journalist Portfolio

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Not So Fast, magazine

Not So Fast, magazine

It seems eating nothing on occasion might be better than eating less all the time.

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The Farmer and the Forager, magazine

The Farmer and the Forager, magazine

The barrel-chested man is known to us only as Burial 7/I. His 8,000-year-old remains were found at a fishing …

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Sometimes You Can Go Home, magazine

Sometimes You Can Go Home, magazine

Sometimes when Garrett Riekhof is alone in the fields, he hears voices. One has the distinct drawl of his gra…

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Wildfire survivors suffer mental, physical health effects long after flames are extinguished

Wildfire survivors suffer mental, physical health effects long after flames are extinguished

Erin Rhatigan was trapped in traffi c on a road surrounded by swaying pine trees on fi re. Bright embers swir…

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Affirmative action ruling threatens US workforce diversity, programming

Affirmative action ruling threatens US workforce diversity, programming

The U.S. Supreme Court’s June ruling against affirmative action in college admissions could be harmful for pu…

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A (Genetic) Star Is Born, magazine

A (Genetic) Star Is Born, magazine

At early light in the dead of winter, cattleman Gene Kinslow crunched across a sheet of snow to a corral, hun…

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Journal Watch

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By Mark Barna
| The Nation's Health Verified
Layoffs can shorten lives of workers Workers who are laid off are at higher risk of premature death, a study published in April in APHA's American Journal of Public Health finds.
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APHA advocates

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By Mark Barna
| The Nation's Health Verified
APHA calls for SNAP legislative protections Cutting funding for the federal program that provides essential nutrition to millions of Americans will harm the health of the nation's children, APHA warned lawmakers this spring.
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States looking for revenue to protect public health programs

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By Mark Barna
| The Nation's Health Verified
Second from right, Andrea Barton Reeves, commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Social Services, appears on a panel in November in Washington, D.C., with other health leaders to talk about state work to fund social services amid federal cuts.
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AM&P Network EXCEL Awards

2024 - Editorial Excellence

The Nation's Health

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AM&P Network EXCEL Awards

2024 - Editorial Excellence

The Nation's Health

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AM&P Network EXCEL Awards

2023 - Daily Onsite Convention Coverage

Annual Meeting Blog, hosted on Public Health Newswire

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