Comparing US prevention efforts to other high-income countries, in The Lancet Public Health
key takeaway: "Regarding public health policies that lie largely outside the health-care system, the USA compared unfavourably to comparator countries. For measures dependent on the health-care system, the USA performed well across several measures of clinical prevention, including screening rates and diagnosis and control of chronic conditions. However, the USA was worse on measures of access to health care and coverage."
Association between exposure to digital alcohol marketing and alcohol use: a systematic review and meta-analysis, in The Lancet Public Health
key takeaway: "Participants exposed to digital alcohol marketing content, compared with those not exposed, had greater odds of reporting past 30-day alcohol use (19 studies, 46 361 participants; OR 1·75 [95% CI 1·39–2·20]; I2=91·0%), binge drinking (13 studies, 25 603 participants; 1·80 [1·22–2·67]; I2=95%), and susceptibility to use alcohol among never users (seven studies, 18 698 participants; 1·78 [1·29–2·46]; I2=88%)."
The Youth Mental Health Crisis in the United States: Epidemiology, Contributors, and Potential Solutions, in Pediatrics (authored by Steven Woolf) (includes a video abstract!)
key takeaway: "This narrative review takes a fresh look at current epidemiologic data—with a focus on mood disorders, suicidality, and substance use among youth aged 1 to 19 years—and reviews demographic and geographic risk factors, potential contributors to the crisis, and interventions available to communities, clinicians, and policymakers. The data are worrying."