In the Media: News Roundup (April 21, 2023)

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SPHHS researchers including Rachel Volberg (Biostatistics and Epidemiology), Richard Peltier and Laura Vandenberg (Environmental Health Sciences), and Amanda Paluch (Kinesiology) comment in multiple news stories on sports betting; air pollution; health hazards of BPA in Tupperware; and steps per day for optimal health.

Updated April 21, 2023:

California and other Western states see spikes in unhealthy air pollution as national levels improve - Richard Peltier, Environmental Health Sciences (NBC News, 4/19/23)

How long you can use your vintage Tupperware and other plastic food storage products - Laura Vandenberg, Environmental Health Sciences (CNN, 4/14/23)

The Myth of 10,000 Steps - Amanda Paluch, Kinesiology (Psychology Today, 4/13/23)

Only hot spots and flare-ups are left of the Indiana plastics recycling plant fire. But residents’ health worries linger as EPA detects asbestos and organic pollutants - Richard Peltier, Environmental Health Sciences (CNN, 4/13/23)

As you age, your healthy daily step goals may change - Amanda Paluch, Kinesiology (The Washington Post, 4/10/23)

Since mobile sports betting recently became legal in Mass., advocates worry it could increase problem gambling - Rachel Volberg, Biostatistics and Epidemiology (Boston Globe, 4/2/23)