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Urban Design: The Key to Encouraging Walking

Fellow Farah Nimeri

Fighting Fire with Fire

Fellow Rylie Lillibridge

Reaping the Benefits

Fellow Barbara Espinosa

Police Chases Gone Wrong

Fellow Priyanka Athalye

Washing Away Climate Promises

Fellow Rylie Lillibridge

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07.17.2018 a graph with text on it

Do Americans Know the Health Impacts of Global Warming?

The majority of Americans believe that global warming is real, but fewer understand the impact of global warming on health.

Fellow Erin Polka

07.16.2018 a group of people working in a field

Environment
Environmental Health

Citizenship and Heat-Related Mortality

A recent study by researchers at the National Center for Environmental Health assessed whether non-US citizens have a higher risk of heat-related death than US citizens.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

07.05.2018 Graphic showing how worried immigrants were about claiming Harvey damage

The Immigrant Experience in Hurricane Season

Immigrant families were more fearful that reporting property damage caused by Hurricane Harvey would draw negative attention from authorities.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

07.03.2018 Chart showing reasons back seat passengers don't wear seat belts

Buckle up for Safety

Back seat passengers who do not buckle their seat belts are not only more likely to sustain a serious injury in a car accident, but also to injure everyone in the car.

Fellow Erin Polka

06.26.2018 Young African American sleeping at the library

Good Sleep? Not in Some Neighborhoods

Recent research by Fuller-Rowell and colleagues measured the degree to which neighborhood disadvantages might account for different sleep experiences between White and Black communities.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

05.21.2018 a woman in a white shirt

Ayesha Barenblat

Ayesha Barenblat is the founder of Remake, a platform dedicated to changing consumer perspectives on fashion and style by increasing awareness about the public health impact of the fashion industry supply chain.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

05.15.2018 a graph of poverty

Particular Particulates

Landfills and industrial sites emit harmful air particulates that impact lung and heart health. These sites are more likely to be located near racially or ethnically marginalized and poor communities than majority white, affluent communities.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

04.20.2018 a plastic bottle with a white cap

BPA: What Comes In Must Come Out

Research suggests that, even when we try to actively avoid BPA-contaminated foods, exposure is inevitable. Both the FDA and FSA report that BPA levels in our food and environment are not cause for concern.

Fellow Erin Polka

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