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01.24.2018 Teenager in a hoodie sitting on a fence looking at a cellphone

Where They’re At: Phones and Homeless Youth

Phones, social media, and technology are critical to connect homeless youth with parents, potential employers, peers and social services.

Fellow Madeline Bishop

01.23.2018 Graphs comparing risk of paternal imprisonment in 1978 and 1990

Paternal Imprisonment

Incarceration disrupts the wellbeing of families and communities. A comprehensive review in the Lancet documents how imprisonment has a disproportionate impact on black communities.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

01.18.2018 Baby shoes

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The Black-White Infant Mortality Gap

64,876 babies could have been saved between 1999 and 2013 by eliminating the Black-White infant mortality gap , according to a recent study in the American Journal of Public Health.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

01.17.2018 Figure during a snowstorm in New York City

Following the Law while Improving Public Health

Governor Andrew Cuomo used executive action to place the homeless in shelters on freezing winter nights, raising questions about paternalism and public health.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

01.12.2018 Graph showing people's limitations in activity according to retirement age

Working Longer in Worse Health

Americans are working longer to be eligible for Social Security benefits but a recent study in Health Affairs show delayed retirement is linked to worse health.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

01.10.2018 Transgender flag, San Francisco, 2012

LGBT Rights and Adolescent Health

New research shows the extent of health disparities affecting transgender populations, making research and programs to improve transgender health more vital than ever.

01.09.2018 a large building with a water tower

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Low Birth Weights after ICE Raid

Evidence from Novak et al. shows aggressive immigration policy has a tangible health impact. Infants born to Latina mothers had a greater risk of low birth weights after the Postville, Iowa ICE raid.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

12.13.2017 Graph showing firearm legislation and police shootings

Firearm Legislation Linked with Fewer Fatal Police Shootings

Laws that strengthen background checks, promote child and consumer safety, and reduce gun trafficking are linked to lower rates of fatal police shootings.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

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