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11.06.2023 graph and table depicting cluster-associated cases of tuberculosis among Individuals Incarcerated in a state prison system at the time of diagnosis, by state

graph and table depicting cluster-associated cases of tuberculosis among Individuals Incarcerated in a state prison system at the time of diagnosis, by state

Cluster Control: Tuberculosis in State Prisons

While tuberculosis outbreaks in U.S. prisons are relatively rare, clusters of cases have popped up across a number of states.

Fellow Adna Jaganjac

11.03.2023 bar graph depicting respondents' interaction between study vignette condition and prior unwanted sexual experience on intervening behavior

bar graph depicting respondents' interaction between study vignette condition and prior unwanted sexual experience on intervening behavior

Stand By Me

LGBTQ+ individuals are more likely to intervene when they witness violence between partners than non-LGBTQ+ individuals.

Fellow Sean Hagan

10.31.2023 prevalence of drug and alcohol use among early adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic

Early Adolescent Substance Use During COVID-19

While alcohol use steadily declined among early adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of drugs modestly increased.

Fellow Kara Schmidt

10.26.2023 bar graph depicting rates and types of homelessness by gender identity among homeless youth

Homelessness and Health Among Gender Minority Youth

Gender minority youth are more likely to experience homelessness—and its resulting safety and health concerns—than their cisgender peers.

Fellow Adna Jaganjac

10.25.2023 line graphs showing maternal age–specific rates of very low birthweight in the U.S., by maternal race, 2017–19

Sexual & Reproductive Health
Maternal Health

Weighing In on Maternal Health

Black mothers are giving birth to very low-weight children (under 5.8 lbs) nearly twice as often as White mothers, with the gap in low birthweight increasing as maternal age increases.

Fellow Sean Hagan

10.20.2023 graphs showing drug-related overdose mortality per 100,000 by race/ethnicity and type of drugs involved

Piercing Overdose Disparities

Overdose deaths among Black individuals have increased across the U.S., surpassing White deaths in 2020 for the first time in decades.

Fellow Sean Hagan

10.18.2023 bar graph depicting the adjusted likelihood of graduating from college by age at family member's death

The Educational Toll of Family Loss

Children who experienced the death of a close family member before the age of 23 had significantly lower chances of earning a college degree than those who did not experience such loss.

Fellow Caroline Dignard

10.16.2023 graphs showing the rates of marijuana-related arrests, broken down by possession and public consumption, in Washington D.C. (top) and Los Angeles, CA (bottom)

graphs showing the rates of marijuana-related arrests, broken down by possession and public consumption, in Washington D.C. (top) and Los Angeles, CA (bottom)

Disjointed Arrest Disparities

Following the decriminalization and legalization of cannabis, cities experienced a sharp decrease in the number of possession-related arrests. However, arrests for public consumption went up, with Black individuals experiencing higher rates of arrest compared to White individuals.

Fellow Sean Hagan

10.13.2023 Line graphs depicting the change in volume of sales of taxed sugary beverages (oz, millions) in Philadelphia, PA vs Baltimore, MD before and after sugar-sweetened beverage tax implementation.

Line graphs depicting the change in volume of sales of taxed sugary beverages (oz, millions) in Philadelphia, PA vs Baltimore, MD before and after sugar-sweetened beverage tax implementation.

A Spoonful of Sugar, A Spoonful of Artificial Sweetener

After Philadelphia, PA implemented a tax on sugar-sweetened and artificially-sweetened beverages, volume sales decreased by 50% and remained low in the years following.

Fellow Adna Jaganjac

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