Databyte Archives

03.30.2023 a graph of people with numbers and lines

An Eighteen Year Difference in Life Expectancy

While life expectancy across all U.S. racial groups dropped due to COVID-19, Indigenous males had the lowest life expectancy in 2020 at 63 years compared to 81 years for Asian males.

Guest Author Elaine O. Nsoesie

03.24.2023 a map of the united states

Managing Substance Use with Medicare

Distance to treatment facilities is a considerable problem for substance use recovery, regardless of age. But the impact of this distance may be felt more by older adults.

Fellow Hannah Tremont

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Free Lunch: Boosting Nutrition and Math Scores

Free meals in schools have resulted in more students eating both breakfast and lunch, and have led to improved performance in the classroom.

Fellow Abby Outterson

03.20.2023 a comparison of a graph

HPV Who?

Human papillomavirus is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the U.S., but awareness about the virus is declining.

Fellow Bethany Hallenborg

03.17.2023 a map of the united states

What Makes a City Livable?

City livability scores show residents' priorities for their standard of living. These scores can also serve as proxies for public health.

Fellow Abby Outterson

03.09.2023 a map of the united states

Weighed Down by Discrimination

Roughly 42% of U.S. adults experience weight discrimination, yet Michigan is the only state where discrimination based on weight is illegal.

Fellow Hannah Tremont

03.07.2023 a graph of different sizes and colors

Queering Is Caring

Access to gender-affirming treatments and care decreased the odds of both depression and suicide in transgender and non-binary youth.

Fellow Bethany Hallenborg

03.06.2023 a graph of different temperature and temperature

Heated Tweets

A nation-wide study exploring the connection between aggression and temperature found that the prevalence of hate speech increased as temperatures became more extreme.

Fellow Barbara Espinosa

02.27.2023 a graph showing the number of different sizes of data

Sky-high Rents

Rent stabilization not only helps families save money, it also prevents them from becoming rent-burdened, which limits their ability to afford food, transportation, and other essential needs.

Fellow Barbara Espinosa

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