Databyte Archives

06.30.2022 a graph of growth in different states

Cannabis Possession Arrests

States that decriminalized or legalized marijuana significantly reduced arrest rates among both Black and White youth.

Fellow Barbara Espinosa

06.21.2022 a graph of work in progress

Health Equity

Stripped Aid

Strip club workers were unable to work when COVID-19 shut down the service industry, and they were barred from federal relief.

Fellow Hannah Tremont

06.15.2022 a collage of different graphs

Correction-ing Community Health Policy

Researchers modeled and simulated the transmission of COVID-19 between a U.S. correctional facility and its local community to analyze the benefits of testing and quarantining incarcerated people and the risks of spillover infections.

Guest Authors Ashley Provencher, Scott Greenhalgh

06.13.2022 a graph with numbers and lines

Queering Community Health Care

A gender-affirming pediatric care clinic in Washington state is a model for other community health centers to establish clinics for underserved and rural patients.

Fellow Abby Outterson

06.10.2022 a graph of different colored and gray bars

Vanishing Vapes

Restricting sales of flavored e-cigarette products reduces overall e-cigarette sales.

Fellow Barbara Espinosa

06.08.2022 a graph with numbers and points

Words of Encouragement

An action-oriented letter encouraging applicants to complete their already started health insurance enrollment proved effective.

Fellow Abby Outterson

06.02.2022 a close-up of a graph

Diabetes after COVID

Individuals with a history of COVID-19 infection were 1.4 times more likely to develop diabetes that those who did not have COVID-19.

Fellow Connor McCombs

05.31.2022 a graph of a graph with numbers and lines

Tablets, Teletherapy, and Rural Veteran Health

Providing a device for veterans living in rural areas to access teletherapy decreased suicide-related emergency department visits.

Fellow Hannah Tremont

05.26.2022 a line graph with numbers and lines

Contraceptive Care

Changes in uptake of long-term reversible contraceptives were investigated before and after an access program was implemented in 2015.

Fellow Barbara Espinosa

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