Databyte Archives

10.06.2021 parental chart

The Case with CPS

Census and child protection data from 1999 to 2017 showed Black and American Indian families experienced involvement with Child Protection Services at twice the rates of white children.

Fellow Devin O'Donnell

10.05.2021 chart of branded meds

Health Equity

The Brand Name Game

A prescription medication study found that using only generic drugs would have saved Medicare $1.67 billion dollars and patients $270 million in 2017.

Fellow Rubina Veerakone

09.29.2021 chart showing people experiencing homelessness also experienced worse childbirth outcomes and higher cost

Home is Where the Health is

Pregnant women experiencing homelessness were more likely to have some adverse childbirth delivery outcomes than those with secure housing.

Fellow Maya Thirkill

09.27.2021 wells map

Too Close for Comfort

Researchers examined the mental health impacts of non-traditional oil extractions on residents in Colorado.

Fellow Devin O'Donnell

09.07.2021 tobacco

Tastes of Tobacco

San Francisco's flavor ban policy may have inadvertently encouraged traditional cigarette use as a substitution for vape pens and e-cigarettes.

Fellow Maya Thirkill

09.06.2021 article graphs

Superfund Siblings

Researchers compared outcomes between siblings conceived before or during Superfund cleanup to those who were conceived after cleanup was finished.

Fellow Sara Mar

09.03.2021 classroom heat map

Too Hot to Learn

Overheated classrooms negatively impact standardized test scores, and were worse for Black and Hispanic students than white students.

Fellow Devin O'Donnell

08.30.2021 map of stroke deaths

Health Equity

Taking an Extra Stroke

Stroke mortality was most common in counties with a high percentage of Black or Asian residents, persons older than age 64, a high uninsured population, and low physical activity.

Fellow Rubina Veerakone

08.24.2021 coal

Kids and Coal Closures

Children living in Chicago zip codes closest to coal-fired power plants had more asthma-related emergency department visits than those living farther away.

Fellow Sara Mar

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