Databyte Archives

03.26.2021 a map of the los angeles county

Health Equity

Pharmacy Deserts

Twenty-four percent of all LA County census tracts are pharmacy deserts. But they are not created equal.

Fellow Edward Alexander

03.25.2021 a graph of different sizes and colors

The Meaning of Greenery

Studies show access to green space improves mental health and reduces the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease. But does all green space yield the same health benefits?

Fellow Sara Mar

03.19.2021 a graph of different colored lines

In Plain Site

Safe consumption sites can decrease overdose mortality and drug use—yet, in the US, politics and assumptions hinder legislation allowing such sites.

Fellow Rubina Veerakone

03.10.2021 a graph of blue and white bars with text

The Hues of Heroism

Health care workers of color are over five times likelier to develop Covid-19 than the general public—and their households face worse health outcomes.

Fellow Maya Thirkill

03.08.2021 a graph of a graph with blue and red lines

Streets Made for Walking

Simple changes in built environment features can increase exercise rates, improve mental wellbeing, and lower mortality.

Fellow Devin O'Donnell

03.05.2021 a graph of different colored lines

Read Between the Tweets

Social media platforms may track our preferences, but they may also help to shape our preferences and even our health behaviors.

Fellow Rubina Veerakone

03.04.2021 a map of the united states with different colored maps

Dying to Get a Mortgage

Homeowners reap a multitude of benefits compared to renters—including accumulation of wealth, long-term stability, and overall better health—yet systemic racism denies many the opportunity for homeownership.

Fellow Sara Mar

03.01.2021 a graph of a number of people

Health Equity

Women's Work

As long as our current gender roles levy more domestic work on women, their productivity is at risk.

Fellow Edward Alexander

02.16.2021 a graph of different colored bars

Health Equity

Less Stress

Conventional research on stress, poverty, and race often concludes that poorer minority families live the most stressful lives; a recent study suggests that, in Detroit, there is more to the story.

Fellow Edward Alexander

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