view article - The 2 Degree Solution 01.10.2019 view article - The 2 Degree Solution Environment Climate Change The 2 Degree Solution What would it take for us to avoid a 2˚C increase in global temperature in the next 30 years? An energy policy firm tackles the question, modeling how current energy policies will impact future emissions. Fellow Erin Polka
view article - Immigrants and Private Insurance: Pay More, Use Less 01.08.2019 view article - Immigrants and Private Insurance: Pay More, Use Less Health Equity Policy Immigrants and Private Insurance: Pay More, Use Less New research in Health Affairs upends the belief that immigrants are a drain on the US health care system. Fellow Chrissy Packtor
view article - Not Just Dads Getting that Bread 12.19.2018 view article - Not Just Dads Getting that Bread Health Equity Not Just Dads Getting that Bread Research on fatherhood indicates a rise in stay-at-home fathers and single fathers over the past few decades. Fellow Sampada Nandyala
view article - Title X Funding Improves Family Planning 12.13.2018 view article - Title X Funding Improves Family Planning Sexual & Reproductive Health Sex and Sexuality Title X Funding Improves Family Planning Title X-participating centers consistently offer more effective and high-quality family planning services than non-Title X health centers. Fellow Sampada Nandyala
view article - Childhood Poverty in Philadelphia 12.11.2018 view article - Childhood Poverty in Philadelphia Health Equity Child and Adolescent Health Childhood Poverty in Philadelphia Childhood poverty is not distributed evenly either across the country or within cities. Nearly one-third of Philadelphia’s infants and toddlers live in poverty. Fellow Chrissy Packtor
view article - High Pay Gets Higher, Low Pay Gets Lower 12.06.2018 view article - High Pay Gets Higher, Low Pay Gets Lower Health Equity Policy High Pay Gets Higher, Low Pay Gets Lower Middle-wage earners have not seen much of an increase in pay, and low-wage earners have almost exclusively seen drops in their pay over the decades. Fellow Sampada Nandyala
view article - The Green Ceiling 12.04.2018 view article - The Green Ceiling Environment Environmental Health The Green Ceiling Climate change disproportionally damages low-income communities and communities of color. Yet, the majority of positions in environmental organizations are held by White individuals. Fellow Erin Polka
view article - Boxers or Briefs? 11.27.2018 view article - Boxers or Briefs? Sexual & Reproductive Health Sex and Sexuality Boxers or Briefs? Researchers may have provided some new insight into the age-old question on what affects sperm counts. Fellow Chrissy Packtor
view article - Disparities in Maternal Mortality in California 11.16.2018 view article - Disparities in Maternal Mortality in California Sexual & Reproductive Health Maternal Health Disparities in Maternal Mortality in California California’s success in preventing maternal mortality is often cited as an example of how other states can improve maternal care, but racial disparities persist. Fellow Chrissy Packtor