view article - Housing and Emergency Department Shelter 08.29.2018 view article - Housing and Emergency Department Shelter Health Equity Housing Housing and Emergency Department Shelter Kanak and colleagues observed how often children and young adults used the emergency department as shelter before and after a 2012 policy change. Fellow Sampada Nandyala
view article - Drug Arrests Before and After Prop 47 07.26.2018 view article - Drug Arrests Before and After Prop 47 Health Equity Policy Drug Arrests Before and After Prop 47 New research looked at total drug-related arrests, and differences due to race and ethnicity on drug-related arrests, before and after the passage of Proposition 47. Fellow Chrissy Packtor
view article - Infant Mortality and Medicaid Expansion 07.20.2018 view article - Infant Mortality and Medicaid Expansion Health Equity Child and Adolescent Health Infant Mortality and Medicaid Expansion Average death rates among all infants decreased in states that expanded Medicaid coverage, and increased in states that did not. Fellow Sampada Nandyala
view article - Clarifying Medical Bankruptcy 07.19.2018 view article - Clarifying Medical Bankruptcy Health Equity Policy Clarifying Medical Bankruptcy A group of economists recently reexamined medical bankruptcy, concerned that the discrepancies in statistics were causing a misunderstanding of the problem. Fellow Sampada Nandyala
view article - Do Americans Know the Health Impacts of Global Warming? 07.17.2018 view article - Do Americans Know the Health Impacts of Global Warming? Environment Climate Change Do Americans Know the Health Impacts of Global Warming? The majority of Americans believe that global warming is real, but fewer understand the impact of global warming on health. Fellow Erin Polka
view article - Medicaid: 2016 Uninsured Rates by County 07.06.2018 view article - Medicaid: 2016 Uninsured Rates by County Health Equity Policy Medicaid: 2016 Uninsured Rates by County In states that expanded Medicaid, 23.4% of counties saw a decrease in their estimated uninsured rates, which is substantially larger than the decrease seen in states that did not expand Medicaid eligibility. Fellow Erin Polka
view article - The Immigrant Experience in Hurricane Season 07.05.2018 view article - The Immigrant Experience in Hurricane Season Environment Natural Disasters The Immigrant Experience in Hurricane Season Immigrant families were more fearful that reporting property damage caused by Hurricane Harvey would draw negative attention from authorities. Fellow Sampada Nandyala
view article - Buckle up for Safety 07.03.2018 view article - Buckle up for Safety Environment Environmental Health Buckle up for Safety Back seat passengers who do not buckle their seat belts are not only more likely to sustain a serious injury in a car accident, but also to injure everyone in the car. Fellow Erin Polka
view article - Pseudoscience and Abortion Policy 06.29.2018 view article - Pseudoscience and Abortion Policy Sexual & Reproductive Health Abortion Pseudoscience and Abortion Policy Twenty-nine states, home to 88 million women, have implemented at least two abortion restrictions not backed by scientific evidence. Fellow Chrissy Packtor