Databyte Archives

10.11.2018 Graph comparing rural, suburban, and urban water violations

Water Quality Violations

Most Americans have access to safe drinking water, but communities in rural areas are most likely to experience water quality violations.

Fellow Erin Polka

09.27.2018 Graph comparing rates of Black Lung in the US, Central Appalachia, and the US excluding Central Appalachia

Resurgence of Black Lung in Central Appalachia

The Coal Workers’ Health Surveillance Program (CWHSP) was created to identify and stop the progression of black lung in coal miners. However, coal miners in central Appalachia are experiencing a resurgence of black lung.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

09.25.2018 Graph showing percentage of adults 35+ who receive all recommended preventive services

Preventive Care Deficit

Only 8% of surveyed adults age 35 and older received all recommended high-priority clinical preventive services.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

09.20.2018 Graph showing birthday popularity by month and day

Christmas Copulation Increases Fall Population

September is the most common birthday month in the United States, with September 16 the most common birth date. The popularity of September birthdays isn’t happenstance.

Fellow Erin Polka

09.18.2018 Graph showing HPV vaccine follow-through on second and third shots

Multi-Dose Vaccines: Not Getting it Done

The HPV vaccine requires a series of shots to prevent infection, but it is difficult to get young patients to return for multiple visits of preventive care.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

09.13.2018 a graph of a student population

Out of School, Out of Luck

School suspension is linked to lower grades, increased expulsions, and increased risk of incarceration. Disciplinary actions are often distributed unequally, based on gender, race, and personal ability.

Fellow Erin Polka

09.11.2018 Graph showing primary care mix (nurses, physicians, PAs) in rural and nonrural settings

Health Equity

Nurse Practitioners and Country Living

As the American Medical Colleges predicts a shortage of physicians, the role of nurse practitioners may increase. Barnes and colleagues studied the trends in nurse practitioners who practiced in rural and nonrural primary care settings.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

08.29.2018 Table showing pediatric emergency department visits before and after housing a policy housing change

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

07.26.2018 Two graphs showing total drug arrests and felony drug arrests before and after Proposition 47

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

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