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02.07.2019 Graph comparing rural high/low poverty and urban high/low poverty trajectory over time

Health Equity

Rural Living and Dying

There is a widening gap in US rural and urban death rates. Researchers report that these changes are not sudden and have been happening since 1970.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

01.31.2019 Map of pre-Katrina and post-Katrina lead levels in New Orleans

The Unexpected: Less Lead in New Orleans

After Hurricane Katrina, researchers found that storm surge flooding did not increase heavy metal contaminants in soil. Instead, lead levels dropped.

Fellow Erin Polka

01.10.2019 Diagram showing policy based emission reductions

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

01.08.2019 Graph showing health insurance expenditures by nativity status, 2014

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

12.19.2018 Diagram showing differences in employment within families over time

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

12.13.2018 Graphic showing health centers with Title X funding are more likely to provide effective family planning services

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

12.11.2018 Map of Philadelphia showing percent of children under age 5 in poverty, by zip code, 2016

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

12.06.2018 Graph showing increase in very high pay and decrease in middle and low pay over time

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

12.04.2018 Percentage of people of color at NGOs, Government Agencies, Foundations in categories by Intern, Hired Staff, Leadership, Board Slots

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

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