Databyte Archives

01.25.2018 Maps of US showing fine particle pollutants and ozone concentrations

Air Quality Standards Have Room to Improve

Despite laws that have improved air quality and lowered emissions, "acceptable" air quality standards still expose Americans to levels of pollution that can be lethal.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

01.23.2018 Graphs comparing risk of paternal imprisonment in 1978 and 1990

Paternal Imprisonment

Incarceration disrupts the wellbeing of families and communities. A comprehensive review in the Lancet documents how imprisonment has a disproportionate impact on black communities.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

01.19.2018 Map of inundated area in Iwanuma City, Japan

Social Capital and Natural Disasters

Social capital can improve mental health after disaster strikes. Strong social networks helped the elderly cope with housing damage in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, per research in the Lancet.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

01.15.2018 a diagram of a group of people

The Stress of the Nation

Regardless of age, a majority of Americans surveyed feel that this is the lowest point in the nation's history. Worries about the future are the biggest source of stress.

Fellow Madeline Bishop

01.12.2018 Graph showing people's limitations in activity according to retirement age

Working Longer in Worse Health

Americans are working longer to be eligible for Social Security benefits but a recent study in Health Affairs show delayed retirement is linked to worse health.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

01.11.2018 Graph showing alcohol deaths 1979-2014 per 100,000 people

Attention: Alcohol Deaths Still Rising

Alcohol death rates are at a 35-year high. Alcohol’s wide acceptance and stark increase in death rates requires national attention.

Fellow Madeline Bishop

12.13.2017 Graph showing firearm legislation and police shootings

Firearm Legislation Linked with Fewer Fatal Police Shootings

Laws that strengthen background checks, promote child and consumer safety, and reduce gun trafficking are linked to lower rates of fatal police shootings.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

12.08.2017 Map of the world showing deaths attributable to antimicrobial resistance by 2050

Global Disruption of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

The World Health Organization has sounded the global alarm calling attention to the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Given the ease of global travel, AMR bacteria can easily spread intercontinentally.

Fellow Madeline Bishop

12.07.2017 Graph showing percentage-point reductions in health-inclusive poverty rates by health insurance types

Health Insurance Reduces Poverty

A recent Health Affairs article pioneers a new way to gauge the impact of health insurance on poverty by taking health into account.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

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