view article - Public Opinion on Firearms In Public 10.03.2017 view article - Public Opinion on Firearms In Public Health Equity Violence Public Opinion on Firearms In Public Some state legislatures are working to loosen regulations around carrying firearms in public. The majority of Americans actually support limiting where and how guns should be carried. Fellow Madeline Bishop
view article - ‘Left Out’: Less Healthy Vote for Trump 09.22.2017 view article - ‘Left Out’: Less Healthy Vote for Trump Health Equity ‘Left Out’: Less Healthy Vote for Trump A recent study by Jacob Bor of the Boston University School of Public Health showed that voters in areas with stagnated or declining life expectancy were more likely to vote for Trump. Fellow Gilbert Benavidez
view article - Female Caregivers and Workforce Nonparticipation 09.21.2017 view article - Female Caregivers and Workforce Nonparticipation Health Equity Aging Populations Female Caregivers and Workforce Nonparticipation Research shows that an overwhelming majority of Americans out of the workforce are women with a high school education or less, and about half of these women cite caregiving as the reason. Fellow Madeline Bishop
view article - A Troubling Double of Louisiana’s Inmate Death Rate 09.08.2017 view article - A Troubling Double of Louisiana’s Inmate Death Rate Health Equity Incarceration A Troubling Double of Louisiana’s Inmate Death Rate Louisiana has the highest number of inmate deaths (per 100,000) in the nation, and the number is rising rapidly. What explains this dramatic disparity? Fellow Gilbert Benavidez
view article - Battling Obesity by Rebranding Healthy Foods 09.05.2017 view article - Battling Obesity by Rebranding Healthy Foods Health Equity Nutrition Battling Obesity by Rebranding Healthy Foods Twisted carrots and dynamite beets? A new study suggests a surprising strategy to battle the ongoing obesity epidemic in the US. Fellow Gilbert Benavidez
view article - Enabling (or Constraining) Progress for Women 09.01.2017 view article - Enabling (or Constraining) Progress for Women Health Equity Policy Enabling (or Constraining) Progress for Women Progress for women’s development is slow. An initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is working to more effectively address gender-based gaps. Fellow Madeline Bishop
view article - Older Moms 08.30.2017 view article - Older Moms Sexual & Reproductive Health Maternal Health Older Moms Shifting social and cultural norms continue to alter patterns of motherhood. The rate of women having babies for the first time in their 30s has risen steadily since 1975. Fellow Madeline Bishop
view article - Racial Equity in Kidney Transplants 08.29.2017 view article - Racial Equity in Kidney Transplants Health Equity Racial Equity in Kidney Transplants Prior to 2015, kidney transplants went to white patients at a much higher rate. A new allocation system was devised in order to change that. Fellow Gilbert Benavidez
view article - Are Employees Using Their Benefits? 08.22.2017 view article - Are Employees Using Their Benefits? Health Equity Policy Are Employees Using Their Benefits? Research by Bruce W. Sherman and colleagues found that employees receiving a lower wage were less likely to seek out preventative care despite having the insurance to cover it. Fellow Madeline Bishop