Research Archives

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DACA's Impact on Birth Outcomes

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was associated with improvements in birthweight-related outcomes in the years following the policy’s implementation in 2012.

Guest Authors Jacqueline Torres, Tania Pacheco-Werner

01.17.2023 a person and child planting a plant

Shared Sites and Insights

Research shows that interactions between children and older adults could improve health outcomes and enhance social benefits for both groups.

Fellow Abby Outterson

01.10.2023

Health Equity

Breaking Through the Pandemic with Social Media

In early 2020, health agencies that used social media to connect with others about COVID-19 increased their engagement and gained public credibility.

Guest Author Hye Min Kim

01.09.2023 a small wooden house with a stethoscope

Health Equity

Color Coding Breast Cancer Outcomes

Women living in yellow or red areas on the HOLC's redlining maps experienced poorer health outcomes than those living in green or blue areas.

Fellow Hannah Tremont

12.07.2022 kids sneakers with different direction arrows

School Choice Can Increase Segregation

Black and White parents have distinct preferences about school characteristics, which can lead to segregation when school choice is available.

Guest Authors Aziza C. Jones, Broderick Turner, Kalinda Ukanwa

12.05.2022 hand filling out unemployment benefits form and mask

Health Equity

Racial and Ethnic Differences in Pandemic Unemployment Benefits

Unemployment benefits expansion during the COVID-19 pandemic reinforced racial and ethnic disparities.

Guest Authors Don Mar, Paul Ong, Tom Larson, James Peoples

12.01.2022 Hands holding red ribbon

Know Your Status

Focus group participants reported stigmatizing behavior about being tested for HIV, and among health care providers when seeking HIV testing.

Fellow Connor McCombs

11.28.2022 red telephone on blue background

Calling Crisis Intervention Teams

Half of U.S. counties did not have access to crisis intervention team services in 2020, highlighting a particular need in rural counties.

Guest Author Helen Newton

11.23.2022 prison bars

Polluted Prisons

Do zip codes with prisons have higher toxic contamination than zip codes without prisons?

Fellow Abby Outterson

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