view article - Color Coding Breast Cancer Outcomes 01.09.2023 view article - Color Coding Breast Cancer Outcomes 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
view article - School Choice Can Increase Segregation 12.07.2022 view article - School Choice Can Increase Segregation Health Equity Child and Adolescent Health 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
view article - Racial and Ethnic Differences in Pandemic Unemployment Benefits 12.05.2022 view article - Racial and Ethnic Differences in Pandemic Unemployment Benefits 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
view article - Know Your Status 12.01.2022 view article - Know Your Status Health Equity LGBTQ+ Health 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
view article - Calling Crisis Intervention Teams 11.28.2022 view article - Calling Crisis Intervention Teams Mental & Behavioral Health Mental Health 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
view article - Polluted Prisons 11.23.2022 view article - Polluted Prisons Environment Environmental Health Polluted Prisons Do zip codes with prisons have higher toxic contamination than zip codes without prisons? Fellow Abby Outterson
view article - Syringe Programs Reduce Harm in Rural Kentucky 11.22.2022 view article - Syringe Programs Reduce Harm in Rural Kentucky Mental & Behavioral Health Substance Use Syringe Programs Reduce Harm in Rural Kentucky Syringe exchange programs can reduce new infectious disease diagnoses in rural areas, researchers determined from Kentucky Medicaid data. Guest Authors Matthew Walton, Kailyn Conner, Cameron Bushling, Angela Taylor
view article - The Wisdom of Wastewater 11.21.2022 view article - The Wisdom of Wastewater Environment Environmental Health The Wisdom of Wastewater Wastewater sampling studies can detect how contagious a disease is in addition to tracking the presence of virus or bacteria in a community. Fellow Barbara Espinosa
view article - Nursing Healthy Eating 11.17.2022 view article - Nursing Healthy Eating Health Equity Nutrition Nursing Healthy Eating Several factors contribute to healthy eating for people who use food banks, and nurses may help navigate barriers. Fellow Barbara Espinosa