Research Archives

05.09.2022 a woman giving a glass of water to a woman

Healthcare at Home: Lessons from COVID-19

Medicaid recipients who self-directed their care during COVID reported many benefits from the added flexibility.

Fellow Abby Outterson

05.05.2022 desserts

Nutritional Analysis of Celebrities’ Food and Beverage Posts on Instagram

Most celebrity food and beverage Instagram posts are nutritionally unhealthy.

Guest Authors Bradley Turnwald, Kathryn Anderson

04.29.2022 a trash can full of white paper towels

Period Poverty and the Unhoused

People experiencing homelessness reported difficulty obtaining sufficient menstrual products—in shelters and on the streets.

Fellow Bethany Hallenborg

04.28.2022 books and library

Libraries on the Front Line

Public libraries play an integral role in community health.

Fellow Hannah Tremont

04.27.2022 Mask and gun

Health Equity
Violence

Community Gun Violence During COVID-19

Researchers examined the rate of change in gun violence in Philadelphia census tracts both before and after the pandemic began.

Guest Author Nicole Johnson

04.21.2022 a building with a sign on the top

Community Care: Gaps in Addiction Treatment

The researchers compiled county health and demographic data of communities surrounding non-profit hospitals to better understand the racial and ethnic make-up of the communities and what types of opioid use disorder treatment strategies are offered.

Fellow Bethany Hallenborg

04.20.2022 a large canyon with a tree on the edge

Righting a Wrong

A research team found that Black and Latinx people were vastly underrepresented in oncology clinical trials.

Fellow Rubina Veerakone

04.18.2022 a person holding a game controller and potato chips

Livestreaming, Gaming, and Nutrition

The pandemic led to people consuming more online entertainment, and marketing dollars followed the viewers into online spaces.

Guest Author Travis Masterson

04.14.2022 a child with his hand over his face

Seeing a Path Forward

Researchers evaluated a school-based vision program that provides vision care for Baltimore City Public Schools elementary and middle school students.

Fellow Abby Outterson

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