Research Archives

05.11.2022 a person holding a condom

Do You Have a Condom?

Condom use decreased between 2002 and 2017 among men with sexually transmitted infection risk factors.

Fellow Barbara Espinosa

05.10.2022 a group of people in a row

Religious Community in Public Health and Medicine

Participation in religious services, and in other forms of relational and community life has positive effects on health.

Guest Author Tyler J. VanderWeele

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

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

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