Research Archives

02.18.2021 a black scale with a ruler

Schools and Scales

Policymakers argue school BMI policies prevent childhood obesity. But recent research indicates that the practice is not only ineffective. It’s harmful.

Fellow Gray Babbs

02.10.2021 a group of pink hands

Breast Density by Law

The standard for detecting breast cancer is imagery – either by mammogram or ultrasound. However, breasts are not uniformly photogenic.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

02.05.2021 a group of people's faces

Health Equity

The 'Public' in Public Health

Across the United States, a higher percentage of farmworkers in a county was associated with a higher number of deaths from Covid-19.

Guest Author Rebecca Fielding-Miller

02.04.2021 a group of hands raised up

Health Equity

Sailing Impossible Seas

Incorporating stress appraisal into health disparities research demonstrates the distinctiveness of the stress experiences for Black elders.

Guest Author Lauren Brown

02.03.2021 a container ship with many containers on the side

Shipping Shapes Health

Shipping is indispensable for the global economy, but it is also one of the world’s highest polluting sectors.

Guest Authors Kenneth Gillingham, Pei Huang

02.01.2021 a red heart with dots and lines

Cardio Confinement

Solitary confinement creates a state of extreme social deprivation that harms both mental and physical health.

Guest Authors Brie Williams, Amanda Li

01.28.2021 a close up of a handcuffs

Arrests and the Health of Latinx Youth

While border crossings continue to be the premier story for immigration, interior arrests are equally as important and often overlooked.

Guest Author Zachary Giano

01.26.2021 a number of fruits and berries arranged in the shape of numbers

Subsidizing Sustenance

The current Farm Bill expires in 2023, so there is a great opportunity to use the next one as an avenue of potential change.

Guest Author Jennifer L. Pomeranz

01.20.2021 a blue background with objects in the water

Human Health and Ocean Pollution

Plastic pollution has gained wide notoriety of late, but other forms of marine pollution have worsened invisibly.

Guest Author Philip Landrigan

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