Research Archives

10.22.2020 a drawing of a fire extinguisher

We can take steps to keep toxic chemicals out of consumer products and prevent exposure, or we can deal with the consequences.

Guest Authors Catherine Connolly, Samantha Schildroth

10.20.2020 a statue of liberty wearing a face mask with Statue of Liberty in the background

Covid-19 response efforts must recognize the complex factors that affect health outcomes of different immigrant communities.

10.15.2020 a group of smoke stacks

Relative disparities in air pollution concentrations matter because fairness, equity, and justice are relative concepts.

Guest Authors Jonathan Colmer, Jay Shimshack

10.12.2020 a map of a city

What it means to be rural is notoriously hard to define. Are there better ways to define rurality than by county?

Fellow Gray Babbs

10.01.2020 blue and white background with blue circles

Salud America! immediately put its digital content curation model to work with the goal of mitigating the impact of Covid-19.

Guest Author Cliff Despres

09.30.2020 a pair of blue footprints

States with racial disparities in maternal deaths should adopt a policy like the California Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act.

Guest Author Carolyn Hoffman

09.25.2020 a white smoke in the shape of a lungs

In the past three years, youths have been increasingly using tobacco products, erasing 50 years of public health work to reduce tobacco use.

Fellow Edward Alexander

09.24.2020 a red apple on a blue surface

Could it be that adults now struggling with our own weight are trying to re-learn some of those picky eating behaviors of our childhood?

Guest Author Megan Pesch

09.22.2020 a line drawing of a hand

By identifying the racism and white supremacy assaulting their patients, providers honor their oath to protect, rather than harm.

Guest Author Rupinder Kaur Legha

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